{"23":{"title":"Alisa Belinkoff Katz Las Virgenes Valley Overlook","content":"Located on Mulholland Highway east of Malibu Canyon Drive, the Alisa Belinkoff Katz Las Virgenes Valley Overlook provides sweeping vistas of the beautiful meadows of the Las Virgenes Valley, and the rugged crags above Malibu Creek State Park. The overlook is named in honor of Alisa Belinkoff Katz in commendation of her unstinting support of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.\r<br>\r<br><a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/park-listing\/mulholland-scenic-parkway-and-corridor\/\">Mulholland Scenic Parkway and Corridor<\/a>\r<br>The fifty five-mile Mulholland Scenic Parkway and Corridor is one of the most famous thoroughfares in the country. Constructed in 1924, twenty four-mile Mulholland Drive in the City of Los Angeles was envisioned by the famous Water Bureau Chief and City Engineer, William D. Mulholland, as a scenic road that would transport city dwellers to the mountains and beaches. The winding route starts west of the 101 Freeway in Hollywood, and offers panoramic city, mountain and ocean views. Eight miles of the Scenic Parkway from the 405 Freeway west to Woodland Hills remain unpaved, and are subject to closure. Mulholland Highway starts in the City of Calabasas and twists through the Santa Monica Mountains for thirty miles to Leo Carrillo State Beach. Franklin Canyon Park, and Fryman Canyon Park are accessed from Mulholland Drive. The Conservancy maintains seven scenic overlooks on Mulholland Drive.\r<br>\r<br>Address: Mulholland Highway east of Malibu Canyon Drive, Calabasas<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Alisa Katz Overlook at Las Virgenes Valley, Calabasas&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/abk-banner.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Alisa Katz Overlook at Las Virgenes Valley, Calabasas","post_name":"alisa-belinkoff-katz-las-virgenes-valley-overlook"},"58":{"title":"Ballona Creek Trail and Bike Path","content":"Located along the north bank of Ballona Creek, the eight-mile Ballona Creek Trail and Bike Path was one of the first bicycle paths developed in the region. The path extends through the cities of Los Angeles and Culver City, passing by the Baldwin Hills and the Ballona Wetlands, and, at its terminus at Playa del Rey, connects to the beach bike path.\r<br>\r<br>The trail and bike path is popular with cyclists, runners, strollers, and skaters\u2014especially on weekends. The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, in partnership with Federal, State, County and nonprofit partners, is a key participant in numerous projects to make the bike path more accessible and attractive while improving habitat quality along the creek.\r<br>\r<br>The MRCA has improved gateways to the bike path at Sepulveda Boulevard, Centinela Boulevard, Inglewood Boulevard and McConnell Avenue.\u00a0 It has also worked with the Baldwin Hills Regional Conservation Authority to develop Milton Park and Green Street.\r<br>\r<br>The <a href=\"https:\/\/trails.lacounty.gov\/Trail\/237\/park-to-playa-trail\">Park to Playa Regional Trail<\/a> is a 13-mile regional trail that connects a network of trails, parks and open spaces from the Baldwin Hills Parklands to the Pacific Ocean. The trail has six segments: Stocker Corridor, Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, Blair Hills \u2013 Segment C, Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, Culver City Park, and Ballona Creek Bike Path.\r<br>\r<br>There are numerous access points to the Park to\u00a0Playa Trail, including various locations along the Ballona Creek\u00a0Bike Path, in Culver City Park, at Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, Stoneview Nature Center, several staging areas in Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area,\u00a0and Norman O. Houston Park.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1-ballona-creek-bike-path-milton-street-gateway_24876510606_o.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"","post_name":"ballona-creek-trail-and-bike-path"},"64":{"title":"Barbara A. Fine Overlook at the Summit","content":"Located on the north side of Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills on the Mulholland Scenic Parkway, this developed overlook is named for local conservationist, Barbara A. Fine who was instrumental in the preservation of the scenic views of Mulholland Drive.\u00a0 With a large paved parking area, the overlook features a short trail to viewpoints with stunning views of the upper fork of Fryman Canyon, the San Fernando Valley, the Simi Hills, and the San Gabriel Mountains.\r<br>\r<br>The fifty five-mile Mulholland Scenic Parkway and Corridor is one of the most famous thoroughfares in the country. Constructed in 1924, twenty four-mile Mulholland Drive in the City of Los Angeles was envisioned by the famous Water Bureau Chief and City Engineer, William D. Mulholland, as a scenic road that would transport city dwellers to the mountains and beaches. The winding route starts west of the 101 Freeway in Hollywood, and offers panoramic city, mountain, and ocean views.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=11801 Mulholland Drive, Studio City&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Mulholland-Drive-View-Barbara-Fine.jpg?resize=600%2C363&ssl=1","address":"11801 Mulholland Drive, Studio City","post_name":"barbara-a-fine-overlook-at-the-summit"},"2657":{"title":"Cameron Nature Preserve at Puerco Canyon","content":"<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Park is Currently Closed\u00a0<\/em><\/span>\r<br>\r<br>The\u00a0 703-acre Cameron Nature Preserve in Puerco Canyon\u00a0is part of a contiguous block of public parkland from 1,000-acre Corral Canyon Park at Pacific Coast Highway inland to 7,000-acre Malibu Creek State Park.\u00a0 Visitors to the parkland will enjoy blue water views, gentle terrain, and deep solitude within the core coastal Santa Monica Mountains habitat.\r<br>\r<br>Trail access to the park is at <a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/sara-wan-trailhead-at-corral-canyon\/\">Sara Wan Trailhead at Corral Canyon Park<\/a>.\u00a0 There is no vehicular access to park.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=25623 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P2104483.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"25623 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265","post_name":"cameron-nature-preserve-at-puerco-canyon"},"8669":{"title":"Cindy Monta\u00f1ez Natural Park","content":"<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Managed by the City of San Fernando and built by the MRCA, 4.7-acre Cindy Monta\u00f1ez Natural Park provides walking trails, stunning views of the Angeles Forest, and a beautiful shady picnic area under a grape arbor. Designed in the local Spanish Mission style, artistic features such as custom tile, decorative iron work and gates, and quaint bridges complement the native plants and trees.<\/span>\r<br>\r<br><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">A beautiful respite to enjoy a walk or a picnic under the shade of sycamore trees, the park also diverts and cleans water running off of neighborhood streets by channeling water through a system of built and natural filters and into a streambed, or \"arroyo\" adjacent to the wash. Up to 371,000 gallons of water--enough to fill 8,800 bathtubs--is able to infiltrate into the ground and into the San Fernando Groundwater Basin, reducing our need to import water.<\/span>\r<br>\r<br><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Address: 801 8th Street<\/span><br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=801 8th Street, San Fernando, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pacoima-Wash-8th-Sttreet-for-header.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"801 8th Street, San Fernando, CA","post_name":"pacoima-wash-natural-park"},"111":{"title":"Compton Creek Natural Park at George Washington Elementary","content":"Located alongside Compton Creek Bike Path in the City of Compton, the MRCA built this more than three-acre park on unused land belonging to adjacent George Washington Elementary School. Designed through a collaborative process with teachers, school staff, community members, and other stakeholders, the park features some of the natural habitat and plant communities found in the Compton Creek watershed, shade trees, walking paths, grassy areas, fitness equipment, picnic and seating areas, a multi-use amphitheater, parking, a community plaza, and interpretive signage.\r<br>\r<br>In addition, the sustainably designed park includes environmentally friendly features such as natural retention basins and bioswales for stormwater treatment, and a 127,000 gallon underground cistern which will store rainwater to irrigate the park. The creekside park provides habitat for local and migratory birds, and an environmental learning area for the school.\r<br>\r<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lacorps.org\/\">The Los Angeles Conservation Corps<\/a>\u00a0maintains the park and houses an onsite operations building with an office and recruitment station to offer local youth training in conservation related skills.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=941 W Cressey St, Compton, CA 90222&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Panoramic_2013_08_23-1-e1522868742111.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"941 W Cressey St, Compton, CA 90222","post_name":"compton-creek-natural-park-at-george-washington-elementary"},"488":{"title":"Corral Canyon Park &#8211; Sara Wan Trailhead","content":"<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Park is Currently Closed\u00a0<\/em><\/span>\r<br>\r<br>The Sara Wan Trailhead at Corral Canyon Park in Malibu provides easy trail access to regionally significant 1000-acre Corral Canyon Park the 700-acre Cameron Nature Preserve at Puerco Canyon.\r<br>\r<br>The trailhead provides parking, picnic areas, restrooms, educational displays, sitting benches, and seasonal access to L.A. County-operated Dan Blocker State Beach.\r<br>\r<br>Corral Canyon is the last undeveloped canyon that flows freely to the ocean. A 2.5-mile-long trail climbs through pristine wilderness to the Puerco Canyon watershed divide and provides spectacular ocean and mountain views. It then descends onto an ancient marine terrace with native bunch grasses. Along this route, the hiker passes through coastal sage scrub, coastal bluff native grassland, and the riparian corridor of Corral Creek with its alder, coast live oak, California sycamore, and willow trees.\r<br>\r<br>The Puerco Canyon Motorway Connector Trail veers from the Corral Canyon Trail and heads up to the Cameron Nature Preserve at Puerco Canyon and its network of trails and scenic vistas.\r<br>\r<br>An MTA bus stop is located at the entrance to the park.\r<br>\r<br>Parking is $12<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=25623 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Corral-Canyon-Sara-Wan-Trailhead.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"25623 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265","post_name":"sara-wan-trailhead-at-corral-canyon"},"2661":{"title":"David M. Brown Overlook","content":"<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Park is Currently Closed\u00a0<\/em><\/span>\r<br>\r<br>Balanced on the narrow spine of Piuma Ridge, the popular David M. Brown Overlook\u00a0 affords prime views and many distant glimpses of the 110-square-mile Malibu Creek watershed.\u00a0 This includes Malibu Creek State Park, 588-acre King Gillette Ranch, and portions of the 65-mile-long Backbone Trail, all of which conservationist David M. Brown had a significant role in preserving as public parkland.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=24950 Piuma Rd, Calabasas, CA 91302&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DAVID-BROWN-OVERLOOK-054-Copy-copy_edited-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"24950 Piuma Rd, Calabasas, CA 91302","post_name":"david-m-brown-overlook"},"131":{"title":"Dixie Canyon Park","content":"Located in a California black walnut and coast live oak woodland above the San Fernando Valley in Sherman Oaks, Dixie Canyon Park is a deeply shaded twenty-acre open space preserve donated to the Conservancy by actor Warren Beatty in 1986.\r<br>\r<br>A hiking-only trail meanders up the center of the canyon initially alongside a perennial stream.\r<br>\r<br>Parking: Street parking is on Dixie Canyon Place.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=End of Dixie Canyon Place, Studio City&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Walnut-woodland-fall-cropped.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"End of Dixie Canyon Place, Studio City","post_name":"dixie-canyon-park"},"137":{"title":"East &#038; Rice Canyon","content":"East and Rice Canyons are home to the Santa Clarita Woodlands\u2019 richest and lushest vegetation. The trailhead provides parking, restrooms, and a picnic area.\r<br>\r<br>A hike on the 3.8 mile East Canyon trail takes one through three species of oak, California bay laurel, California black walnut, and bigleaf maple, up in elevation to a unusual forest of bigcone Douglas-fir. Found at a relatively low elevation, this species is more ideally suited to the climatic regime of 18,000 years ago.\r<br>\r<br>The dirt fire road leads hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians on a steady climb to magnificent views of Santa Clarita Woodlands Park and the Santa Clarita Valley. The trail leads into the 500-acre Michael D. Antonovich Open Space Preserve which straddles the ridgeline of the Santa Susana Mountains.