Malibu Creek State Park
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🥾 Hike · Calabasas
3 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 65 min driveFrom Arcadia · Parking: State park lot about $12 per car; free along Las Virgenes Rd with a longer walk
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Little shadeGood on cool days · Great on sunny days · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 3 hoursBest seasons: Winter · Spring · Fall
A big canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains: from the lot, a wide flat fire road runs 1.5 miles to Rock Pool, a stretch of green water ringed by volcanic rock where big kids scramble and little ones splash in the shallows; farther in is the old M*A*S*H filming site.
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Calabasas, California
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