Santa Monica Mountains

Dramatic landscapes, native habitat, wild creatures of all shapes and sizes. You might expect these in a remote national park but what about in the nation’s second-largest urban area? Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, established in 1978, protects our increasingly rare open space. Spend some time here, and you’ll likely encounter surprises around every corner. The scene below invites you to seek your own path, experience new sights and sounds, and build your own stories. Paisajes dramáticos, hábitat natural, animales diferentes de varios tamaños. Uno puede encontrar esto en un parque nacional remoto, pero ¿qué tal en la segunda área urbana más grande del país? Santa Monica National Recreation Area, establecida en 1978, protege este espacio especial. Si dedicas un poco de tiempo aquí, es probable que te sorprendas. La siguiente escena te invita a explorar tu propio camino, observar nuevas vistas y sonidos, y formar tus propias memorias. Santa Monica Mountains Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area California National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior A WORLD AWAY IN THE PARK NEXT DOOR UN MUNDO LEJOS EN EL PARQUE CERCANO ILLUSTRATION NPS / CHRIS TURNHAM PLAN YOUR DAY, HEAD FOR THE HILLS SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA Some areas remain closed due to damage by the 2018 Woolsey Fire. Check our website for updates. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Visitor Center is in the heart of the park at the King Gillette Ranch. Information, exhibits, sales area, trail, ranger programs, and special events. Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center at Rancho Sierra Vista has information, exhibits, ranger programs, and hiking trails. Open weekends. Paramount Ranch Watch movies and television shows being made at the Western Town set. Filming and still productions require a permit from the park. Peter Strauss Ranch This historic ranch had an amusement park and swimming pool in the early 1900s. Today it displays public art and has concerts in the amphitheater. Short hiking trail. Hiking With nearly 500 miles (800 km) of public trails, there’s hiking for everyone. The 67-mile (108 km) Backbone Trail traverses the park. Camping along this trail is very limited; day hikes recommended. Horses and Mountain Bikes Trail riding is a popular way to explore the backcountry and the park’s varied landscape. You can rent horses at privately owned stables. PLANEA TU DÍA, VISITA LAS MONTAÑAS Check our website for horse rentals, trails, and regulations. Camp­ ing is available by reservation at Point Mugu, Malibu Creek, and Leo Carrillo state parks; info at www.parks.ca.gov or 800-444-7275. Group camping is available by reservation at Circle X Ranch; www.recreation.gov. El Pueblo Visitor Contact Station is the park’s home base in downtown Los Angeles; open intermittently. LA Ranger Troca, a mobile visitor center, brings the park and its programs to local communities. Events Guide An online event calendar, Outdoors, lists activities, programs, and special events. Info at www.samofund.org/calendar. Accessibility We strive to make our facilities, services, and programs accessible to all. For information go to a visitor center, ask a ranger, call, or check our website. Stay Safe, Protect the Park All natural and cultural resources, including wildflowers, rocks, fossils, and wildlife, are protected by federal law. NEVER remove, disturb, or damage them. For firearms and other regulations, see the park website. • Pets are not allowed on backcountry trails in state parks. • Campfires are allowed only in designated sites. Check fire restrictions. • Mountain bikes and horses are permitted only on designated trails and fire roads. El Centro de Visita del Santa Mon­ ica Mountains National Recreation Area está ubicado al medio del parque en King Gillette Ranch. Información, exhibiciones, tienda de regalos, senderos, programas de guarda-parques y eventos especiales. Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center en Rancho Sierra Vista tiene información, exhibiciones, programas de guarda-parques y senderos. Abierto los fines de semana. Paramount Ranch Observa películas y programas de televisión que se están realizando en el set de El CentroNational Satwiwa NacionalAmerican de Cultura Indian Indígena Culture Americana Center is located Satwiwa near está Rancho ubicado Sierra cerca Vista/ de Rancho Sierra Satwiwa alongVista/Satwiwa Long Grade Canyon. a lo largo Parking del Long is nearby. Grade Canyon. Hay estacionamiento cercano. El SenderoTrail Backbone Backbone runs from se extiende Point desde el Mugu State Parque ParkEstatal through Point Circle Mugu X pasandoZuma/Trancas Ranch, por Circle X Ranch, Canyons, Zuma/ El Parque Point Mugu Estatal StatePoint Park Mugu includes: incluye: Castro TrancasCrest, Canyons, Malibu Castro Creek Crest, Statel Parque Park, and Estatal Topanga Malibu State Creek Park.y el • Mugu Pico Mugu Peak, • La Wood JollaCanyon Valley Wood del Valle Canyon, de La Jolla Parque Estatal Topanga State. • Big Sycamore Canyon,Valle de Serrano • Serrano MontañaValley, Boney • Boney Mountain. está ubicado Point Mugu is located at en elsouthwestern borde suroeste delof the edge ParqueMugu Estatal Point Mugu Point State Park lo largo de Coast la Carretera along Pacific de la Costa Pacífico y Highway andelhas parking. cuenta con estacionamiento. Deer Creek Canyon is está ubicado al sureste located southeast of del Parque Point MuguEstatal State Point Mugu. Park. La PlayaLine County Line County Beach is está located ubicada al of sureste Parque southeast Point del Mugu EstatalPark Point Mugu a lo largo State along Pacific de la Carretera la Little Costa Coast Highway de near del Pacífico, cerca del Sycamore Canyon and Yerba Pequeño Sycamore Canyon y Buena Road. la Carretera Yerba Buena. Peter Strauss Ranch Este rancho histórico tenía un parque de diversiones y una alberca a principios del siglo 1900. Hoy uno puede ver arte público y atender conciertos en el anfiteatro. Hay un sendero corto. Excursionismo Hay excursiones para todos con 500 millas (800 km) de senderos públicos. El Backbone Trail de 67 millas (108 km) atraviesa el parque. Uno puede explorar en caballo o en bicicleta de montaña el campo y paisaje variado del parque. Puedes alquilar caballos en estab­ los privados. Visita nuestro sitio web para información en donde alquilar caballos, senderos y regulaciones. Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park is located north está al norte de of Topanga State Park along lo largo de Mulholland Drive and has y tiene parking. estacionamiento. El Condado Ventura County de Ventura está ubicada Circle X Ranch is located al este Parque east of del Point MuguEstatal State Pointand Mugu cuenta con Park hasyparking and a estacionamiento y áreas campground. para acampar. El Condado Los Angelesde County Los Ángeles Malibu Springs is está located ubicado on the county en la línea line del condado alofsureste southeast Circle X de Circle X Ranch. Ranch. Thornhill Broome está ubicada Beach is located eastalof este de Pointand Mugu Point Mugu hasy tiene áreas para campgrounds and Sycamore Cove is acampar y parking. está ubicada al southeast estacionamiento. located sureste de of Thornhill ThornhillBeach Broome Broome and Beach y cuenta has a campground con áreas para and parking. acampar y estacionamiento. Western Town. Producciones requieren permiso del parque. Algunas áreas permanecen cerradas debido al daño causado por el Woolsey Fire 2018. Visite nuestro sitio web para más información. Rocky al RockyOaks Oaksestá is located norte northdeofZuma Zumay and Trancas TrancasCanyons Canyonsy and tiene estacionamiento. has parking. Castro Crest está is al oeste west del of located Parque Malibu Estatal Creek Malibu Creek. State Park. Arroyo ArroyoSequit Sequitisestá located ubicadosoutheast al suresteofde Malibu MalibuSprings Springsand y cuenta has conparking. estacionamiento. Charmless Wilderness El Parque Charmless Park is located Wilderness estánorth of El Pescador State ubicado al norte de la Leo El Parque Carrillo Estatal StateLeo ParkCarrillo is