\r<br>\r<br>At the top of East Canyon, the trail joins the Marge Feinberg Rim of the Valley Trail where it intersects the Weldon Canyon Motorway and other trails from Bee Canyon and O\u2019Melveny Park.\r<br>\r<br>Rice Canyon Loop Trail is an easy to moderate 1.2 mile trail along Rice Creek for hikers only. The trail crosses the creek several times and wanders through a grassy open slope to a viewpoint. Watch for the natural oil seeps streamside near the end of the trail.\r<br>\r<br>There is a $5 parking fee at the East Canyon Trailhead.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=24255 The Old Road, Newhall, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EastCanyon-vista2J.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"24255 The Old Road, Newhall, CA","post_name":"east-rice-canyon"},"147":{"title":"Ed Davis Park in Towsley Canyon","content":"Ed Davis Park in Towsley Canyon is named for former State Senator Ed Davis, who championed the preservation of Towsley Canyon. The park offers visitors a peaceful haven just west of the I-5 between the Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys. Trails for walking, hiking, and mountain biking lead visitors through an astonishing variety of habitat types. Notable park features include the Don Mullaly Trail, Towsley Creek, and spectacular water-worn rock formations in Towsley Gorge, as wells as scenic trail viewpoints and oak woodland.\r<br>\r<br>Towsley Lodge\u00a0is a beautiful Spanish-style ranch house that sits atop a large green knoll surrounded by cottonwoods. The lodge is available for private day or overnight group rental. It provides a wonderful staging area for all types of events from corporate meetings to weddings to overnight slumber parties. There are two large living rooms with comfortable furnishings and wood-burning fireplaces, and a fully equipped kitchen. Upstairs, three bedrooms provide overnight accommodations for up to 18 guests. A large backyard area includes an outdoor patio with a fire pit and an azure swimming pool.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/wedding-special-events\/towsley\/\">For information about hosting a special event in Towsley Canyon click here<\/a>.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>There is ample parking for $7 at the trailhead.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=24335 The Old Road, Newhall, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/057-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"24335 The Old Road, Newhall, CA","post_name":"ed-davis-park-in-towsley-canyon"},"153":{"title":"Egret Park","content":"The most promising effort underway in Los Angeles today is the transformation of the Los Angeles River into a continuous 51-mile recreational greenway. Egret Park provides a small but significant community enhancement alongside the Los Angeles River in the Elysian Valley. The park features a viewpoint, native plantings, and interpretive displays as well as access to the Los Angeles River Bike Path.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Riverside Dr. and Arnold St. Los Angeles, CA 90031&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/EgretPark2J.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Riverside Dr. and Arnold St. Los Angeles, CA 90031","post_name":"egret-park"},"169":{"title":"Elyria Canyon Park","content":"Located on the southwestern slopes of Mount Washington, Elyria Canyon Park is a 35-acre nature park that provides a glimpse into the native habitat that once thrived in the hills near downtown Los Angeles. A network of trails meanders through fragrant communities of coastal sage scrub, chaparral, grassland and purple needlegrass.\r<br>\r<br>The park boasts one of the finest examples of California black walnut woodland in Southern California. The trails lead to vistas of the Los Angeles River, Griffith Observatory, and the city.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=1550 Bridgeport Drive, Los Angeles&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Clouds-at-Elyria-cropped.jpg?resize=600%2C372&ssl=1","address":"1550 Bridgeport Drive, Los Angeles","post_name":"elyria-canyon-park"},"176":{"title":"Elysian Valley Gateway Park","content":"The first park along the Los Angeles River designed and built by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Elysian Valley Gateway Park provides access to the natural streambed portion of the river, as well as the Los Angeles River Bike Path.\u00a0 The park provides restful place to picnic and enjoy the river\u2019s diversity of bird life.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=2914 Knox Avenue, Los Angeles&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/7AB9B1C8-cropped.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"2914 Knox Avenue, Los Angeles","post_name":"elysian-valley-gateway-park"},"181":{"title":"Escondido Canyon Park","content":"<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Park is Currently Closed\u00a0<\/em><\/span>\r<br>\r<br>Accessed from Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) about a mile south of Kanan Road in Malibu, the Edward Albert Trail through Escondido Canyon Natural Area leads hikers,\u00a0 mountain bikers, and equestrians 4.2 miles through oak woodland, riparian woodland, and Coastal sage scrub to the spectacular, multi-tiered 150-foot Escondido Falls\u2014the highest in the Santa Monica Mountains. The waterfall is dependent on rainfall, and is minimal or non-existent during dry weather.\r<br>\r<br>From the parking lot at Winding Way, which costs $12.00,\u00a0 follow the trail along the paved road about a mile. Please stay on the trail for your safety along this winding road with multiple blind curves. At the Edward Albert Escondido Canyon Trailhead sign at the top of a meadow to your left, head down into the canyon. You will cross Escondido Creek (dry seasonally) and head to the left to reach the waterfall. The trail criss-crosses the creek several times. A mile into the trail you will reach the base of the waterfall. This is the lower tier of the huge limestone fall. The public parkland ends here.\r<br>\r<br><strong>The upper falls\u00a0 are not open to the public<\/strong>. Hikers are asked not to climb to the upper falls to preserve the fragile habitat and to avoid the risk of serious fall injuries.\r<br>\r<br>Please note that there are no bathroom facilities beyond the parking lot at PCH. Escondido Canyon is a high fire risk zone. Smoking and open fires are prohibited and punishable by fines.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=27200 Winding Way, Malibu, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Escondido-falls3.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"27200 Winding Way, Malibu, CA","post_name":"escondido-canyon-park"},"1451":{"title":"Fran Pavley Meadow","content":"The 71-acre Fran Pavley Meadows provides trail access\u00a0 east to\u00a0 400-acre MRCA Liberty Canyon Open Space and north to National Park Service Cheeseboro and Palo Camado Canyons Open Space (where there is developed parking and restrooms).\u00a0 The gently rolling hills support a mix of chaparral, coastal sage scrub, grassland, oak woodland-savannah vegetation.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=5425 Cheseboro Canyon Rd. Agoura Hills&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_8362.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"5425 Cheseboro Canyon Rd. Agoura Hills","post_name":"fran-pavley-meadow"},"184":{"title":"Franklin Canyon Park","content":"<em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">North (Mulholland) gate closed to vehicular traffic. The road is owned and is being repaired by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). The LADWP is responsible for the repair timetable.<\/span><\/em>\r<br>\r<br><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>South Gate is fully open to vehicular traffic<\/em><\/span>.\r<br>\r<br>Franklin Canyon Park rests on 605 acres near the center of Los Angeles between the San Fernando Valley and Beverly Hills. Within the park boundaries are chaparral, grasslands and oak woodlands, a three-acre lake, an ADA-accessible\u00a0duck pond, expansive picnic grounds, and over five miles of hiking trails. The lake and pond serve as permanent and seasonal home for birds in the Pacific flyway. Park features include the\u00a0Sooky Goldman Nature Center, the\u00a0Sam Goldman Amphitheater, and the\u00a0Eugene and Michael Rosenfeld Auditorium.\r<br>\r<br>The park has a history steeped in the forces that created the bustling metropolis of Los Angeles\u2014oil and water. In 1914, William Mulholland and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) began construction of a reservoir in upper Franklin Canyon to distribute water newly brought from the Owens Valley. The family of oil baron Edward L. Doheny used the canyon as a summer retreat and a place to graze and water their cattle. The Doheny family built the Spanish style home in lower Franklin Canyon in 1935.\r<br>\r<br>During the 1970's the canyon was set for development when conservationist Sooky Goldman and Congressman Howard Berman encouraged the Department of Water and Power and the National Park Service to make Franklin Canyon a park. The National Park Service purchased the Franklin Canyon Ranch in 1981 as part of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. That year, the\u00a0William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom\u2014named for the Supreme Court justice and environmentalist whose eloquence on behalf of America\u2019s wildlands will long be remembered\u2014began the continuing service of providing educational programs\u00a0to the public and local schools. Today, the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority manages daily park operations in Franklin Canyon.\r<br>\r<br>For information about facilities and hosting a special event in Franklin Canyon <a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/wedding-special-events\/pages\/franklin-canyon-park\/\">click here.<\/a>\r<br>\r<br>Trails\r<br>Discovery Trail: 0.3 miles round trip, easy\u2014 Loops through the black walnut woodland along the canyon bottom.\r<br>\r<br>Hastain Trail: 2.3 miles round trip, moderate to strenuous\u2014Rising steadily on a fire road through a chaparral covered slope, you will arrive at an overlook offering views of the lower canyon, west Los Angeles and, on a clear day, the Pacific Ocean. From there, the trail drops down to a single track trail to the lawn at the Ranch Area next to the old Doheny house.\r<br>\r<br>Berman Trail: 1 mile to Mulholland Drive, moderate to strenuous\u2014Allows you to hike across the Santa Monica Mountains from Franklin Canyon to Coldwater Canyon Park and Wilacre Park.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=2600 Franklin Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/franklin-lake-criooed.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"2600 Franklin Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA","post_name":"franklin-canyon-park"},"1446":{"title":"Franklin-Ivar Park","content":"A small neighborhood park in a densely-populated area in Hollywood, Franklin Ivar Park returns some of the native habitat that once thrived in this area on the slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains. The park features native plants, a small outdoor amphitheater, a nature-themed childrens area, picnic tables, shady trees and numerous resident and migrant bird species.\r<br>\r<br>The park was developed by the MRCA and is managed by the City of Los Angeles.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=1900 Ivar Ave.  Los Angeles, CA 90028&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Franklin-Ivar-Drone-2.jpgedited.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"1900 Ivar Ave.  Los Angeles, CA 90028","post_name":"franklin-ivar-park"},"193":{"title":"Fryman Canyon Park","content":"Accessed from the Nancy Hoover Pohl Overlook on the north side of Mulholland Drive in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, 122-acre Fryman Canyon Park offers spectacular views, a fitness course, and access to the Betty B. Dearing Cross Mountain Trail.\r<br>\r<br>The Dearing Trail traverses the park and connects to Wilacre Park, Franklin Canyon, and Coldwater Canyon Park. The park is abundant with native chaparral, year round springs, and deeply wooded canyons. The trail is open to hikers, equestrians, and dogs on leash and under owner\u2019s control. No mountain bikes are allowed on the Dearing Trail.\r<br>\r<br>A large paved parking lot is available at the trailhead.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=8401 Mulholland Drive, Studio City, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Fryman-bench.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"8401 Mulholland Drive, Studio City, CA","post_name":"fryman-canyon-park"},"197":{"title":"Garden of the Gods","content":"The twenty three-acre Garden of the Gods park is perched in the northwest corner of Chatsworth. The park was once one of the most recognizable areas of the historic Iverson Movie Ranch\u2014fabled to be the most photographed location ranch in movie history. Beginning in 1912, the ranch had been used to depict Asia, Africa, the South Seas and the American West, and in thousands of films including such classics as \u201cThe Lone Ranger,\u201d and \u201cTarzan the Ape Man.\u201d The area was named for its massive sandstone rock formations.\r<br>\r<br>The park was acquired by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy in 1987.\u00a0 Portions of the old stage coach route that connected to Simi Valley over the Santa Susana Pass run through the park. A short and easy hiking trail with good views of the valley and numerous other rock formations leads westward off Redmesa Road.\r<br>\r<br>Street parking is available on Redmesa Road.