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Big Sycamore Canyon Campground Point Mugu State Park Santa Monica Mountains Malibu Hike Los Angeles

Sycamore Canyon Campground in Point Mugu State Park

Sycamore Canyon Campground sits just off the beach in Point Mugu State Park on the west end of the Santa Monica Mountains in Malibu. The 13,300-acre park boasts beautiful beaches,... Read more.

Scenic and Overlook Trails Loop Point Mugu State Park Malibu Los Angeles California hiking trail Big Sycamore Canyon

Scenic and Overlook Trails Loop in Point Mugu State Park

Point Mugu State Park preserves a stunningly picturesque portion of the Santa Monica Mountains at the west end of Malibu. When you see park trails with names like Scenic Trail and... Read more.

Tuna Canyon Park Santa Monica Mountains Conservency Malibu Topanga California hiking trail Big Rock Lateral Hearst Tank Motorway Pacific Ocean view

Tuna Canyon Park in the Santa Monica Mountains

Tuna Canyon Park preserves 1,255 beautiful acres in the mountains between Topanga and Malibu. Despite being relatively unknown and under-visited, the park delivers some of the grandest... Read more.

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Dune Succession Trail West Beach hike beach Lake Michigan

Dune Succession Trail in Indiana Dunes National Park

Dune Succession Trail in the West Beach area of Indiana Dunes National Park offers a mile-long look at the stages of dune development, starting with a beach on the shore of Lake... Read more.

Indiana Dunes National Park Camping Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore camping Dunewood Campground

Dunewood Campground in Indiana Dunes National Park

Indiana Dunes National Park protects 15,000 acres of lakefront, dunes, bogs, and marshes on the edge of Lake Michigan in northeastern Indiana. Dunewood Campground is the principal... Read more.

Community Trail Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area hike Baldwin Hills Los Angeles California

Community Trail in Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area

Hahn Park's Community Trail is quite well named. It isn't the type of hike you would travel a long distance to visit, but if you live nearby, you are lucky to have it. The highlight... Read more.

Rustic Canyon Trail Will Rogers State Historic Park Los Angeles Brentwood Pacific Palisades Murphy Ranch Nazi sympathizer ruins hike

Rustic Canyon’s Murphy Ranch from Will Rogers State Historic Park

Next to Will Rogers State Historic Park is a shady canyon with a shady past. The ruins of Murphy Ranch, a compound built by Nazi sympathizers in the 1930s have been left behind to decay... Read more.

Inspiration Point Trail Will Rogers State Historic Park Los Angeles Brentwood Pacific Palisades Santa Monica Bay Scenic overlook viewpoint loop hike

Inspiration Point in Will Rogers State Historic Park

In addition to a rare polo field, renown ranch house, and a lawn that begs to be picnicked on, Will Rogers State Historic Park has plenty to offer to hikers. This is the eastern end of... Read more.

Cerro Alto Campground Los Padres National Forest San Luis Obispo Morro Bay camping camp

Cerro Alto Campground in San Luis Obispo

Ah, what could be finer than a night beneath the pines and oaks at a cozy campground in Los Padres National Forest? A peaceful camping experience awaits at Cerro Alto Campground,... Read more.

Cerro Alto Los Padres National Forest San Luis Obispo Morro Bay Hike trail high point Cerro Alto Peak

Cerro Alto in San Luis Obispo

The 2,624-foot summit of Cerro Alto is one of the highest points in San Luis Obispo County and delivers a panoramic view. It seems like you can see the entire county from the top of the... Read more.

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