• Afternoon clouds cover the distance peaks of the iconic Boney Mountain

    Santa Monica Mountains

    National Recreation Area California

Directions

Visitor Centers

Currently there are two visitor centers managed by the National Park Service in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Main Visitor Center, Thousand Oaks, CA
Open from 9am - 5pm
7-days a week (closed some federal holidays)

Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center, Newbury Park, CA
Open from 9am - 5pm
Saturdays & Sundays

Anthony C. Beilenson Interagency Visitor Center, Calabasas, CA
OPENING JUNE 2012

The current Main Visitor Center is located at 401 West Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks, California. From Ventura Fwy (U. S. Highway 101) exit Lynn Road. Turn north on Lynn Road and turn east (right) onto Hillcrest Drive. Left onto McCloud Ave. First driveway on the right.

GPS Coordinates: N 34.1855 W -118.8837

Map for National Park Service Visitor Center in Thousand Oaks, CA.
The Visitor Center is located on the hill north of "The Oaks".

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Directions to Park Sites:

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is a complex network of park sites and locations. Many agencies manage many park sites.

For sites managed by the National Park Service click on over to the Park Sites & Locations page.

Other Partner Sites and Locations:

There are also many park partners managing parkland in the Santa Monica Mountains, check each center's website for hours, directions, and more information beyond what you find on this site.

For a listing of other agencies and park partners refer to Our Partners page.

Did You Know?

Rangers from California State Parks and the National Park Service discuss program ideas.

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area was established in 1978, but the National Park Service did not own public parkland in the area until 1980.  National Park Rangers devised clever ways to promote the national park goals without land by creating thriving partnerships with many agencies.