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Garden of the Gods, Chatsworth CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Garden-of-the-Gods-Rocks-2.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Garden of the Gods, Chatsworth CA","post_name":"garden-of-the-gods"},"201":{"title":"Great Heron Gates at Rattlesnake Park","content":"The Great Heron Gates, designed by sculptor Brett Goldstone, are an artistic interpretation of the wildlife of the Los Angeles River. Located at Fletcher Drive and the Los Angeles River, the gates welcome visitors to the <a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/los-angeles-river-recreation-zone\/\">Los Angeles River Recreation Zone<\/a>\u00a0where in summer months they can access the Los Angeles River for kayaking.\u00a0 There is also access to the Los Angeles River Bike Path which connects to other pocket parks along the river.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Fletcher Drive north of Ripple St., 90039&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Great-Heron-Gates-Header.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Fletcher Drive north of Ripple St., 90039","post_name":"great-heron-gates-at-rattlesnake-park"},"217":{"title":"Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park","content":"Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park, in the eastern Ventura County city of Moorpark, offers visitors 12.5 miles of trails in a 3,000-acre wilderness area frequented by hikers, equestrians, and mountain bikers. The open grasslands and deep forests are abundant with wildflowers and wildlife including rabbits, bobcats, and golden eagles.\r<br>\r<br>The park is underlain by complex geology ranging from deep water shale outcroppings along the top of Big Mountain, to oyster and clam-rich shales and sandstones along the flanks of the Middle Ridge Fire Road. On the northern and western perimeters of the property are bright red shales which, in places, display a glassy texture - the result of years of burning organic materials trapped in the shales. On the lower slopes of the southern part of the park are flat \"benches\" - the remnants of old river terraces carved in fluvial sediments of Arroyo Simi and Las Posas Creek.\r<br>\r<br>Happy Camp Canyon was home to several Chumash Indian groups. Later, it was part of the immense Strathearn Ranch, founded by a pioneer Simi Valley family. They ran cattle on the land and enjoyed family vacations in the back part of the canyon. You will see remnants of ranch life in the form of watering troughs, tanks and fences.\r<br>\r<br>In 1990, the MRCA began operating the 3,000-acre wilderness portion of the park under an agreement with the County.\r<br>\r<br><strong>Trails<\/strong>\r<br>\r<br><strong>Broadway parking lot to Canyon Entrance Gate:<\/strong> Two and a half miles round-trip, easy. This trail connects the upper parking lot with the canyon area.\r<br>\r<br><strong>Rustic Canyon Golf Course parking lot to Canyon Entrance Gate<\/strong>: Two and a half miles round trip, easy. This trail connects the main lower parking lot with the canyon area. Follow dirt road on east side of canyon, past park kiosk, and past the golf course. Cross dry streambed to the west side of canyon, turn right and follow dirt road to Canyon Entrance Gate.\r<br>\r<br><strong>Canyon Gate to East Park Boundary (via the Happy Camp Fire Road)<\/strong>: Twelve miles round-trip, moderate. This is the main hiking trail in the canyon. Begin at the gate and walk up the canyon on a sandy dirt road. After .5 mile, you will pass a large oak grove on your right. Listen for the raucous calls from families of acorn woodpeckers who frequent these groves. Continuing east, notice an outcrop of colorful yellow and red rocks on your left. These were formed from underground fires associated with the area's rich oil deposits. As you approach the spring and large grove area, please respect boundary areas and fences, which have been installed to protect sensitive wildlife habitats.\r<br>\r<br>You will pass several side roads to the north which are used for power line maintenance. Follow the main canyon road to the park boundary (about six miles from the canyon gate) or return at any point along the road. At about the four-mile point, there is a fork in the road. The left fork, initially up a small hill, will take you to the end of the park (about two miles). The right fork, on the flat, will take you to a picnic area (Mower Grove), on nearby right, and then to a steep switch-back trail to top of Big Mountain, connecting with Middle Ridge Fire Road. Returning via same Happy Camp Fire Road (on canyon bottom) maintains moderate level hike. Returning via Middle Ridge Fire Road is strenuous (See South Ridge Loop description).\r<br>\r<br><strong>South Ridge Loop (via the Middle Ridge Fire Road)<\/strong>: Eight miles round-trip, strenuous. Begin at the canyon gate; about 100 yards beyond, turn right and follow a dirt road up to the ridge top. Continue east along the Big Mountain Ridge to a junction, enjoying views on your right of Moorpark, Simi Valley, the Santa Monica Mountains, and all the way to Channel Islands. At the junction, turn north and drop down into Happy Camp Canyon. When you reach an old corral (and picnic area), turn west and walk back to the entrance gate on Happy Camp Canyon Fire Road (in the canyon bottom), approximately four miles.\r<br>\r<br>Parking: Ample parking is available.\u00a0 The upper parking area\u00a0 accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/iykSguDoD7z\">14105 Broadway, Moorpark<\/a> is primarily for equestrians.\u00a0 The lower parking area is where hikers and mountain bikers generally stage their activities.\r<br>\r<br>NOTE: Because of sensitive habitat, no dogs are allowed past Canyon Entrance Gate. Dogs on leash are OK between either parking lot and Canyon Entrance Gate.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q= 15100 Happy Camp Canyon Road, Moorpark&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DX-10A-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":" 15100 Happy Camp Canyon Road, Moorpark","post_name":"happy-camp-canyon-regional-park"},"232":{"title":"Jerome C. Daniel Overlook above the Hollywood Bowl","content":"The most easterly of the Scenic Overlooks maintained by the MRCA on the Mulholland Scenic Parkway, the Jerome C. Daniel Overlook above the Hollywood Bowl is situated to provide a beautiful view of the Hollywood Bowl Amphitheater, downtown Los Angeles, and, on a clear day, the ocean and Catalina Island.\r<br>\r<br>To the east, the Hollywood Sign and Griffith Park Observatory are clearly visible, and to the north the San Fernando Valley. The Overlook was built concurrently with <a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/universal-city-overlook\/\">Universal City Overlook<\/a> in 1984 in preparation for the Summer Olympics.\u00a0 The overlook is especially popular with out of town visitors taking in the splendid views.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=7036 Mulholland Drive, Hollywood&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HB-overlook-2.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"7036 Mulholland Drive, Hollywood","post_name":"jerome-c-daniel-overlook-above-the-hollywood-bowl"},"241":{"title":"King Gillette Ranch","content":"One of the most stunning locales in the Santa Monica Mountains, 588-acre King Gillette Ranch offers a rare unspoiled view of California\u2019s rich archaeological, cultural, and historic resources, including a Chumash settlement, and nationally significant structures designed for razor magnate King C. Gillette in the 1920\u2019s by Wallace Neff, architect of California\u2019s Golden Age.\r<br>\r<br>Situated at the lower end of the Las Virgenes Valley in the heart of the Malibu Creek Watershed, this scenic parkland is a haven for larger mammals of the Santa Monica Mountains. The broad meadows and low ridgelines serve as a wildlife movement corridor or hub in the geographic center of the range. Nine sensitive species are present. Raptors and other birds forage and nest among the plant communities of valley and coast live oak, grassland, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, riparian woodland, and southern willow riparian vegetation.\r<br>\r<br>Park features include some of the original formal landscaping of Gillette's estate including a grand entry, a serene pond, sweeping lawns, bridges, and the historic Spanish Colonial Revival style mansion with a formal courtyard and terrace.\r<br>\r<br>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/anthony-c-beilenson-interagency-visitor-center-santa-monica-mountains\/\">Anthony C. Beilenson Visitor Center<\/a> provides orientation to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and interprets the characteristics of the Santa Monica Mountains\r<br>\r<br>A short, somewhat steep hike from the parking area leads to Inspiration Point with 360-degree views\u2014including the famous rock formations of Malibu Creek State Park. Other activities include strolling, bicycling, photography, and picnicking.\r<br>\r<br>Parking is $7\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=26800 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas, CA 91302&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/King-Gillette-H3.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"26800 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas, CA 91302","post_name":"king-gillette-ranch"},"7878":{"title":"La Tuna Canyon Park","content":"1,100-acre La Tuna Canyon Park provides trail access into the steep upper reaches of\u00a0 the Verdugo Mountains. Parking and picnic tables are provided at the trailhead. A trail from the parking lot leads to another picnic area at \"The Grotto,\" one half mile further up La Tuna Canyon Road. The Grotto is a deeply incised canyon with steep walls and large overhanging trees that culminate in a waterfall with a small pool.\r<br>\r<br>The moderate 2.2-mile La Tuna Canyon Trail begins off La Tuna Canyon Road and climbs through oak and sycamore-lined canyons up to the ridgetop. Majestic views of the San Gabriel Mountains, the San Fernando Valley, and downtown Los Angeles abound. The La Tuna Canyon trail connects with the Verdugo Fire Road, also called the Backbone Road, which offers thirteen miles of trails across almost the whole length of the Verdugo Mountains.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=8000 La Tuna Canyon Rd., Sun Valley&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ritter.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"8000 La Tuna Canyon Rd., Sun Valley","post_name":"la-tuna-canyon-park"},"264":{"title":"Las Virgenes View Park","content":"Located in the heart of the Santa Monica Mountains at the intersection of Las Virgenes Road and Mulholland Highway in Calabasas, 696-acre Las Virgenes View Park is a joint project of the City of Calabasas, the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. Amenities include trails, interpretive kiosks, benches, and a drinking fountain.\r<br>\r<br>The Las Virgenes View Trail is an easy\u00a0 2.4 mile trail through a landscape of chaparral, oak woodland, and a riparian zone highlighted by sycamore, black cottonwood, willow and bay. A rare native valley grassland contains purple needle grass, and blue-eye grass. Hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians can wind their way up to scenic vistas at an elevation of 1,100 feet. Spectacular, 360-degree views from the top of the trail include Malibu Creek State Park, Stokes Canyon, Saddle Peak, Goat Buttes, and Lady Face Mountain.\r<br>\r<br>The northern trailhead, marked by an informational kiosk, heads deep into the northern part of the park and connects with an existing trail.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Las Virgenes Road and Mulholland Highway, Calabasas&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Las-Virgenes-View.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Las Virgenes Road and Mulholland Highway, Calabasas","post_name":"las-virgenes-view-park"},"270":{"title":"Lechuza Beach","content":"The State Coastal Conservancy granted the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority funds to acquire this spectacular beach property in Malibu, near El Matador State Beach. The beach includes exquisite rock formations, kelp forests and scenic views.\r<br>\r<br>There are three public access points: (1) At the intersection of Bunnie Lane and Broad Beach Road; (2) Off of the intersection of West Sea Level Drive and Broad Beach Road (continue south on West Sea Level Drive once through the pedestrian gate), approximately 0.20 mile west of Bunnie Lane, a short walk through the neighborhood leads to a beach staircase at the end of West Sea Level Drive; (3) at the intersection of East Sea Level Drive and Broad Beach Road approximately 0.20 mile east of Bunnie Lane, a short walk through the neighborhood leads to the beach at the end of East Sea Level Drive. The public has the right to use the pedestrian gates at West Sea Level Drive and East Sea Level Drive to walk down to the beach. Public vehicular access on West or East Sea Level Drive is not available at this time.\r<br>\r<br>No dogs are allowed on the beach.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Broad Beach Road, Malibu&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lechuza-Rorie-J.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Broad Beach Road, Malibu","post_name":"lechuza-beach"},"311":{"title":"Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park (Formerly Marsh Park)","content":"Part of the Los Angeles River Greenway, the 3.9-acre Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park\u00a0is located adjacent to the nine-mile section of the 51-mile Los Angeles River known as the Glendale Narrows that has a natural \u201csoft bottom,\u201d instead of a concrete floor. This allows native river plants and animals to thrive as if the river were in its natural state. The park provides access to the L.A, River Bike Path and the Los Angeles River Recreation Zone.