Playa Estatal El located está ubicado alongaPacific lo largo Coast de la Beach. Pescador. Highway Carreteraand de lahas Costa del campgrounds Pacífico y tieneand áreas parking. para acampar y estacionamiento. Paramount Ranch yand Western Town están are al este de Peter Strauss located east of Peter Thesede State La delPark Distrito Ranch lo largo de StraussaRanch along District Headquarters del Parque Estatal está Mulholland Highway. is located nearby on cerca en Las Virgenes has Peter PeterStrauss StraussRanch RanchWestern Town tiene Las Virgenes Road y tiene Road parking. está al esteeast de Rocky is located of estacionamiento. and has parking and estacionamiento y Oaks a lo largo de Rocky Oaks along Malibu Lake campgrounds. áreas para acampar. Mulholland MulhollandHighway está cerca. is nearby. cerca de Troutdale Highway near Goat Buttes yand Century Road y tiene Troutdale Road and Century Lake are Lake están cerca. estacionamiento. has parking. nearby. Zuma yand Trancas Canyons Trancas están al norte de Zuma Canyons is located Beach County y tienen north of Zuma Park Beach estacionamiento County Park and cerca has de Busch Bonsall Drive parkingDrive nearyBusch en el extremo sur. at Drive, Bonsall Drive the south end. La Pescador Playa Estatal El Statel El StateelBeach is está Nicholas La Playa Nicholas County Beach County is está Beach, La Matador Playa Estatal Matador Pescador, ubicado located eastal located of La located ubicada southeast al sureste of delLeo Parque of ubicada east al este de Piedra la Playa Estatal este de la Playa Nicholas County State Beach along Pacific Carrillo Estatal Leo State Carrillo Park along a lo largo Beach la Piedra a lo largo de la Nicholas County a lo along Pacific Coast Highway and has Pacific de la Carretera Coast Highway de la Costa and Carretera de la Costa del Pacífico largo de la Carretera Coast Highway parking. has del Pacífico parking.y cuenta con y tiene estacionamiento. de la Costa del between Decker estacionamiento. Pacífico entre Decker La Piedra State Beach, Road and Encinal located of El ubicada east al este dePescador la Playa Zuma Beach County Park se Road y Encinal Canyon Road, has is located southeast encuentra al sureste of deElla along Pacific EstatalBeach el Pescador a lo Canyon Road, tiene State parking. State Playa Estatal el Beach Matador a lo Coast Highway near largo de la Carretera de la Matador estacionamiento. Pacific Coast de la largo de la Carretera Encinal Canyon Road, Costa del Pacífico cercahas de along has parking. Costa deland Pacífico y cuenta parking. Encinal Canyon Road, tiene Highway con estacionamiento. estacionamiento. Point Due State Reserve Dume State Reserve (Westward Beach) is está located ubicadosoutheast al sureste of deZuma Zuma Beach County Park along lo Pacific Coast Highwaydeand largo de la Carretera la Costa del Pacífico y tiene has parking. estacionamiento. El Parque Estatal Malibu Malibu Creek State Park Creek estásouth al surof de is located Paramount Ranch. Santa Monica Mountains El Centro de Visitantes de las Visitor Center and King Gillette Montañas de Santa Mónica y RanchGillette are located of al King Rancheast están Paramount Ranch along este de Paramount Ranch a lo Mulholland Highway,Highway, where largo de Mulholland there ishay parking. donde estacionamiento. Stunt Ranch is located está al east este of de Tapia Tapia Park Park a lo Tapia Park is located está al sur along Stunt Road and largo de Stunt Road y south of the Park has de la sede delState Distrito tieneparking. estacionamiento. District Headquarters del Parque Estatal a lo along LasLas Virgenes largo de Virgenes Road. Parking is Hay nearby. estacionamiento cerca. La Playa Dan Dan Blocker Blocker al Beach isestá located sureste de of Solstice southeast Canyon y tiene Solstice Canyon estacionamiento. and has parking. Malibu Bluffs, ubicado located al este la Blocker Playa Dan east of de Dan Blocker a lo largo de la Beach along Pacific Carretera de la Costa Coast Highway near Malibu Canyon del Pacífico cercaRoad, de has parking. Malibu Canyon Road, tiene estacionamiento. Red Rock