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Malibu Creek SP Visitor Center (No Host)

Malibu Creek State Park Visitor Center - HWD Agoura Hills, CA, United States

I'll be working in the Malibu Creek State Park Visitor Center on this Sunday. We are open from Noon to 4pm. Stop by and say hello -- and for a private tour. About the VC The MCSP Visitor Center (VC) is a historic building and is over 100 years old. Malibu Creek Docents operate the […]

HWD Ranch – Mormon Canyon Loop

Misty Hollow Ranch - HWD 12080 Browns Canyon Rd, Chatsworth, ca, US

Another HWD Original! The world-famous HWD Ranch is located within the stunning Hidden Creeks parkland near the confluence of Browns Creek and Mormon Creek. The parkland provides a key migration corridor and perennial water source to a full complement of large mammals including black bear, mountain lion, mule deer, bobcat, American badger, grey fox, long-tailed […]

Caballero Canyon – Gizmo Peak Loop

Caballero Canyon 4002 Reseda Bl, Tarzana, CA, US

Topanga State Park remains closed but I will take you about as close as you can get by tracing the northern boundary with perhaps a view of some of the fire damage. So, join us for a short but heart-pounding hike through the old stomping grounds of Edgar Rice Burroughs in Caballero Canyon. We'll take […]

🏈 10th Annual Pre-Game Hike: Calabasas Peak Without the Fireroads

Oak Ridge Trail - Calabasas Peak Mountain Access Calabasas, CA, US

Amazon Top 10 for Cheap Hikers I almost forgot 🤪 Our 10th Annual Super Bowl Pre-Game Hike is perfect. Short enough to get you home on time and prepare for parties and kickoff, yet big on beauty and adventure. You may even have time to get to New Orleans. ✈️ Our destination is a familiar […]

HWD Ranch – Mormon Canyon Loop

Misty Hollow Ranch - HWD 12080 Browns Canyon Rd, Chatsworth, ca, US

Another HWD Original! The world-famous HWD Ranch is located within the stunning Hidden Creeks parkland near the confluence of Browns Creek and Mormon Creek. The parkland provides a key migration corridor and perennial water source to a full complement of large mammals including black bear, mountain lion, mule deer, bobcat, American badger, grey fox, long-tailed […]

Malibu Creek SP Visitor Center (Arrive Anytime)

Malibu Creek State Park Visitor Center - HWD Agoura Hills, CA, United States

I'll be working in the Malibu Creek State Park Visitor Center on this Sunday. We are open from Noon to 4pm. Stop by and say hello -- and for a private tour. About the VC The MCSP Visitor Center (VC) is a historic building and is over 100 years old. Malibu Creek Docents operate the […]

Moores Canyon – Upper Las Virgenes – Kenneth Fire Assessment

El Escorpion Trail Vanowen Street 24480, West Hills, CA, United States

Part of this loop hike will be through the Kenneth Fire burn area. Today we'll be trapsing around the northern section of the Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve in the Simi Hills. At the western edge of the San Fernando Valley, it is part of a critical ecological linkage and wildlife corridor between the […]

Liberty Canyon – Century Lake Loop

Liberty Canyon 3640 Liberty Canyon, Calabasas, CA, US

We begin our journey hiking south into Liberty Canyon — one of three natural preserves in Malibu Creek State Park. The canyon has a rare stand of California Valley Oak. Soon we will cross Liberty Creek turn west onto and up the Phantom Trail. After a couple miles the trail puts us down onto Mulholland […]

Malibu Creek SP Visitor Center (No Host)

Malibu Creek State Park Visitor Center - HWD Agoura Hills, CA, United States

I'll be working in the Malibu Creek State Park Visitor Center on this Sunday. We are open from Noon to 4pm. Stop by and say hello -- and for a private tour. About the VC The MCSP Visitor Center (VC) is a historic building and is over 100 years old. Malibu Creek Docents operate the […]

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Trail descriptions are based on previous hikes. Current conditions are unknown until arrival. Expect the unexpected and plan accordingly.

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