\r<br>\r<br>With a stellar view of the Verdugo Hills, as well as picnic grounds, grassy areas, and nature-themed children's play equipment, the park also includes restrooms, a loop trail with 13 outdoor fitness equipment stations, and two outdoor classrooms. Plenty of parking is available, as well as electric vehicle charging stations.\r<br>\r<br>A\u00a0distinctive, open-air pavilion\u00a0 can accommodate more than 200 people for events of all kinds.\r<br>\r<br>Smartly designed with innovative \"green\" features, the park is engineered to clean water that flows from city streets before it enters the river. Bioswales, which are earthen drainage ditches lined with river rock and native plants, course through the park. Polluted water is naturally cleansed as it seeps slowly into the ground through sand, rocks, and clay. Parts of the park have been lowered to assist in collecting and filtering water and to replenish the natural underground water storage system known as the aquifer. In the arid climate of Los Angeles this is especially important.\r<br>\r<br>The park is planted with native marshland and upland plants, which assist with water infiltration and encourage birds, mammals, and insects such as butterflies to inhabit the area. Over 100 California native trees shade the park, and custom art fencing depict birds returning to a restored riverfront.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=2999 Rosanna Street, Los Angeles&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Marsh-Park-Phase-Two-Header.jpg?resize=600%2C386&ssl=1","address":"2999 Rosanna Street, Los Angeles","post_name":"marsh-park"},"3975":{"title":"Lopez Canyon Park","content":"Acquired in 2009, the MRCA\u2019s Lopez Canyon Park is located above Sylmar, where the Kagel Truck Trail connects through the 125-acre property. A trailhead parking lot provides convenient access for equestrian trucks\/trailers, hikers, and mountain bikers to access the USFS Angeles National Forest and it\u2019s hundreds of miles of trails and fire roads. The trailhead has parking, a portable ADA-accessible restroom, drinking fountain, and horse tie-up area with water. With amazing views below to the San Fernando Valley and above to the Angeles National Forest, Lopez Canyon Park provides an ideal trailhead for equestrians and hikers.\r<br>\r<br>The trail is part of the interregional Marge Feinberg Rim of the Valley Trail. Feinberg\u2019s tireless volunteer efforts led to legislation that designated the Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor in the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Zone. The Corridor was created to form an interlinking system of parks, trails, open space, wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities within and between the Santa Monica, Santa Susana and San Gabriel Mountains. The Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor lays out the blueprint for a system of natural lands that shelters wildlife and extends recreational opportunities throughout a large urban area. The backbone of that system\u2014and the thread which will one day tie it together, is the Marge Feinberg Rim of the Valley Trail.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=12801 Lopez Canyon Rd, Sylmar, CA 91342&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Lopez-Cyn-Rd-gate-entry.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"12801 Lopez Canyon Rd, Sylmar, CA 91342","post_name":"lopez-canyon-park"},"276":{"title":"Los Angeles River Center &#038; Gardens","content":"The Los Angeles River Center and Gardens is located near the confluence of the Los Angeles River and the Arroyo Seco, close to Elysian Park and downtown Los Angeles. Its beautiful mission-style grounds and conference facilities serve as a focal point for the renewal of the Los Angeles River, and a prime location for community gatherings, educational conferences, and special events.\r<br>\r<br>In addition to the beautiful gardens at the\u00a0 Los Angeles River\u00a0 Center, visitors can enjoy an exhibit hall that celebrates the eleven miles of natural river where reeds, willows, mulefat, and native riparian plants have returned. The self-guided exhibit describes the history of the Los Angeles River, its current status, and a vision for the River\u2019s future. Located in the California Building, the exhibit hall is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., although it may be closed to the public for private events.\r<br>\r<br>At the northern end of the River Center grounds, the River Garden Park\u00a0 serves as an entry point to the River Center by foot or bicycle, and adds much needed green space to the local community. The River Garden Park draws upon the Los Angeles River for its design elements and organization. Park amenities include park benches, a picnic table, and lawn area.\r<br>\r<br>The River Center is at the confluence of several bicycle trails near the River and downtown Los Angeles. The River Center self-serve bicycle staging area provides bicyclists a drinking fountain, a repair station, and a tire pump to handle basic bicycle maintenance, as well as bicycle racks, a picnic table, a sitting area, and a family restroom.\r<br>\r<br>The River Center houses executive offices for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority as well as nonprofit organizations concerned with greening the Los Angeles River including Friends of the Los Angeles River (FOLAR), Mujeres de la Tierra, Northeast Trees, and the\u00a0National Parks Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=570 W. Avenue 26 Los Angeles, CA 90065&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/J-RES-RC.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"570 W. Avenue 26 Los Angeles, CA 90065","post_name":"los-angeles-river-center-gardens"},"282":{"title":"Los Angeles River Greenway","content":"The most promising effort underway in Los Angeles today is the transformation of the Los Angeles River into a continuous 51-mile recreational greenway. Stretching 51 miles from the confluence of Bell and Calabasas Creeks at the western end of the San Fernando Valley, to the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach, the river passes through thirteen cities and numerous jurisdictions. Working with these cities, community groups, public agencies, private corporations and nonprofit organizations, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority are creating a greenway composed of trails, parks, and natural lands. The Greenway provides new recreational opportunities for the heavily urbanized communities surrounding the river and enhances economic vitality.\r<br>\r<br>Throughout history, the Los Angeles River has played an important role in the settlement of the great diversity of communities in the Los Angeles region. Today the river is surrounded by approximately 10 million people. Re-establishment of natural areas and parks along the river will promote economic vitality and much needed recreational opportunities in these heavily urbanized areas.\r<br>\r<br>The vision for the Los Angeles River Greenway provides for flood control and the optimal enhancement of aesthetic, recreational, and environmental values by creating a community resource and enriching the quality of life for all residents.\r<br>\r<br>Parks along the Greenway include:\r<br>\r<br>Los Angeles River Center and Gardens\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>River Garden Park\r<br>\r<br>Marsh Park\r<br>The first \"clean water park\" developed along the River, Marsh Park was designed to naturally filter out the pollutants that once ran off adjacent neighborhood streets through storm drains into the river. A section of the City's concrete drainage pipe was removed from under the park. The ground was then lowered so that dirty water coming from the streets slowly soaks into the ground during a natural cleansing process known as infiltration. Trash and other pollutants are removed before the water enters the river. Storm water can also soak deep into the ground between sand, rocks, and clay and replenish the natural underground water storage system known as the aquifer.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>Elysian Valley Gateway Park\r<br>The first park along the Los Angeles River designed and built by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Elysian Valley Gateway Park opened in 1996. Providing access to the natural streambed portion of the river, the river\u2019s diversity of bird life can be viewed by park users.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>Great Heron Gates at Rattlesnake Park\r<br>The Great Heron Gates, designed by sculptor Brett Goldstone, are an artistic interpretation of the wildlife of the Los Angeles River. Located at Fletcher Drive and the Los Angeles River in Rattlesnake Park, the gates welcome visitors to the greenway and its series of river parks.\r<br>\r<br>Oso Park\r<br>Oso Park provides a community enhancement along Riverside Drive. In addition to native plantings including leafy California sycamore trees, Oso Park features sculptures of wildlife that once roamed the river.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>Steelhead Park\r<br>Steelhead Park, with steelhead trout adorning the top of wrought iron fencing, interprets the Juan Bautista de Anza National Trail and provides a small outdoor amphitheater for education against the backdrop of the river.\r<br>\r<br>Egret Park\r<br>Egret Park provides a small but significant community enhancement along the Los Angeles River. The park features native plantings, a viewpoint, and interpretive displays on the Los Angeles River Greenway including wildlife still able to be viewed on the river.\r<br>\r<br>Address: View Maps","image":"","address":"","post_name":"los-angeles-river-greenway"},"1448":{"title":"Los Angeles River Recreation Zone","content":"The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), in cooperation with the City and County of Los Angeles, and the Army Corps of Engineers manages <a href=\"http:\/\/lariverrecreation.org\/\">two recreation zones on the Los Angeles River<\/a>\u00a0to increase safe public access to the L.A. River and to further river revitalization. The Recreation Zones typically run from Memorial Day to the end of September each year and are open from sunrise to sunset daily (except during inclement weather or after storm events).\r<br>\r<br>There are two segments of the Recreation Zone:\r<br>\r<br>The 2.5 mile\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lariverrecreation.org\/elysian-valley-river-recreation-zone\/\">Elysian Valley River Recreation Zone<\/a><\/strong>\r<br>\r<br>The 2-mile\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lariverrecreation.org\/sepulveda-basin-river-recreation-zone\/\">Sepulveda Basin River Recreation Zone<\/a><\/strong>\r<br>\r<br>The public is allowed to access and enjoy the river in designated areas to walk, fish, and use non-motorized and steerable boats such as kayaks.\u00a0 MRCA Rangers promote public safety and regulate usage with rules established by the MRCA Ordinance. Both areas offer access to portions of the river where natural habitat flourishes and wildlife is abundant.\r<br>\r<br>Access to the river in the Elysian Valley River Recreation Zone is\u00a0 upstream of Louis MacAdams Riverfront Park. The exit point is at MRCA-managed Steelhead Park downstream.\r<br>\r<br>Access to the the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Zone is west of Woodley Avenue on Burbank Boulevard \u2013 The approximate address is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/bc4abE4eXSs\">16212 Burbank Boulevard, Encino, CA 91436.<\/a>\u00a0Access is also allowed at Balboa Boulevard north of Victory Boulevard. The exit point is just west of Woodley Avenue. Parking is on Woodley Avenue.\r<br>\r<br>Any member of the public is welcome to walk, fish, and kayak in the Recreation Zones free of charge. You do not need a permit unless you are part of an organized group. Organized groups and fee-based groups must obtain special use permits from the MRCA for which there is a fee.\u00a0 Private vendors will also offer guided trips at each of the locations as well as kayaks for rental.\r<br>\r<br>For more information visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/lariverrecreation.org\/\">L.A. River Recreation Zone website.<\/a><br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=16212 Burbank Bl., Encino&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/kayaks-from-above.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"16212 Burbank Bl., Encino","post_name":"los-angeles-river-recreation-zone"},"1449":{"title":"Malibu Road Beach Access","content":"The Malibu Road Beach Access provides safe public stairway access to Amarillo and Malibu Colony beaches.\u00a0 This is the only public access point to the beach between Malibu Lagoon State Park and Amarillo Beach.\u00a0 The location includes a viewing platform, three parking spaces, and a timed-locked gate.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=24033 Malibu Road, Malibu&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20160801_131358.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"24033 Malibu Road, Malibu","post_name":"malibu-road-beach-access"},"312":{"title":"Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park","content":"Offering some of the most accessible and user-friendly terrain in the Santa Monica Mountains, Marvin Braude Mulholland Park--named for the former Los Angeles City Councilman, who for more than 30 years led the effort to preserve the Santa Monica Mountains--encompasses 1,500 acres of wild land above the unpaved portion of Mulholland Drive and the west San Fernando Valley.