Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures

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Old Orchard Park

Old Orchard Park

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Placerita Canyon Nature Center

Placerita Canyon Nature Center

Historic sites, trails & a nature center. Wooded park features trails, picnic space, historic monuments & a nature center with regular events.

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Golden Valley Ranch Open Space

Golden Valley Ranch Open Space

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Limekiln Canyon Park

Limekiln Canyon Park

Lush valley for hiking & jogging. Active locals hit this expansive green valley for many hiking & jogging trails, plus picnic areas.

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Stoney Point Park

Stoney Point Park

Rocky park with trails & caves. This 76-acre park features rocky outcroppings plus caves, bridle paths & hiking trails.

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Granada Hills Recreation Center

Granada Hills Recreation Center

Indoor & outdoor recreational activities. Standard city park with athletic fields, courts & playground, plus a community center with a gym.

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Bouquet Falls

Bouquet Falls

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Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park

Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park

Scenic canyon landscape with trails. Rugged canyon park with seasonal streams, diverse foliage & a few undeveloped hiking trails.

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Tapo Canyon Campground

Tapo Canyon Campground

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Associated Students Outdoor Adventures

Associated Students Outdoor Adventures

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Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles Gateway Ranger District Office

Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles Gateway Ranger District Office

Forested city backdrop with trails. Mountainous national forest covering 700,000-acres with chaparral, pine & fir trees & hiking trails.

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Hansen Dam Recreation Area

Hansen Dam Recreation Area

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Reseda Park Lake

Reseda Park Lake

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Oro Vista Park

Oro Vista Park

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Shadow Ranch Park

Shadow Ranch Park

Sports fields, playgrounds & picnicking. Compact but well-equipped park offering sports fields, basketball courts, picnicking & playgrounds.

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Trail Canyon Falls

Trail Canyon Falls

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Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon

Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon

Well-shaded campground with a big pool. Mountain views are offered from this well-shaded campground featuring a large pool & clubhouse.

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Canyon Creek Summer Camp at The Oaks Ranch

Canyon Creek Summer Camp at The Oaks Ranch

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Oak Park Campground

Oak Park Campground

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Serrania Park

Serrania Park

Park with a playground & hiking trails. Large park featuring wooded areas & grassy lawns, plus a playground, hiking trails & toilets.

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Stough Canyon Nature Center

Stough Canyon Nature Center

Educational exhibits & activities. Modern nature center offering interpretive displays, a library, amphitheater & nature hikes.

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Messenger Flats Campground

Messenger Flats Campground

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Stough Canyon Park

Stough Canyon Park

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McCambridge Recreation Center

McCambridge Recreation Center

Community fitness complex & classrooms. Complex featuring a gymnasium, recreation classrooms, a karate studio & an after-school program.

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Cheeseboro & Palo Comado Canyon

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.

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Wilacre Park, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority

Wilacre Park, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority

Natural site for trails & hilltop views. This park provides hiking paths through wooded areas & coastal sage scrub & expansive valley views.

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Eagle Rock Trail Head

Eagle Rock Trail Head

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Brand Park

Brand Park

Trails, play equipment & a library. 31-acre park featuring hiking & biking trails, a playground, a library & picnic facilities.

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Cali Camp

Cali Camp

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Franklin Canyon Park, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority

Franklin Canyon Park, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority

Park with hiking trails & picnic spots. 605-acre park featuring many picnic areas, over 5 miles of trails, a duck pond & a nature center.

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Red Rock Canyon Park, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority

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.

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George Lane Park

George Lane Park

Cozy, tree-shaded spot with a pool. Compact, tree-lined space featuring play equipment, sports courts, picnic tables & a swimming pool.

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Topanga State Park

Topanga State Park

Wilderness area with canyon trails. This 13,150-acre wilderness area features hiking trails winding through nearby canyons & mountains.

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Marie Kerr Recreation Center

Marie Kerr Recreation Center

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Camp Kinneret Summer Day Camp

Camp Kinneret Summer Day Camp

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Mineral Wells Picnic Area

Mineral Wells Picnic Area

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Conejo Creek North Park

Conejo Creek North Park

Public green space with water features. Outdoor recreation area with 2 ponds & a stream, plus a playground, picnic shelters & restrooms.

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Brown Mountain Dam

Brown Mountain Dam

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Griffith Park

Griffith Park

Hiking trails, city views & L.A. Zoo. Urban oasis featuring hiking & equestrian trails, plus city views, the Greek Theatre & the L.A. Zoo.

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King Gillette Ranch, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority

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.

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Gould Mesa Trail Camp

Gould Mesa Trail Camp

Simple, hike-in tent campground. Unfussy, hike-in tent campsite offering basic facilities, including a vault toilet & picnic tables.

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Switzer Falls Trail

Switzer Falls Trail

Rugged walking route to a gorge & falls. Popular path through a national forest & ruined wilderness resort to a waterfall at a a deep gorge.

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Monte Cristo Campground

Monte Cristo Campground

No-frills campsite with basic amenities. Bare-bones campground offering tent & RV pitches with picnic tables & fire pits, plus washrooms.

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Crystal Springs Picnic Area

Crystal Springs Picnic Area

Park with BBQ pits & a baseball diamond. This park with plenty of shade offers picnic tables, BBQ pits, a playground & a baseball diamond.

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Holmby Park

Holmby Park

Lawn bowling & a pony golf course. Home to the Holmby Park Lawn Bowling Club, the grounds include bowling greens & a pony golf course.

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Malibu Creek State Park

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.

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Bikes and Hikes LA - Los Angeles Tours

Bikes and Hikes LA - Los Angeles Tours

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Peter Strauss Ranch

Peter Strauss Ranch

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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

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.

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Desert Sands Park

Desert Sands Park

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Bear Canyon Trail Camp

Bear Canyon Trail Camp

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Paradise Falls

Paradise Falls

Waterfall in a canyon park area. 40-ft. waterfall in a canyon in a rugged regional park, accessible by hiking trails.

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Hahamongna Watershed Park

Hahamongna Watershed Park

Natural park between mountain & plain. Protected area with mature trees serving as a drainage area & offering disc golf & picnic tables.

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Tuna Canyon Park

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.

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Santa Rosa Valley Park

Santa Rosa Valley Park

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Red Box Picnic Area

Red Box Picnic Area

DVD, Blu-ray & video game rentals. Kiosk chain renting movies & video games, including new releases (many are located inside stores).

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Sgt. Steve Owen Memorial Park

Sgt. Steve Owen Memorial Park

Hub with an activity center & playground. Many community events take place at this park with an activity center, playground & sport courts.

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