Canyon Park is located está al northeast Stunt noreste deofStunt Ranch. Cold Creek Preserve is está al located east of este de Stunt Stunt Ranch.Ranch. Malibu Lagoon, Adamson Malibu Adamson House,Lagoon, and Malibu Pier are House y Malibu están al located east of Pier Malibu este de laState PlayaBeach. EstatalThere Malibu Lagoon Lagoon. Hay is parking at estacionamiento the pier. en el muelle. Malibu Beach La PlayaLagoon Estatal State Malibu Lagoon is located Malibu está al esteast de of Malibu Bluffs a Bluffs along Coast lo largo de laPacific Carretera de la Highway has parking. Costa deland Pacífico y tiene estacionamiento. La Estación de Contacto basada en El Pueblo de Los Angeles está abierta intermitentemente y sirve como la base de operaciones en el centro de Los Angeles. LA Rang­ er Troca, un centro de visitantes móvil, trae el parque y sus pro­ gramas a las comunidades locales. Guía de eventos El calendario de eventos, Outdoors, está disponible por internet, www.samofund.org/ calendar, con listas de actividades, programas y eventos especiales. Encino Reservoir, Rustic Canyon,yand Sullivan Canyon are nearby. están cerca. LasPlaya FloreslasBeach Floresisestá located Cold al sur esouth Cold of Creek Creek Preserve along Preserve a lo largo de Pacific Coastde Highway la Carretera la near Canyon CostaLas delFlores Pacífico cerca Road. de Las Flores Canyon Road. Topanga Park is El ParqueState Estatal located ofnorte the Topanganorth está al Santa Monica and de la bahía de Bay Santa has a campground. Mónica y tiene un área Eagle Springs is inside de acampada. the park. Trippet Ranch está is dentro Eagle Springs located in Topanga del parque. Trippet Ranch State Park along Estatal está en el Parque Entrada and has TopangaRoad a lo largo de parking. Entrada Road y tiene estacionamiento. Accesibilidad Nos esforzamos para que nuestros servicios y programas sean accesibles para todos. Para obtener información, diríjase a un centro de visitantes, pregúntele a un guarda-parques, llame o visite nuestro sitio web. Manténgase Seguro, Proteja el Parque Todos los recursos naturales y culturales, incluyendo flores silvestres, piedras, fósiles y ani­ males, están protegidos por leyes federales. Favor de no colectar, molestar o dañar. Para las armas de fuego y otras regulaciones, visite el sitio web del parque. • No se permiten mascotas en los senderos en los parques estatales. • Las fogatas solo están permitidas en sitios designados. Infórmese si hay restricciones de fuego. • Se permiten bicicletas de montaña y caballos solo en senderos y carret­ eras designadas. MORE INFORMATION Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is one of over 400 parks in the National Park System. It is a cooperative effort by the National Park Service, California State Parks, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, city and county governments, and private landowners. Regulations differ among different agencies. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area 26876 Mulholland Hwy. Calabasas, CA 91302 805-370-2301 www.nps.gov/samo Follow us on social media. Emergencies call 911 MÁS INFORMACIÓN Santa Monica Mountains Na­ tional Recreation Area es uno de los más de 400 parques en el National Park System. Es un esfuerzo cooperativo del National Park Service, Parques Estatales de California, Conservación de Montañas Santa Mónica, gobiernos de ciudades y condados, y propietarios privados. Las regulaciones varean entre las diferentes agencias. Photos left to right: Backbone Trail near Topanga; film set at Paramount Ranch; Malibu Creek State Park; wild bird fest; visitor center at King Gillette Ranch; night sky at Rancho Sierra Vista. ALL PHOTOS NPS IGPO: 2019—407-308/82340 New in 2019 Wilacre is está El ParquePark Wilacre of al norte north del Parque Coldwater Canyon Park is located El Parque Coldwater Coldwater Canyon y located Canyon east está of al San este del Park has parking. tieneand estacionamiento. Vicente Mountain Parque San VicentePark along Mulholland Drive Mountain a lo largo de and has parking. Mulholland Drive y tiene