\r<br>\r<br>Connecting with Topanga State Park and the 20,000 acre \u201cBig Wild,\u201d the park offers hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians trails that lead into an urban-adjacent wilderness, perhaps unparalleled anywhere in the world. The principal trailhead is at the southern terminus of Reseda Boulevard. The park has expansive lawns, picnic areas, gorgeous city and mountain views, ample parking, restrooms, and potable water.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>Parking is $5 at the top of Reseda Boulevard\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=3600 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Bicyclist-MBGP-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"3600 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA","post_name":"marvin-braude-mulholland-gateway-park"},"321":{"title":"Mentryville","content":"<strong>Mentryville<\/strong>\r<br>Located at the base of Pico Canyon\u2019s chaparral-dominated slopes, Mentryville was an 1880\u2019s oil boom town built around its oil well, Pico No. 4. Named for Charles Alexander Mentry, the oil well\u2019s tenacious driller\u2014and later superintendent of the company that would become Chevron\u2014Mentryville was home to over 100 families until the early 1930\u2019s. Pico No. 4 went on to become the longest continually operating oil well in the world, closing in 1990. Historic buildings still stand including Charles Mentry\u2019s grand thirteen-room mansion, a one-room school house, and a period barn. Mentryville and Pico No. 4 are registered as California State Historical Landmarks.\r<br>\r<br><strong>Pico Canyon<\/strong>\r<br>Located in the north end of Santa Clarita Woodlands Park, Pico Canyon was the site of the first commercially successful oil well in the western United States\u2014Pico No 4. Today the canyon offers hikers, bikers, and equestrians not only a glimpse of California history, but shaded trails into the rugged and lushly vegetated headwaters of Pico Canyon and the Santa Susana Mountains. Trails into the backcountry are accessed from a paved road leading out of Mentryville.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>There is a $5 fee at the parking lot.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=27201 Pico Canyon Road, Newhall, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mentryville-J.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"27201 Pico Canyon Road, Newhall, CA","post_name":"mentryville"},"327":{"title":"Michael D. Antonovich Open Space","content":"The 480-acre Michael D. Antonovich Open Space occupies some of the most densely wooded portions of the 4,000-acre\u00a0Santa Clarita Woodlands. Trail access to the park is available from the\u00a0East Canyon Trailhead\u00a0along The Old Road in Newhall, from the\u00a0Newhall Pass Trailhead\u00a0on Weldon Canyon Road in the Newhall Pass, and from\u00a0O\u2019Melveny Park\u00a0in Granada Hills. Trails from these three trailheads converge at the crest of the Santa Susana Mountains. From this point, the Oat Mountain Motorway follows the crest of the range westward, past the Ventura County line. The park features mixed woodlands comprised of bigcone Douglas-fir, bigleaf maple, coast live oak, California black walnut, native ash, and valley oak.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=23801 The Old Road, Newhall&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Antonovich-Nature-Preserve-Jim-A.-from-Yelp.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"23801 The Old Road, Newhall","post_name":"michael-d-antonovich-open-space"},"329":{"title":"Michael D. Antonovich Regional Park at Joughin Ranch","content":"2,326-acre Michael D. Antonovich Regional Park at Joughin Ranch is located on the southern slopes of the Santa Susana Mountains between Chatsworth and Simi Valley. The park offers stunning vistas, rolling hills, oak and walnut woodland, water sources, and an abundance of wildlife. Throughout the park, majestic views of the San Fernando Valley; the Santa Monica, Totopa, and Santa Susana Mountains; and the Simi Hills abound.\r<br>\r<br>Part of a key watershed area for the Los Angeles River, the Antonovich Park encompasses the Headwaters of Devil, Ybarra, and Browns Canyons. These canyons contain extensive oak and walnut woodland and riparian corridors with year-round surface water.\r<br>\r<br>The rolling topography of the park includes grasslands, chaparral and woodlands of oak, ash, walnut, sycamore and some big-cone Douglas fir. Several threatened plant species, such as the slender mariposa lily and the Santa Susana tarplant, are found in and around the park. The surrounding area provides optimal foraging and nesting habitat for many raptors, including golden eagles, great horned owls, northern harriers and red-tailed, prairie and Copper\u2019s hawks. The wilderness area abuts Rocky Peak Park, a 4,815-acre wilderness park to the west.\r<br>\r<br>An extensive dirt road system within the park connects the Marge Feinberg Rim of the Valley Trail and lower Browns Canyon for hiking, mountain biking and equestrian use.\r<br>\r<br>Parking is $5.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=16100 Browns Canyon Road, Chatsworth, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rim-of-Valley-joughin1-toned-up.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"16100 Browns Canyon Road, Chatsworth, CA","post_name":"michael-d-antonovich-regional-park-at-joughin-ranch"},"1450":{"title":"Milton Street Park","content":"Milton Street Park in West Los Angeles provides access to the popular seven-mile Ballona Creek Trail and Bike Path and a welcoming smartly-designed park space to encourage visitors to enjoy the natural environment of Ballona Creek and the recreational opportunities along the bike path.\u00a0 The park is located next to the \u201csoft bottom\u201d part of Ballona Creek, where aquatic plant and animal life are abundant. Park features include California native trees, a shade structure, a drinking fountain, comfortable sitting areas, walking paths, grass, and fragrant drought-tolerant landscaping.\r<br>\r<br>Other elements include the incorporation of sustainable features such as water-smart irrigation and permeable gabion walls.\u00a0 The community space is enhanced by a grand entry stairway that also serves as an outdoor classroom for environmental education about the creek.\u00a0 Interpretive displays are strategically placed to enrich the experience.\u00a0 Extending outside of the park, Milton Street itself has been converted to a \"green street\" to capture and infiltrate surface water before it drains into Ballona Creek.\r<br>\r<br>Largely funded by the Baldwin Hills Conservancy, the park is owned by the Baldwin\u00a0Hills Regional Conservation Authority (BHRCA), which is a joint powers authority between the County of Los Angeles 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Supervisorial District and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.\u00a0 The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority designed and built the park with a planning process that included extensive community input and continues to manage the park.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=12500 Milton Street, Los Angeles&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Milton-Street-Park-David-Lloyd-2109.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"12500 Milton Street, Los Angeles","post_name":"milton-street-park"},"335":{"title":"Mulholland Scenic Parkway and Corridor","content":"The fifty five-mile Mulholland Scenic Parkway and Corridor is one of the most famous thoroughfares in the country. Constructed in 1924, twenty four-mile Mulholland Drive in the City of Los Angeles was envisioned by the famous Water Bureau Chief and City Engineer, William D. Mulholland, as a scenic road that would transport city dwellers to the mountains and beaches.\r<br>\r<br>The winding route starts west of the 101 Freeway in Hollywood, and offers panoramic city, mountain and ocean views. Eight miles of the Scenic Parkway from the 405 freeway west to Woodland Hills remain unpaved, and are subject to closure. Mulholland Highway starts in the City of Calabasas and twists through the Santa Monica Mountains for thirty miles to Leo Carrillo State Beach. The MRCA maintains seven scenic overlooks on Mulholland Scenic Parkway.\r<br>\r<br><a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/barbara-a-fine-overlook-at-the-summit\/\">Barbara A. Fine Overlook at the Summit<\/a>\r<br>On the north side of Mulholland Drive, the developed overlook named for local conservationist, Barbara A. Fine, includes a large paved parking area and a short trail to viewpoints with a stunning view of the upper fork of Fryman Canyon, the San Fernando Valley, the Simi Hills, and the San Gabriel Mountains.\r<br>\r<br><a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/jerome-c-daniel-overlook-above-the-hollywood-bowl\/\">Jerome C. Daniel Overlook Above the Hollywood Bowl<\/a>\r<br>The most easterly of the MRCA's Scenic Overlooks, the Jerome C. Daniel Overlook Above the Hollywood Bowl is situated to provide a beautiful view of the Hollywood Bowl Amphitheater, downtown Los Angeles, and, on a clear day, the ocean and Catalina Island. To the east, the Hollywood Sign and Griffith Park Observatory are clearly visible, and to the north the San Fernando Valley. The Overlook was built concurrently with Universal City Overlook in 1984 in preparation for the Summer Olympics.\r<br>\r<br><a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/nancy-hoover-pohl-overlook\/\">Nancy Hoover Pohl Overlook<\/a>\r<br>Located on the north side of Mulholland Drive, the Nancy Hoover Pohl Overlook provides views of the San Fernando Valley, a 40-car parking lot, a physical fitness course, and access into the canyon trails below. The overlook is named in honor of Fryman canyon resident Nancy Hoover Pohl, who for more than 60 years fought to curb development in the Santa Monica Mountains and to create local parkland. Her efforts enabled the acquisition of Fryman Canyon Park which can be accessed from the overlook, Coldwater Canyon Park, and Wilacre Park. Nancy Hoover Pohl was also instrumental in the establishment of the five-mile Betty B. Dearing Mountain Trail, which is also accessible from the overlook.\r<br>\r<br><a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/stone-canyon-overlook\/\">Stone Canyon Overlook<\/a>\r<br>On the south side of Mulholland Drive, the Stone Canyon Overlook was developed in 1994 with funds from the California Department of Transportation Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Grant Program. The overlook features ample parking and a short ADA-accessible trail with views of the Santa Monica Mountains and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power\u2019s beautiful lake-like Stone Canyon Reservoir. On a clear day, the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Catalina Island can be seen from the overlook.\r<br>\r<br><a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/universal-city-overlook\/\">Universal City Overlook<\/a>\r<br>The Universal City Overlook, located on the north side of Mulholland Drive, provides views of the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Hills. Funded by a donation from Universal studios, it was built in 1984 concurrently with the Hollywood Bowl Overlook further east, to accommodate visitors to Los Angeles during the Summer Olympic Games.\r<br>\r<br><a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/alisa-belinkoff-katz-las-virgenes-valley-overlook\/\">Alisa B. Katz Las Virgenes Valley Overlook<\/a>\r<br>Located on Mulholland Highway east of Malibu Canyon Drive, the Alisa B. Katz Las Virgenes Valley Overlook provides sweeping vistas of the beautiful meadows of the Las Virgenes Valley and the rugged crags above Malibu Creek State Park.\r<br>\r<br><a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/seminole-overlook\/\">Seminole Overlook<\/a>\r<br>Located in the western Santa Monica Mountains on a twisty portion of Mulholland Drive, Seminole Overlook looks north east toward volcanic mountain formations.\r<br>\r<br>Address: Mulholland Drive","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Mulholland-Scenic-Parkway-Postcard.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"","post_name":"mulholland-scenic-parkway-and-corridor"},"340":{"title":"Nancy Hoover Pohl Overlook","content":"Located on the north side of Mulholland Drive west of Laurel Canyon, the Nancy Hoover Pohl Overlook provides views of the San Fernando Valley, a 40-car parking lot, a physical fitness course, and access into the canyon trails below.\r<br>\r<br>The overlook is named in honor of Fryman canyon resident Nancy Hoover Pohl, who for more than 60 years fought to curb development in the Santa Monica Mountains and to create local parkland. Her efforts enabled the acquisition of Fryman Canyon Park which can be accessed from the overlook, as well as Coldwater Canyon Park and Wilacre Park. Nancy Hoover Pohl was also instrumental in the establishment of the five-mile Betty B. Dearing Mountain Trail, which is also accessible from the overlook.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=8401 Mulholland Drive, Studio City&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bench-nhp-overlook1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"8401 Mulholland Drive, Studio City","post_name":"nancy-hoover-pohl-overlook"},"346":{"title":"Newhall Pass Trailhead","content":"The Newhall Pass divides the Los Angeles River and Santa Clara River watersheds. On the west side of the pass, just north of the Weldon Canyon overpass, the Newhall Pass Trailhead offers a portal into the\u00a0Santa Clarita Woodlands. The wide trail follows the Weldon Canyon Motorway to the crest of the Santa Susana Mountains.