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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Places to Hike
Large oak trees cast a green shadow as the setting sun shines through the banches.
Rocky Oaks offers picnic tables, a small seasonal pond and oak groves which are all accessed via an easy stroll in the heart of the mountains.
 

The National Park Service & its partners provide scenic vistas and opportunities for recreation from mountains to ocean:

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Map
National Park Service Headquarters
401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks

Arroyo Sequit
34138 Mullholland Highway, Malibu

Backbone Trail Multiple trailheads

Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyon
5792 Chesebro Road, Agoura

Circle X Ranch
12896 Yerba Buena Road, Malibu

Paramount Ranch
2903 Cornell Road, Agoura Hills

Peter Strauss Ranch
30,000 Mulholland Highway, Agoura Hills

Rancho Sierrra Vista/Satwiwa
Main Entrance cross street is Via Goleta and Potrero Road, Newbury Park

Rocky Oaks
Mulholland Highway and Kanan Road Intersection, West of Kanan on North side of Mulholland Hwy.

Solstice Canyon
Main Entrance is on Corral Canyon Road off cross street Pacific Coast Highway, Highway 1.

Zuma and Trancas Canyons
Main Entrance is at the end of Bonsall Drive in Malibu. There is also an entrance at the Newton Canyon Trailhead on Kanan Road at Tunnel 1.

Sites managed by other Park Partners

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The adult female of this cub died in 2005.

Did You Know?
A study that began in 2002 reveals a lion and his offspring are surviving in the Santa Monica Mountains. Radio collars track them crossing roads and navigating through open spaces. Their future is uncertain, but with conservation efforts, they may continue to make these mountains their home.
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Last Updated: September 12, 2010 at 15:55 MST