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San Luis Obispo South Hills Open Space Ridge Trail hike

South Hills Ridge Trail in San Luis Obispo

While shorter than the more celebrated peaks around San Luis Obispo (those attention-seeking Morros known as the Nine Sisters), the 580-foot summit of the South Hills provides excellent... Read more.

Cistern Trail Lookout Trail Crags Road Malibu Creek State Park Hike Cage Creek Trail MASH set Century Lake Malibu Hike

Cistern Trail, Lookout Trail, and Cage Creek Trail in Malibu Creek State Park

While relatively short, Cistern Trail and Lookout Trail offer some of the very best views of Malibu Creek State Park. By entering the park at the middle of Crags Road (the main trail... Read more.

Lost Cabin Trail Malibu Creek State Park California Hiking Trail

Lost Cabin Trail in Malibu Creek State Park

Lost Cabin Trail is a 0.75-mile long dead-end single track departing from Crags Road near the location where the MASH television show was filmed. The trail ends in a mountain canyon at... Read more.

MASH television set Malibu Creek State Park hike

The MASH site in Malibu Creek State Park

Far from the Hollywood Sign and the Walk of Fame, Malibu Creek State Park holds its own bit of Hollywood history. The exterior set for the long-running television show M*A*S*H was... Read more.

Talepop Loop Hike Malibu Creek State Park Talepop Loop Trail North Grassland Trail Las Virgenes Valley Liberty Canyon Trail Las Virgenes Canyon Trail

Talepop Loop in Malibu Creek State Park

Talepop Loop explores the north end of Malibu Creek State Park through a region long inhabited by Chumash Indians who had a village here named Talepop. Hikers today are exposed to... Read more.

South Grassland Trail Hike to Rock Pool in Malibu Creek State Park Crags Road lollipop loop Mulholland Highway hike Grassland Trailhead.

Grassland Trail to Crags Road and Rock Pool in Malibu Creek State Park

South Grassland Trail enters Malibu Creek State Park from Mulholland Highway, providing a scenic stroll over rolling hills. The trail ends at Crags Road, the major hiking artery... Read more.

Wonderland Wash Trail Joshua Tree National Park Wonderland Wash Hike

Wonderland Wash in Joshua Tree National Park

In between Barker Dam Trail and Wall Street Mill Trail is Wonderland Wash Trail, an unmaintained single track through the Wonderland of Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park. This... Read more.

Wall Street Mill Trail Joshua Tree National Park - hike - California - Queen Valley - Wonderland of Rocks - trek

Wall Street Mill in Joshua Tree National Park

For the first half of the 20th century, the desert land now known as Joshua Tree National Park was scattered with miners on the hunt for gold and silver. When ore was mined, it was... Read more.

Contact Mine in Joshua Tree National Park: Contact Mine was in operation at the start of the 20th century, extracting gold and silver from the mountains south of Twentynine Palms, California. A hundred years of desert decay have left the mine rusty but recognizable. The old road to the mine is worn down and eroded, now a little-used trail that provides access to hikers. This 3.95-mile round trip trek ascends 710 feet up a wash, a canyon, and an old road to a mountainside mine site that offers a glimpse into the mining history of Joshua Tree National Park.

Contact Mine in Joshua Tree National Park

Contact Mine was in operation at the start of the 20th century, extracting gold and silver from the mountains south of Twentynine Palms, California. A hundred years of desert decay... Read more.

Arch Rock Trail Joshua Tree National Park White Tank Granite Arch Rock Hike Arch Rock Joshua Tree

Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park

Want to see a natural arch in Joshua Tree National Park? Take a short hike to Arch Rock within the granite formations surrounding White Tank Campground. An easy and enjoyable 0.3-mile... Read more.

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