\r<br>\r<br>The first section of trail may be the easiest way to view the diverse mixtures of tree species in the Santa Clarita Woodlands. Once up on the ridge, the trail courses through the planted oak woodlands adjacent to the Sunshine Canyon landfill and then enters the\u00a0Michael D. Antonovich Open Space\u00a0in East Canyon.\r<br>\r<br>Parking: Street parking is available on Coltrane Avenue adjacent to I-5.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=22945 Coltrane Avenue, Newhall&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DX-07.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"22945 Coltrane Avenue, Newhall","post_name":"newhall-pass-trailhead"},"358":{"title":"Oso Park","content":"Oso Park provides a community enhancement along Riverside Drive in Elysian Valley. In addition to native plantings including leafy California sycamore trees, Oso Park features sculptures of wildlife that once roamed the river.\u00a0 The exit from the<a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/los-angeles-river-recreation-zone\/\"> Los Angeles River Recreation Zone<\/a>\u00a0 empties into Oso Park.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q= Oros Street & Riverside Drive, Los Angeles 90031&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/oso-whitetop-3.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":" Oros Street & Riverside Drive, Los Angeles 90031","post_name":"oso-park"},"381":{"title":"Pico Canyon","content":"Located in the north end of Santa Clarita Woodlands Park, Pico Canyon was the site of the first commercially successful oil well in the western United States\u2014Pico No 4. Today the canyon offers hikers, bikers, and equestrians not only a glimpse of California history, but shaded trails into the rugged and lushly vegetated headwaters of Pico Canyon, and the Santa Susana Mountains. Trails into the backcountry are accessed from a paved road leading out of <a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/mentryville\/\">Mentryville<\/a>, the 1880's oil boom town built around Pico #4\r<br>\r<br>Named for Charles Alexander Mentry, the oil well\u2019s tenacious driller--and later superintendent of the company that would become Chevron\u2014Mentryville was home to over 100 families until the early 1930\u2019s. Pico No. 4 went on to become the longest continually operating oil well in the world, closing in 1990. Historic buildings still stand including Charles Mentry\u2019s grand thirteen-room mansion, a one-room school house, and a period barn. Pico No. 4 and Mentryville\u00a0 are registered as California State Historical Landmarks.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=27201 Pico Canyon Road, Newhall&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/pico-trail.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"27201 Pico Canyon Road, Newhall","post_name":"pico-canyon"},"413":{"title":"Red Rock Canyon Park","content":"Red Rock Canyon Park is located in the heart of the Santa Monica Mountains off of Old Topanga Canyon Road. The riparian canyon walls are fortified with huge red sandstone outcroppings, reminiscent of Southwest canyons and gorges. Special rockland micro-habitats reside among the many beautiful red, tan and pale purple rocks and oak and sycamore trees at the bottom of the gorge. The park provides a key habitat linkage between Malibu Creek State Park and Topanga State Park. A small picnic area and drinking fountain are available at the trailhead.\r<br>\r<br>The trail leads up a fire road through slopes blanketed with toyon, laurel sumac, mountain mahogany, bush sunflowers, and ceanothus to Calabasas Peak, providing spectacular views of the Santa Monica Mountains. It then descends and narrows to the cool bottom of Red Rock Canyon. The trail then meanders through fascinating sculptured rock formations in colors ranging from chalk white to deep red.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>Parking is $5<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=23601 W. Red Rock Road, Old Topanga&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/kids-at-Red-Rock-Canyon-2.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"23601 W. Red Rock Road, Old Topanga","post_name":"red-rock-canyon-park"},"421":{"title":"Richard Lillard Outdoor Classroom","content":"Located on the Los Angeles County flood plain along the Los Angeles River between Coldwater Canyon and Fulton Avenue in Studio City, the Richard Lillard Outdoor Classroom enhances the natural beauty of the Los Angeles River. This shady walking park, which includes interpretive displays, an outdoor amphitheater, and native riparian landscaping, spans several blocks of the river\u2019s edge.\r<br>\r<br>The Studio City park has long been informally used for dog walking and jogging by the neighborhood surrounding it. The MRCA improved access to the trails by adding stairs, and improving the pathways. The nonprofit Village Gardeners volunteer to clear vegetation, plant flowers and clean the river bank in the area.\r<br>\r<br>The park is named for Richard Lillard, one of Los Angeles' first great conservationists, who was the author of Eden in Jeopardy, Man's Prodigal Meddling with his Environment: the Southern California Experience. Lillard helped lead the fight against converting Mulholland Drive into a freeway. He was also one of the first to propose a regional park in the Santa Monica Mountains to permanently preserve open space.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>Parking:\r<br>\r<br>Street parking is available on Vallyheart Drive\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Valleyheart Dr. and Longridge Ave., Studio City&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Richard-Lillard-24.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Valleyheart Dr. and Longridge Ave., Studio City","post_name":"richard-lillard-outdoor-classroom"},"427":{"title":"Ritter Ranch","content":"Ritter Ranch Park is an over 4,000-acre open space park perched at the eastern end of the Sierra Pelona Mountains. The town of Acton and the upper Santa Clara River lie to the south. The Antelope Valley lies to the north and the Angeles National Forest continues westward for miles.\r<br>\r<br>With elevations ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 feet, this unique natural area contains plant communities indicative of a convergence of desert, mountain, and coastal influences. A system of ranch roads provide access and hiking trails throughout the park. Road access is available from both the Palmdale and Acton sides of the range.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=4010 Elizabeth Lake Road, Palmdale&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/021-5.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"4010 Elizabeth Lake Road, Palmdale","post_name":"ritter-ranch"},"443":{"title":"Rocky Peak Park","content":"Encompassing 4,800 acres in the Santa Susana Mountains between Chatsworth and Simi Valley, this extraordinary Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor property stretches from the 118 freeway five miles northward to Las Llajas Canyon, and forms the most critical wildlife habitat linkage between the Simi Hills and the Santa Susana Mountains. Spectacular sandstone boulders, outcroppings, oak savannahs, and perennial water sources provide diverse habitat for birds, mammals, and reptiles.\r<br>\r<br>Numerous easy to moderate trails, commanding views, and deep nature make this one of the most popular parks in the area.\r<br>\r<br><strong>Trails<\/strong>\r<br><strong>The Rocky Peak Trail<\/strong> five miles, easy to moderate. The trail is accessible from the westbound 118 Freeway at the Rocky Peak Overpass. Traveling eastbound, take Kuehner Drive south to Santa Susana Pass Road, which takes you to the Rocky Peak overpass. Parking is limited at the trailhead (do not block the fire gate), but overflow parking is available across the freeway bridge. The trail terminates north of Blind Canyon in Las Llajas Canyon. You must then double back to return to the trailhead, or take the Chumash Trail down to the westernmost boundary of the property if you have arranged with a friend to shuttle back to the Rocky Peak Trailhead.\r<br>\r<br><strong>The Chumash Trail<\/strong> three miles, moderate.\u00a0 The trail leads up to the main Rocky Peak Trail, intersecting the trail just south of Blind Canyon. The trail will take visitors on a steady climb upward, with beautiful views and abundant wildflowers in spring. It starts at the terminus of Flanagan Street in a residential subdivision of Simi Valley. Take the 118 Freeway to Yosemite Avenue, going north on Yosemite. Turn right on Flanagan and follow to the end, parking along the street. You will see a park rules sign and information kiosk.\r<br>\r<br><strong>The Hummingbird Trail,<\/strong> easy. The trail starts on Rancho Simi Recreation and Park Districtland near Kuehner Drive and the 118 Freeway. The trail leads up to the main Rocky Peak Trail. During and just after the rainy season, the trail passes cascades flowing down the sandstone boulders and cliffs. Take the 118 Freeway to the Kuehner exit, go north a short distance to the parking area.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>Parking:\r<br>\r<br>Address: 118 Freeway to Yosemite Avenue going north. Turn right on Flanagan and follow to the end., Simi Valley<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Rocky Peak Road, Simi Valley&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rocky-Peak.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Rocky Peak Road, Simi Valley","post_name":"rocky-peak-park"},"459":{"title":"Saddletree Ranch Trailhead","content":"Accessed from the City of Los Angeles\u2019\u00a0Stetson Ranch Park\u00a0in Sylmar, the Saddletree Ranch Trailhead provides shady picnic grounds, an interpretive display, and views into the San Fernando Valley and Angeles National Forest. Popular with equestrians and hikers, Saddletree Ranch Trail connects Conservancy-owned\u00a0Wilson Canyon Park\u00a0to a City of Los Angeles-maintained trail at Cascades Golf Course.\r<br>\r<br>The trail is part of the interregional Marge Feinberg Rim of the Valley Trail. Feinberg\u2019s tireless volunteer efforts led to legislation that designated the Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor in the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Zone. The Corridor was created to form an interlinking system of parks, trails, open space, wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities within and between the Santa Monica, Santa Susana and San Gabriel Mountains.\r<br>\r<br>The Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor lays out the blueprint for a system of natural lands that shelters wildlife and extends recreational opportunities throughout a large urban area. The backbone of that system\u2014and the thread which will one day tie it together, is the Marge Feinberg Rim of the Valley Trail.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=13877 Glenoaks Blvd., Sylmar&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/029-4.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"13877 Glenoaks Blvd., Sylmar","post_name":"saddletree-ranch-trailhead"},"464":{"title":"Sage Ranch Park","content":"Located high in the Simi Hills between the San Fernando and Simi Valleys at the Los Angeles-Ventura county line, 625-acre Sage Ranch Park provides some of the most beautiful trails in the area. Park features include massive sandstone rock formations, expansive views, ample parking, an outdoor amphitheater with views of the spectacular outcroppings, picnic tables, and toilet facilities.\r<br>\r<br>Situated in a critical cross-mountain wildlife corridor, the park is rich with fragrant coastal sage scrub, chaparral, native grasses, oak woodlands, and wildflower meadows.\r<br>\r<br>The southwest region of the park contains a significant riparian area replete with oaks, walnuts, and ferns. Springtime at Sage Ranch brings running springs and lush grass to the park\u2014a brilliant contrast to the tawny sandstone rock outcroppings.\r<br>\r<br>Ten tent camping sites are available for organized groups by reservation only.\u00a0 To inquire contact: <a href=\"mailto:sagecamping@mrca.ca.gov\">sagecamping@mrca.ca.gov<\/a>\r<br>\r<br>Parking is available at the park entrance for $5.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=1 Black Canyon Road, Simi Valley&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/030-5.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"1 Black Canyon Road, Simi Valley","post_name":"sage-ranch-park"},"471":{"title":"San Vicente Mountain Park","content":"<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Park is Currently Closed\u00a0<\/em><\/span>\r<br>\r<br>Located in the heart of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains above an unpaved portion of Mulholland Drive 2.7 miles west of the 405 freeway, 10.2-acre San Vicente Mountain Park offers the visitor stunning 360-degree views, access to a large network of hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian trails, and picnic areas. Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park, Westridge Canyonback Park, and the 20,000-acre \u201cBig Wild\u201d wilderness area, are all accessible from San Vicente Mountain Park.\r<br>\r<br>The park also provides a glimpse into United States military history. Numerous self-guided interpretive displays explain how from 1956-1968, San Vicente Mountain was one of sixteen Los Angeles area Nike-Ajax supersonic anti-aircraft missile launch sites. During the Cold War, Nike sites were located in defensive rings surrounding key urban and industrial areas throughout the United States. This site contained ground-based radar and computer systems designed to detect and track hostile aircraft, and to guide the anti-aircraft missiles that would be launched from nearby Sepulveda Basin to their targets.