Support Your Park

Single-track trails bordered by chaparral plants wind through the park and can be experienced year-round.

Located only minutes from the large cities of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, this rare and endangered ecosystem is home to one of the best examples of a Mediterranean biome in the world!

Only 2% of the planet has this type of environment and you can be a part of the story that ensures its survival and success.

College and High School students can even support their park by becoming an intern and clicking here.

Whether you sign-up as a volunteer, get a new read from our bookstore, or even make a donation to the park's official non-profit partner, the Santa Monica Mountains Fund, you are helping the park in so many ways. Thank you!

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.