Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority OPENS Parks and Coastal Accessways for Memorial Day Weekend. Some Remain Closed
May 23, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 23, 2025) —The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) announced today that on Saturday May 24 the MRCA will reopen many of the Conservancy-owned and MRCA-managed parks that had been closed after the January 2025 Palisades Fire.
However, some parks, trails and beach access will remain closed.
MRCA Park Closures Include:
- Temescal Gateway Park
- Mandeville Canyon/Westridge Canyonback Park
- San Vicente Mountain Park
- Greenbriar Trailhead
- Vanalden Trailhead
Closed in the City of Malibu:
- Lechuza Beach
- Escondido Canyon Park and Trailhead
- Via Linda Accessway At Carbon Beach
- Carbon La Costa Beach
- Maritime Rocks Beach
- Dolphin View Coastal Overlook
- Miramar Coastal Overlook
All other MRCA-managed parklands and beach accessways, including the Los Angeles River Recreation Zone, will be opened sunrise to sunset.
The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) is a local government public entity exercising joint powers of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, the Conejo Recreation and Park District and the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District. The MRCA is dedicated to the preservation and management of local open space and parkland, wildlife habitat, coastal access, watershed lands, and trails in both wilderness and urban settings, and to ensuring access to public parkland and coastal resources. The MRCA works in cooperation with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and other local government partners to acquire parkland, participate in vital planning processes, work towards wildfire resilience, and connect wildlife habitat. The MRCA manages more than 75,000 acres of parkland that it owns and that are owned by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. It is one of the lead agencies revitalizing the Los Angeles River