\r<br>\r<br>The original radar tower now provides visitors with spectacular views of the Santa Monica Mountains, the Encino Reservoir and San Fernando Valley, and the Los Angeles Basin. It is one of the region\u2019s premiere locations to watch a Western sunset.\r<br>\r<br>The park is a ten-minute walk along a wide dirt road from the parking area.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=17500 Mulholland Drive, Encino&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/San-Vicente-Film.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"17500 Mulholland Drive, Encino","post_name":"san-vicente-mountain-park"},"477":{"title":"Santa Clarita Woodlands Park","content":"On the north-facing flank of the Santa Susana Mountains,the numerous canyons of Santa Clarita Woodlands Park contain globally unique combinations of tree species, perennial streams, spring wildflower displays, and abundant wildlife. Even black bears and mountain lion roam here--only a few miles away from the urbanized San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys.\r<br>\r<br>Four main recreation areas make up Santa Clarita Woodlands Park:\r<br><ul>\r<br> \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/ed-davis-park-in-towsley-canyon\/\">Ed Davis Park at Towsley Canyon<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0features spectacular water-worn rock formations in Towsley Gorge, year-round Towsley Creek, scenic trail viewpoints and oak woodland.\u00a0 Historic Towsley Lodge is available for events in this placid location.<\/li>\r<br> \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/east-rice-canyon\/\">East and Rice Canyons<\/a>\u00a0are home to Santa Clarita's richest and lushest vegetation. At the trailhhead, a\u00a0dirt fire road leads hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians on a steady climb through forests of\u00a0oak, California bay laurel, California black walnut, and bigleaf maple, to magnificent views of Santa Clarita Woodlands Park and the Santa Clarita Valley.<\/li>\r<br> \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/pico-canyon\/\">Pico Canyon<\/a>,\u00a0located in the north end of Santa Clarita Woodlands Park, was the site of the first commercially successful oil well in the western United States\u2014Pico No 4. Today the canyon offers hikers, bikers, and equestrians not only a glimpse of California history, but shaded trails into the rugged headwaters of Pico Canyon and the Santa Susana Mountains.<\/li>\r<br> \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mrca.ca.gov\/parks\/park-listing\/mentryville\/\">Mentryville\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0provides a glimpse back at the 1880's oil boom town built around the first commercially successful oil well in California.\u00a0 In addition to well-preserved historic buildings, a trail into Pico Canyon leads visitors into the Santa Clarita Woodlands backcountry.<\/li>\r<br><\/ul>\r<br>These 4,000 acres of public parkland are a critical component of a cross-mountain range wildlife habitat corridor that links the Santa Monica Mountains to the Angeles and Los Padres National Forests.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=The Old Road and Towsley Canyon Road, Newhall&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/048-2.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"The Old Road and Towsley Canyon Road, Newhall","post_name":"santa-clarita-woodlands-park"},"27":{"title":"Santa Monica Mountains Anthony C. Beilenson Interagency Visitor Center","content":"Located at King Gillette Ranch in the heart of the Santa Monica Mountains, the Anthony C. Beilenson Interagency Visitor Center is jointly managed by the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area of the National Park Service, California State Parks, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority.\r<br>\r<br>The visitor center provides orientation to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, interprets the unique characteristics of the Santa Monica Mountains, and introduces visitors to the varied resources available to them. Built in the rehabilitated historic stables of King Gillette Ranch which was designed in 1928 by renowned California architect Wallace Neff, design of the visitor center was aimed both at preserving the appearance of the original structure and at demonstrating the most up-to-date methods of energy-efficient building. The visitor center has achievied a \u201cnet zero\u201d energy balance, and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum Rating.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=26800 West Mulholland Highway, CA 91302&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/King-Gillette-Visitor-Center-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"26800 West Mulholland Highway, CA 91302","post_name":"anthony-c-beilenson-interagency-visitor-center-santa-monica-mountains"},"496":{"title":"Seminole Overlook","content":"Located in the western Santa Monica Mountains on a twisty portion of Mulholland Highway in the Mulholland Scenic Corridor east of Kanan Drive, Seminole Overlook looks north east toward volcanic mountain formations.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Mulholland Highway and Kanan Drive&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/011-4.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Mulholland Highway and Kanan Drive","post_name":"seminole-overlook"},"506":{"title":"Steelhead Park","content":"Steelhead Park in Elysian Valley along the L.A. River Bike Path, provides a a small outdoor amphitheater for education against the backdrop of the Los Angeles River Recreation Zone.\u00a0 Steelhead trout adorn the top of its wrought iron fencing, interpreting the Juan Bautista de Anza National Trail.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Oros Street, Los Angeles&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SteelheadPark-byRiver2BJ.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Oros Street, Los Angeles","post_name":"steelhead-park"},"514":{"title":"Stone Canyon Overlook","content":"On the south side of Mulholland Drive on Mulholland Scenic Parkway, the Stone Canyon Overlook\u00a0 features ample parking and a short, fragrant\u00a0 ADA-accessible trail with views of the Santa Monica Mountains and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power\u2019s beautiful lake-like Stone Canyon Reservoir.\r<br>\r<br>On a clear day, the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Catalina Island can be seen. The overlook is dedicated in honor of Anton Calleia, who was appointed to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy from 1980 to 1993 by Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=13931 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/025-7.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"13931 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles","post_name":"stone-canyon-overlook"},"523":{"title":"Summit Valley Edmund D. Edelman Park","content":"Accessed from Topanga Canyon Boulevard south of Mulholland Drive, 652-acre Edmund D. Edelman Park provides hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians access to a network of trails into the gently rolling hills of the Summit Valley and upper Topanga Canyon.\r<br>\r<br>The trailhead is equipped with parking, restrooms and picnic benches. The stately oak woodlands, native grasslands, and mixed chaparral communities of upper Topanga Canyon provide excellent wildlife habitat and serve as a key link in the east-west wildlife corridor. The park encompasses the headwaters of Topanga Creek as well as the steep cliffs of Santa Maria Canyon.\r<br>\r<br>Parking is $5\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Summit Valley Edmund D. Edelman Park, Topanga&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DX-10A-3.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Summit Valley Edmund D. Edelman Park, Topanga","post_name":"summit-valley-edmund-d-edelman-park"},"540":{"title":"Temescal Gateway Park","content":"<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Park is Currently Closed\u00a0<\/em><\/span>\r<br>\r<br>Located in Pacific Palisades, Temescal Gateway Park is one of the most popular parks in the Santa Monica Mountains. The park encompasses 141 acres of oak and sycamore canyons, ridgetop views, and access to miles of trails in Topanga State Park, Will Rogers State Historic Park, and the 20,000-acre \u201cBig Wild.\u201d\r<br>\r<br>Park amenities include easy to moderate trails, picnic tables and grassy areas, restrooms, meeting rooms, an auditorium, and classrooms. Many educational and outreach programs are held at Temescal for children throughout the City. The Temescal Canyon Conference and Retreat Center provides overnight accommodations for up to 100 people, and the architecturally distinctive Elizabeth Cheadle Dining Hall serves as a beautiful location for events of all kinds. For information about hosting a special event at Temescal Gateway Park click here.\r<br>\r<br>The Reverend Dr. Charles Holmes Scott developed what is now Temescal Gateway Park for the Methodist Church in 1922 as a West Coast center for the Chautauqua movement. Originated in 1874 on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in Southwestern New York State, Chautauqua assemblies were aimed at challenging the minds and spirits of its participants by offering families seasonal programs of lectures, music, elocution, and open discussion of public issues, literature, and science. The Presbyterian Synod purchased the property in 1943 and used it as a private retreat center until the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy purchased the property in 1994.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=15601 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/temescal-with-ocean-view-sergei-header.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"15601 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades, CA","post_name":"temescal-gateway-park"},"551":{"title":"Top of Topanga Overlook","content":"The Top of Topanga Overlook is accessed from Topanga Canyon Drive above the San Fernando Valley. The overlook provides visitors outstanding views of the Santa Monica Mountains, the Santa Susana Mountains, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the wide valley below.\r<br>\r<br>The nine-acre site includes parking, restroom facilities, extensive native landscaping, interpretive displays, a drinking fountain, benches and picnic areas.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=3400 North Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DX-01-4.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"3400 North Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga","post_name":"top-of-topanga-overlook"},"561":{"title":"Trebek Open Space","content":"Sixty two-acre Trebek Open Space in the Hollywood Hills abuts Los Angeles City-owned Runyon Canyon Park. A sunny, well-established network of fire roads provide trails for hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians.\r<br>\r<br>The parkland was generously donated by the well known Jeopardy! host, Alex Trebek.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=2500 Nichols Canyon Road, Los Angeles 90046&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Trebek-os-by-Lara-header.jpg?resize=600%2C369&ssl=1","address":"2500 Nichols Canyon Road, Los Angeles 90046","post_name":"trebek-open-space"},"564":{"title":"Triunfo Creek Park","content":"Located in the Santa Monica Mountains in the rural Agoura-Westlake area of Triunfo Canyon, 600-acre Triunfo Creek Park provides deep oak woodland, native grasslands and blankets of wildflowers in the springtime. The main feature of the park, the Pentachaeta Trail, is named after the\u00a0Pentachaeta lyonii, a federally-listed endangered flower found in the park. The yellow, daisy-like flower is found only in Southern California, and blooms between April and June.\r<br>\r<br>An informational kiosk at the trailhead interprets the\u00a0Pentachaeta lyonii, as well as other unusual wildflowers found on the site such as the Chocolate Lily, and the White Globe Lily. The site also provides access to hiking trails on the Westlake Vista parcel, also owned and managed by the Conservancy.\r<br>\r<br>Directions: The main trailhead with kiosk is on Triunfo Canyon Road east of the southern terminus of Lindero Canyon Road. The other end of the trail is at the west end of Triunfo Canyon Road about 1.5 miles west of Kanan Road.\r<br>\r<br>Directions: From the 101 Freeway in Westlake Village exit Lindero Canyon Road. Take Lindero south to Triunfo Canyon Road. Turn left. The trailhead is located opposite Oak Forest Mobile Home.\r<br>\r<br>Address: Triunfo Canyon Road, Westlake Village","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/002-4.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"","post_name":"triunfo-creek-park"},"571":{"title":"Tuna Canyon Park","content":"<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Park is Currently Closed<\/em><\/span>\r<br>\r<br>Stunning, 1,255-acre Tuna Canyon Park in the western Santa Monica Mountains above Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu parallels more than two miles of the Pacific Ocean, and provides dramatic, 360-degree views of the San Gabriel mountains to the Santa Monica Bay.