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Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails & Nature Walks

Find kid-friendly hiking trails & nature walks for families in Santa Monica.

Trail Head to H2O Tower

Trail Head to H2O Tower

Visit this great place for kids and families!

3841-4097 Rosecrans Ave, Buena Park, CA 90621, United States

Juanita Cooke Trail

Juanita Cooke Trail

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Juanita Cooke Greenbelt Trail, Fullerton, CA 92835, United States

Panorama Nature Preserve

Panorama Nature Preserve

Short hiking trail offering scenic views. Small nature reserve with a paved & gravel walking trail offering sweeping views.

1903 St Simons Pl, Fullerton, CA 92831

Bonelli Park Trail

Bonelli Park Trail

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Bonelli Park Trail, San Dimas, CA 91773, United States

Marshall Canyon Trail

Marshall Canyon Trail

Visit this great place for kids and families!

1758 Orangewood St, La Verne, CA 91750

Claremont Hills Wilderness Park

Claremont Hills Wilderness Park

Hilly path for hiking & mountain biking. This winding trail for hiking & mountain biking provides moderate elevation & dramatic views.

4031 N Mills Ave #1406, Claremont, CA 91711, United States

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.

19152 Placerita Canyon Rd, Newhall, CA 91321

Amargosa Creek Natural Park

Amargosa Creek Natural Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Elizabeth Lake Rd, 25th St W, Palmdale, CA 93551

Ritter Ranch Park

Ritter Ranch Park

Hiking trails in the mountains & desert. This park offers over 4,000 acres of mountain & desert terrain with trails for hikers & cyclists.

4010 Elizabeth Lake Rd, Palmdale, CA 93551

Trippet Ranch

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.

20828 Entrada Rd, Topanga, CA 90290

Tuna Canyon Trail Head

Tuna Canyon Trail Head

Visit this great place for kids and families!

2802 Tuna Canyon Rd, Topanga, CA 90290

Ocean Trails Reserve

Ocean Trails Reserve

Conserved coastline known for birdlife. Length of preserved, rugged coastline known as a habitat for native gnatcatcher birds.

La Rotonda Dr, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Filiorum Reserve

Filiorum Reserve

Rolling conservation area with trails. A 191-acre reserve with hills & canyons overlooking the ocean crossed by hiking & equestrian trails.

Pacifica Dr, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274

Palos Verdes Coastline Trail

Palos Verdes Coastline Trail

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Paseo Del Mar, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274

San Pedro Hike

San Pedro Hike

Visit this great place for kids and families!

2399-2323 Warmouth St, San Pedro, CA 90732

Solstice Canyon

Solstice Canyon

Canyon with hiking & a waterfall. Canyon offering trails of varying difficulty, plus picnicking, a waterfall, wildlife & dog walking.

3455 Solstice Canyon Rd, Malibu, CA 90265, United States

Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve

Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve

Natural area with a salt marsh. Reserve made up of about 600 acres of wetlands & uplands, including a salt marsh.

Playa Del Rey, CA 90293, United States

The Henry Cook Lookout Point

The Henry Cook Lookout Point

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Overlook Trail, Burbank, CA 91504

Wilson Canyon Park

Wilson Canyon Park

Natural area & hiking/picnicking spot. Hikers & picnickers frequent this rugged open space with multiple trails & scenic views.

14450 Olive View Dr, Sylmar, CA 91342

Fern Dell Nature Trail

Fern Dell Nature Trail

Sycamore-shaded walking path by a stream. Quarter-mile footpath along a man-made stream, shaded by tropical foliage & sycamore trees.

Fern Dell Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027

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