estacionamiento. Laurel Canyon Park El Parque Laurel William O. Douglas Fryman Canyon isCanyon locatedestá eastalof Outdoor Classroom está is located al suresteFryman del de Canyon este Fryman is located está al sursouth del of Parque southeast of along Coldwater Mulholland Canyon a lo largo Coldwater Canyon Canyon Parque Coldwater Coldwater a lo largo Drive. de Mulholland Park andyhas Canyon tiene El ParqueRunyon RunyonCanyon Park is Canyon Park Drive. de Mulholland parking. estacionamiento. located southeast of Canyon está al sureste along y tiene Drive San Vicente El Parque SanMountain Vicente Park is located of del Mountain está east al este Marvin Braude Braude Mulholland Parque Marvin Gateway Park along a lo Mulholland Gateway Mulholland Drive andDrive has largo de Mulholland parking. y tiene estacionamiento. Corral Canyon is está el extremo at thensouthern sur parque. enddel of the park. Solstice Canyon está is al suroeste of delMalibu southwest Parque Estatal Creek State Park Malibu y tiene and hasCreek parking. estacionamiento. Se puede acampar con reservación en los parques estatales Point Mugu, Malibu Creek y Leo Carrillo. Visite www.parks.ca.gov o llame al 800-444-7275. El campamento para grupos en Circle X Ranch está disponible con reservación; www.recreation.gov. is located Franklin Canyon está al sur south of Coldwater del Parque Coldwater alongde Canyon aPark lo largo Franklin Canyon Drive. Mulholland Drive estacionamiento. and has parking. Laurel Canyon Park del Parque Laurel Mulholland Canyon along lo largo de Drive andyhas parking. Mulholland Drive tiene estacionamiento. The GettyGetty El Museo Museum está al surisdel located south of Parque San the San Vicente Vicente Mountain Park en in Brentwood. Temescal Gateway Park is located north está al norte de of Will Rogers StateHistórico Historic Park El Parque Estatal Will is Temescal Canyon Park located at the tip of Rogers está ensoutheastern la punta sureste del Getty Villa is está al along Temescal Canyon lo largo de Temescal San Vicente Mountain Park near Parque San Vicente Mountain cerca located noreste northeast de la Playa Road andRoad has yparking. Canyon tiene Sunset Boulevard andy has parking. de Sunset Boulevard tiene of Topanga Topanga en Beach Los Liones. estacionamiento. estacionamiento. in Los Liones. Hay estacionamiento Topanga Beach Parking cerca. is is nearby. located east of Las La Playa Topanga Temescal Canyon Park está Pacific Palisades is located north El Parque Pacific Park Palisades está al norteof Tunas Beach along LasPlaya TunaslasBeach Temescal Canyon Park Tunasisestá está al este de la al este de la Playa Topanga Will Rogers Beach. de Will Rogers Beach. Pacific Coast located east of Laslas Playa is located east of al este de la Playa las Tunas a lo a lo largo e la Carretera Highway and has Flores Beach along Beach along a lo largo de la largo de la Carretera deTopanga la Costa del Pacífico. parking. Pacific Coast Pacific Coast Highway. Carretera de la Costa de la Costa del Will Rogers Beach está al sureste de Temescal Canyon Park a lo largo Highway. del Pacífico. Will Rogers Beach is located southeast of Temescal Canyon Pacífico y tiene de la Carretera de la Costa del Pacífico y tiene estacionamiento. Park along Pacific Coast Highway and has parking. estacionamiento. Beach a lo largo Rogers de Will al sureste Mónica Santa Beach Santa Monica is está located southeast of Will Rogers Playa La estacionamiento. tiene del Pacífico CostaHighway de laCoast Beach along Pacific andyhas parking. de la Carretera Palisades is located southeast of la Santa El Parque Park Palisades está al sureste de Playa Santa Mónica Monica Beach Pacific Highway. a lo largo de laalong Carretera deCoast la Costa del Pacífico. Santa Monica Pier isMónica locatedestá El muelle de Santa southeast of Palisades Park and al sureste de y has tieneparking. estacionamiento. El Pueblo Angelescon Visitor Contact La estacióndedeLos contacto visitantes de El Stationde is located on North Main Street in Pueblo Los Ángeles está en North Main downtown Los Angeles. Street en el centro de Los Ángeles.