\r<br>\r<br>Tuna Canyon Park links over 18,000 acres of contiguous protected open space from Topanga State Park west to Las Flores Canyon. More than half of the property lies within Los Angeles County Significant Ecological Area Number 10. Deep canyons and ridges support a rich mosaic of coastal Southern California plant communities including sycamore riparian woodland, coastal sage scrub and native grasslands. Tuna Creek, one of the most pristine aquatic habitats in the Santa Monica Mountains, courses through the eastern end of the property to the ocean.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=2807 Tuna Canyon Road, Topanga, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Tuna-Canyon-Park-Andy-Sternberg.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"2807 Tuna Canyon Road, Topanga, CA","post_name":"tuna-canyon-park"},"576":{"title":"Universal City Overlook","content":"The Universal City Overlook, located on the north side of Mulholland Drive, provides views of the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Hills. The overlook was built in 1984 concurrently with the Jerome C. Daniel Overlook above the Hollywood Bowl further east to accommodate visitors to Los Angeles during the Summer Olympic Games.\r<br>\r<br>Mulholland Scenic Parkway and Corridor\r<br>The fifty five-mile Mulholland Scenic Parkway and Corridor is one of the most famous thoroughfares in the country. Constructed in 1924, twenty four-mile Mulholland Drive in the City of Los Angeles was envisioned by the famous Water Bureau Chief and City Engineer, William D. Mulholland, as a scenic road that would transport city dwellers to the mountains and beaches. The winding route starts west of the 101 Freeway in Hollywood, and offers panoramic city, mountain and ocean views. Eight miles of the Scenic Parkway from the 405 freeway west to Woodland Hills remain unpaved, and are subject to closure. Mulholland Highway starts in the City of Calabasas and twists through the Santa Monica Mountains for thirty miles to Leo Carrillo State Beach. Franklin Canyon Park, and Fryman Canyon Park are accessed from Mulholland Drive. The MRCA maintains seven scenic overlooks on Mulholland Drive.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=7701 Mulholland Drive, Studio City, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/universal-overlook-5-header.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"7701 Mulholland Drive, Studio City, CA","post_name":"universal-city-overlook"},"581":{"title":"Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve (formerly Ahmanson Ranch)","content":"The more than 5,600-acre Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve in the Simi hills at the western edge of the San Fernando Valley, is part of a critical ecological linkage and wildlife corridor between the Santa Monica Mountains and the ranges to the north. Hikers, runners, mountain bikers and equestrians enjoy miles of trails through rolling hills studded with valley oaks, sycamore-lined canyon bottoms, and vistas of unspoiled California landscapes.\r<br>\r<br>Diverse habitats and endangered species such as the California red-legged frog, the San Fernando Valley spineflower, and the Southwestern willow flycatcher are permanently protected here. The property encompasses headwaters of Malibu Creek which flows to Santa Monica Bay and supports one of the few populations of Southern steelhead trout.\r<br>\r<br>Access to the park is at the Victory Trailhead at the western terminus of Victory Boulevard in West Hills, at the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Trailhead at the northern end of Las Virgenes Canyon Road in Calabasas, and through trails headed east on the National Park Service land at Cheesebro Canyon. The trails are open to hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians during daylight hours. No unauthorized motorized vehicles are allowed.\r<br>\r<br>The privately accessed historic Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Ranch house with commanding views, lawns, and endless charm is available for special events of all kinds.\r<br>\r<br>There is a $3 parking fee at the Victory trailhead parking lot.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Western end of Victory Blvd, 91367&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/49344396_2436199853074253_5882955303925841920_o.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Western end of Victory Blvd, 91367","post_name":"upper-las-virgenes-canyon-open-space-preserve-formerly-ahmanson-ranch"},"593":{"title":"Verdugo Mountains Open Space Preserve","content":"The 244-acre Verdugo Mountains Open Space Preserve is located in the lushly-vegetated north-facing flank of the Verdugo Mountains in the Upper Los Angeles River Watershed in the City of Glendale. Entirely within a region designated by Los Angeles County as a Significant Ecological Area, the stunningly beautiful preserve contains more that 2,300 mature coast live oaks, sycamores, big leaf maples, bay laurels, and other indigenous trees. Numerous springs and blueline streams provide for a rich diversity of habitat.\r<br>\r<br>The Verdugo Mountains are unique urban mountain range comprised of 14 square miles of habitat that remain tenuously connected to the Angeles National Forest via the Big Tujunga Wash. The preserve bolsters a contiguous 4000-acre block of open space including parkland owned by the City of Glendale, the City of Burbank, the City of Los Angeles, California State Parks, and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. The property contains several prominent ridgelines and is highly visible from within the Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor, the 210 Freeway, and the Angeles National Forest. Equally dramatic are the vistas from the upper slopes of the property. An extensive network of trails on the property highlight its recreational value for more than one million people nearby.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Oakmont View Drive, Glendale, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/verdugo-2-Jim-A.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Oakmont View Drive, Glendale, CA","post_name":"verdugo-mountains-open-space-preserve"},"598":{"title":"Vista Hermosa Natural Park","content":"Located at the western gateway to Downtown Los Angeles, 10.5-acre Vista Hermosa Park is an urban natural park developed by the MRCA that boldly returns the serenity and diversity of nature the Los Angeles urban core. Operated in collaboration with the Los Angeles Unified School District and the City of Los Angeles, Vista Hermosa Natural Park is a popular destination for residents of this densely populated neighborhood.\r<br>\r<br>The park features walking trails, streams, meadows, oak savannahs, picnic grounds, and a nature-themed playground amidst native Mediterranean vegetation. A FIFA-regulation soccer field is jointly used by the adjacent Edward R. Roybal Learning Center and the L.A. Department of Recreation and Parks. An outdoor amphitheater in a grotto provides an ideal setting for environmental and natural history education, and other public events.\r<br>\r<br>Interpretive programs\u00a0for community and youth are led by Community Nature Connection naturalists including free \u201cTransit to Trails\u201d bus program to the Santa Monica Mountains.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=100 N. Toluca Street, Los Angeles, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vista-Bench-beautiful-view.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"100 N. Toluca Street, Los Angeles, CA","post_name":"vista-hermosa-natural-park"},"600":{"title":"Westridge-Canyonback Wilderness Park","content":"<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Park is Currently Closed\u00a0<\/em><\/span>\r<br>\r<br>Deep in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains in the City of Los Angeles, Westridge-Canyonback Park provides more than 1,500 acres of open space bordered by upper Mandeville Canyon, Sullivan Canyon, Mission Canyon, and San Vicente Mountain Park.\r<br>\r<br>The Westridge fire road provides trail access for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians along the north-south ridgeline. The park is contiguous with the 20,000-acre urban wilderness park known as the \u201cBig Wild.\u201d\r<br>\r<br>The park is accessible from both the San Fernando Valley at\u00a0San Vincente Mountain Park and from West Los Angeles, at the end of Westridge Road.<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Westridge Canyonback Wilderness Park, Los Angeles&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DX-32-5.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Westridge Canyonback Wilderness Park, Los Angeles","post_name":"westridge-canyonback-wilderness-park-san-vicente-park-access"},"605":{"title":"Whitney Canyon Park","content":"Located in the City of Santa Clarita near the offramp of the 14 Freeway and San Fernando Road, the beautiful 442-acre Whitney Canyon Park in the Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor provides outstanding examples of coastal sage scrub, oak woodland, chaparral and riparian corridor vegetation, with year-round springs and at least ten sensitive species. Besides its importance for wildlife movement in a critical corridor between the Santa Susana Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains, Whitney Canyon provides a regionally significant entrance into the Angeles National Forest.\r<br>\r<br>Several popular trails for hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians are accessible from Whitney Canyon.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=20303 Newhall Avenue, Santa Clarita, California 91321&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Whitney-Canyon-Jeff-Turner-Creative-Commons.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"20303 Newhall Avenue, Santa Clarita, California 91321","post_name":"whitney-canyon"},"613":{"title":"Wilacre Park","content":"Located in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains off of Laurel Canyon Boulevard, 128-acre Wilacre Park provides access to the Betty B. Dearing trail and the Cross Mountain Park trail system to Fryman Canyon Park, Coldwater Canyon Park, and Franklin Canyon Park. A large parking lot, restrooms, drinking fountains and a picnic area as well as its easy accessibility by car or MTA bus make Wilacre Park a popular destination for hikers and dog walkers, especially on weekends.\r<br>\r<br>Although it starts off steep, the wide easy trail meanders through chaparral, walnut woodland and coastal sage scrub, and is well-shaded.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=3431 Fryman Road, Studio City, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/jogger-smmts.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"3431 Fryman Road, Studio City, CA","post_name":"wilacre-park"},"627":{"title":"Wilson Canyon Park","content":"Nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains above the northeastern San Fernando Valley community of Sylmar, 240-acre Wilson Canyon Park offers visitors secluded wilderness, a network of easy-to-moderate trails, a rich variety of plant communities, and abundant wildlife within minutes of a densely populated urban area. Popular with hikers, equestrians, mountain bikers, bird watchers, and families on picnics, Wilson Canyon Park features verdant oak woodlands, a year-round creek lined with native alders, sycamores, and bigleaf maple, and commanding vistas.\r<br>\r<br>Easily accessible from the 210 Freeway, Wilson Canyon Park serves as a popular portal into the adjacent Angeles National Forest and its extensive network of trails.\r<br>\r<br>There is ample parking for a $5 fee.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=14450 Olive View Drive, Sylmar, CA&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/001.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"14450 Olive View Drive, Sylmar, CA","post_name":"wilson-canyon-park"},"1452":{"title":"Zev Yaroslavsky L.A. River Greenway Trail","content":"Located on the north side of\u00a0 the Los Angeles River, the\u00a0Zev Yaroslavsky L.A. River Greenway Trail is a half-mile walking path that brings back native habitat to the river's edge and reincorporates the river into this urban San Fernando Valley neighborhood.\r<br>\r<br>The trail is popular with walkers and joggers, and those needing natural respite. Beautifully designed artistic gates and interpretive panels tell the story of the the natural function of the river and the native people who once centered their lives around it.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;\r<br>\r<br><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em><br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Zev Yaroslavsky Los Angeles River Greenway, Studio City&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-City-ZY-larger.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Zev Yaroslavsky Los Angeles River Greenway, Studio City","post_name":"zev-yaroslavsky-l-a-river-greenway-trail"},"635":{"title":"Zev Yaroslavsky Las Virgenes Highlands Park","content":"Located in Las Virgenes Canyon just north of the 101 Freeway, the nearly 200-acre oak-studded parkland rises above the San Fernando Valley. An easy trail meanders through the grassy woodland and offers stunning panoramic views of the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills.\r<br>\r<br>&nbsp;<br><div class=\"map-frame\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" id=\"gmap_canvas\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Zev Yaroslavsky Highlands Park, Calabasas&t=&z=13&ie=UTF8&iwloc=&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>","image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrca.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/June-2010-251.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","address":"Zev Yaroslavsky Highlands Park, Calabasas","post_name":"zev-yaroslavsky-las-virgenes-highlands-park"}}