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PARKS & RECREATION
Charmlee Nature Preserve
A 524-acre natural area
in West Malibu that is the largest single piece of natural open
space within the city boundaries. The park features many different
plant communities and hiking trails, as well as a small Nautre Study
Center with educational displays, live animals and a large mural.
Programs include school field trips, full moon hikes, natural history
classes, artist days and other special events.
Malibu
Bluffs Park
Malibu Bluffs park is
a six acre community park and is the main facility for recreational
activities in Malibu. The Park houses Malibu Little League
and AYSO Soccer, and features two baseball diamonds, soccer filed,
open grass area and trail access to the beach. The Michael
Landon Community Center features an activity room, meeting room
and small kitchen, available to rent for weddings, parties or meetings.
Malibu Equestrian Center
The Equestrian Center
features two riding rings, a picnic area and restrooms. This
facility is permitted for horse shows and open to the public for
practice and pleasure riding.
Solstice
Canyon
Located in the Santa Monica Mountains, this scenic coastal canyon
offers up many panoramic hiking opportunities.
Attraction type: Canyon
Point
Mugu State Park
Point Mugu State Park, located in the Santa Monica Mountains,
features five miles of ocean shoreline, with rocky bluffs, sandy
beaches, sand dunes, rugged hills and uplands, two major river canyons
and wide grassy valleys dotted with sycamores, oaks and a few native
walnuts. There are more than 70 miles of hiking trails. The beach
also features swimming, body surfing and surf fishing. The 15,000-acre
park includes the jagged pinnacles of the Boney Mountains State
Wilderness Area.
Santa
Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Santa Monica Mountains rise above Los Angeles, widen to meet the
curve of Santa Monica Bay and reach their highest peaks facing the
ocean, forming a beautiful and multi-faceted landscape. Santa Monica
Mountains National Recreation Area is a cooperative effort that
joins federal, state and local park agencies with private preserves
and landowners to protect the natural and cultural resources of
this transverse mountain range and seashore.
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