Recommended
ICO Hikes in the
Santa Monica
Mountains
By Shirley
Hickman
All of the following suggested sites in the
Santa Monica
Mountains
are eligible for subsidized buses.
Be sure to scout the trails prior to leading ICO hikes!
Malibu
Creek
State Park
MAP
Directions: 101 Freeway
South on
Las Virgenes Road
to just past
Mulholland Highway
Right into
Malibu
Creek
State Park
or
West on
Pacific Coast Highway
North on
Malibu Canyon Road
Left into
Malibu
Creek
State Park
Hikes:
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Ages: All
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Miles: 3
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Ages: 11+
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Miles: 5
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Ages: 10+
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Miles: 4
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Tapia is part of
Malibu
Creek
State Park
. For a one-way, 4 mile hike, have the bus meet you at the
Malibu
Creek
State Park
parking lot. Eat lunch at the Rock Pool and then hike back to the bus.
For further information about this park, contact
John Abel at (310) 456-8384.
Solstice
Canyon
Park
MAP
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Directions:
Pacific Coast Highway
past
Malibu Canyon Road
and
Puerco Canyon Road
North on
Corral Canyon Road
into the park
Hikes:
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Ages: Varies with route
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Miles: 3
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Temescal
Canyon
Gateway
Park
MAP
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Directions: 405 Freeway
West on Sunset past Will Rogers Historic State Park
North on
Temescal Canyon Road
into the park
or
Pacific Coast Highway
North on
Temescal Canyon Road
into the park
Hike:
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Ages: All
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Miles: Varies with route- With
younger children, hike to the falls and back. With older youngsters, do the loop.
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Topanga
State Park
MAP
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Direction: 101 Freeway
South on
Topanga Canyon Boulevard
Left on
Entrada Road
Left into the park
or
Pacific Coast Highway
North on
Topanga Canyon Boulevard
Right on
Entrada Road
Left into the park
Parking:
If the participating agency is located outside the city of Los Angeles, go to "Useful
Forms,"
to find the form needed to reserve a bus parking space. Bus reservations must be made two weeks in
advance or CLICK HERE
to get the form.
Bus reservations must be made two weeks in advance. If the
participating agency is located in the city of Los Angeles, call the park rangers at (310) 455-2465,
ext.106 to notify them that a bus from Mountain Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) will be coming. MRCA buses do not
need to pay a parking fee and do not need to submit the reservation form.
Hikes:
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Ages: 5 - 7
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Miles: 2.2
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Ages: 8+
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Miles: 5
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Will
Rogers
State
Historic Park
MAP
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Directions: 405 Freeway
West on Sunset
Right on Will
Rogers State Park Road
into the park
or
Pacific Coast Highway
North on
Temescal Canyon Road
East on Sunset
Left on
Will Rogers State Park Road
into the park
Hikes:
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Ages: All
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Miles: Approx 2
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Ages:11+
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Miles: Varies with route
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Ages: 9+
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Miles: 4.4
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Bibliography
Note: Most ranger stations at the parks can supply trail maps.
Internet Sources:
Hikes in Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,
California
http://www.localhikes.com/MSA/MSA_4472.asp
Hundred
Peaks
Section
Peak
List
http://angeles.sierraclub.org/hps/hpslist.htm
HPS Trip Archives
http://angeles.sierraclub.org/hps/archives/hpsa.htm
Books:
McKinney, John. Wild
L.A.
: A Day Hiker's Guide. Santa Barbara, CA: Olympus Press, 2003.
Schad, Jerry. Afoot & Afield in
Los Angeles
County
.
Berkeley
,
CA
: Wilderness Press, 2003.
Schad, Jerry. Top Trails
Los Angeles
.
Berkley
,
CA
: Wilderness Press, 2004.
Stone, Robert. Day Hikes Around
Los Angeles
: 82 Great Hikes. Day Hike Books, Inc,
2003.
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Contact
ICO
View the About ICO page for contact information.
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