Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails & Nature Walks
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Arroyo Verde Park
Large green space with hiking trails. A 132-acre park with miles of hiking trails plus open grass areas, a nature center & playgrounds.
Harmon Canyon Preserve
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Arroyo Verde Hiking Trails
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Emma Wood River Trail
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Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa
Park with trails & a cultural center. Scenic park with hiking, biking & horseback riding trails plus an American Indian cultural center.
Camarillo Grove Park
Park with trails, a dog run & grills. Rugged foothills space featuring hiking trails, a dog park & picnic areas with grills.
Circle X Ranch, Grotto Trailhead
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Big Rock Preserve
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Paradise Falls
Waterfall in a canyon park area. 40-ft. waterfall in a canyon in a rugged regional park, accessible by hiking trails.
Hope Nature Preserve
Protected green area with trail access. Named for Bob Hope, this 360-acre preserve has abundant wildlife & maintained trail access.
Wildwood Regional Park
Park with trails & nature center. Hilly, wooded park featuring a nature center & trails, plus picnic tables, grills & restrooms.
Los Robles Trail and Open Space system
Park with hiking trails & scenic views. Natural area known for its hiking/mountain biking trails & picturesque panoramas.
Charmlee Wilderness Park
Large park with picnicking & hiking. This scenic 532-acre park features picnic areas, hiking trails & a nature center.
Ventura River Preserve - Riverview Trailhead
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Ventura River Preserve - Oso Trailhead
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Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve
Trails & scenic bluffs with seal views. Oceanfront area providing hiking trails, green space & scenic overlooks with views of harbor seals.
Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve Hiking Trails
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Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park
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Wheeler Gorge Nature Trail
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Solstice Canyon
Canyon with hiking & a waterfall. Canyon offering trails of varying difficulty, plus picnicking, a waterfall, wildlife & dog walking.
Cheeseboro Canyon Trailhead
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Numerous hiking trails & picnic stops. 500+ miles of flat & mountainous hiking trails through coastal chaparral, with views & picnic stops.
Malibu Creek State Park
Mountainous outdoor spot with rock pool. Rugged state park in the Santa Monica Mountains with hiking trails & a rock pool swimming hole.
Cheeseboro & Palo Comado Canyon
Expansive park with trails & wildlife. Simi Hills park spanning over 4,000 acres, with hiking trails & wildlife in historic ranching area.
Grasslands Trail Head
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King Gillette Ranch, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority
588-acre park in Santa Monica mountains. Sprawling ranch in the heart of Malibu Creek Watershed offers 1920s architecture, views & hiking.
Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve
Green space with rolling hills & trails. Wildlife park with rolling hills & canyons offering hiking, mountain biking & equestrian trails.
Sage Ranch Park
Hiking amid rocky outcroppings & meadows. Marked by sandstone rock formations & lush meadows, this vast park has hiking trails & picnic areas.
Ennisbrook Open Space
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Stunt Ranch
Nature reserve with educational programs. Educational programs are offered to students at this reserve with a creek & varied plant life.
Topanga Lookout Trailhead
Hiking to rugged mountain & ocean views. Observation point & stop-off for hikers & mountain bikers with 360º mountain & ocean views.
Hummingbird Trail
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Red Rock Canyon Park, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority
Colorful rock canyon with trailheads. Unique, colorful rock formations bordering hiking trails through a canyon & offering mountain views.
Falls San Ysidro
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Hot Springs Canyon Trailhead
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Cerrillos Lookout
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Tuna Canyon Trail Head
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Summit Valley Edmund D. Edelman Park
Sizable park with multi-use trails. This 652-acre park has trails for hiking, mountain biking & horseback riding, plus picnic benches.
Tuna Canyon Park
Mountainous park with ocean & bay views. Hiking trails lead to panoramic ocean & bay views in this 1,255-acre parkland area in the mountains.
Viewridge Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains
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Tangerine Falls
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Trippet Ranch
State-park ranch with hiking trails. This ranch in Topanga State Park serves as a starting point for a number of hiking trails.
Topanga State Park
Wilderness area with canyon trails. This 13,150-acre wilderness area features hiking trails winding through nearby canyons & mountains.
Michael D. Antonovich Regional Park at Joughin Ranch
Vast park with views & lots of wildlife. 2,326-acre park with mountain views, rolling woodlands, dirt hiking trails & abundant wildlife.
Rattlesnake Canyon Trailhead
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Douglas Family Preserve
Natural area with hiking paths & views. Hiking paths & ocean views feature at this park with 70 acres of native trees & plants.
Rocky Nook Park
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Rattlesnake Canyon Park
Wilderness area with hiking-only trails. Miles of wooded canyon trails for hikers only (bikes prohibited) with creek access & scenic views.
Santa Ynez Canyon Trailhead - Topanga State Park
Forested hiking trail with a waterfall. Scenic wooded trail with a steep incline, a seasonal waterfall & valley views at the top.
Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park
Wilderness area with many trails & views. This sizable tract of urban wildland features a large network of trails & dramatic views.
Inspiration Point Trailhead
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Seven Falls
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Jesusita Trailhead
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Inspiration Point
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Limekiln Canyon Trail (Rinaldi Entrance)
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Caballero Canyon Trail
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Ed Davis Park at Towsley Canyon
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San Marcos Foothills Preserve
Hilly nature preserve with trails. This 200-acre nature preserve features walking trails through hills, meadows & canyons.
San Marcos Foothills Preserve
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Towsley Canyon Park
Canyon park with trail loops & views. Peaceful local park with a charming creek known for its hiking trails, gorge & scenic views.
San Antonio Canyon Park
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Dr. Mario A. DeCampos Trail
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O'Melveny Park
Sprawling oasis for hiking & picnics. This park, the second largest in Los Angeles, offers picnicking & trails for hikers & bikers.
Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve
Nature reserve with trails & a lake. Wildlife reserve, trails & a lake teeming with birds, butterflies & lizards, plus an amphitheater.
Elsmere Canyon Trailhead
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Whitney Canyon Park
Nature area with oak-shaded trails. 442-acre park offering hiking, biking & horseback riding trails through oak woods & along a creek.
Lake Los Carneros Park
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Water Falls
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