The Rock Pool is one of the most popular landmarks in Malibu Creek State Park. It has been the site of many movies and TV shows including Planet of the Apes, Swiss Family Robinson series, Tarzan movies and Dr Quinn Medicine Woman.
🧺 🤽Bring a sack lunch — we’ll have an extended break by the Pool. In addition to the Rock Pool we’ll also have an opportunity to cool our toes at a Malibu Creek crossing.
SOME HIGHLIGHTS ALONG THE WAY
The Mott Adobe – a vacation home built around 1925 by Los Angeles lawyer and member of Crags Country Club Johnny Mott on Mott Road just off Crags Road. Herbert Hoover once slept there
The structure is a Spanish Colonial Revival style adobe block structure with a two-door garage, featuring local bricks, wooden doors and beams, and wrought iron fixtures. Only portions of the building are still standing.
The Visitor Center – The center was built in the Colonial Revival architectural style in the 1920s by Willis P. Hunt as a vacation home. Within you will find maps, books, souvenirs, even refreshments for sale and nature exhibits.
Campgrounds – We will also be traveling by a year-round campground that boasts 63 sites.
👉This leisurely 7-mile hike with appx 1,000 ft total ascent is rated MEDIUM. See the Hike Rating Guide
Directions to Trailhead
As of this writing we will park in the Tapia Park day use area. Fee is $12/car. There may be free parking (at your own risk) across the street on the southeast corner of Piuma and Malibu Canyon Rd . If you park in free spot use the the Backbone Trail where it crosses under Malibu Canyon and into Tapia Park – or just cross the road.
Note: I may change meetup venue….check back often for final selection. Normally I would park at the Backbone Trailhead on Malibu Canyon but we may not be able to cross the creek into Sleeper Canyon, so we go around the Tapia way. I’ll try to find some time to scout it out before hike.
