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The 7 Best State Parks in Los Angeles, California (CA)
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1. Will Rogers State Historic Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 149 reviews
State historic park in the Santa Monica mountains includes hiking and equestrian trails, picnic grounds, guided tours of the Will Rogers historic ranch house and weekend polo matches.
Reviewed By Dreamer772006
This is an easy and beautiful hike to do, up to Inspiration Point. The lookout offers an incredible view out over the city and along the hike you can also see some pretty magnificent celebrity homes--including Spielberg's.
2. Topanga State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 163 reviews
This beautiful state park spans 9,000 acres of varied terrain.
Reviewed By TravelingMerm - Monrovia, United States
This was a fantastic hike - especially in the clear, cool weather we had today - at the top of the trail and Eagle Rock, we could see all the way out to Catalina Island and the Palos Verdes peninsula!! Wasn't expecting that! I found this hike when I was looking for trails with lighter traffic - it's inside Topanga State Park. It's the lesser traveled trail that gets you up to Eagle Rock and it's awesome! It was very lightly traveled - even on a Sunday!! I was so shocked! There were tons of people (and mountain bikers!!) on the heavier trafficked trail that takes you to the rock - and lots of people at the rock, but not on Musch Trail! No bikers at all - it's pretty narrow and rocky in places - and very few other hikers - and we even got there around 10am! The trail had a lot of shade - very cool temperatures and breezy. It was absolutely perfect! Lots of beautiful vegetation and trees. I think AllTrails might be a little off (again lol) - it says this hike is a loop at 4.4 miles with 921 feet elevation gain - but my fitness tracker says we did 5.5 miles, out and back (not a loop), and had only 763 feet of elevation gain. Took us about 3.5 hours - but we stopped for tons of pics and played around on Eagle Rock for quite while. Overall, for me, this hike was mostly easy for the first bit and then I'd say the last mile or so becomes moderate with the most elevation gain. There's a moment when you get up a hill and need to go right to get to the rock - but there's a wider trail to the left too - be aware on your way back bc we almost walked right past this turn to get back - it's kinda hidden! And we were chatting away and not watching too closely - luckily we spotted it in time! Eagle Rock itself is so fun!! It's very steep but the rock wasn't slippery so it was ok to walk up - just take your time and be careful. There's a cool cave to climb in to for pics too! I loved this hike!! Be sure to park at the main parking all the way up Entrada Road - I think it's the "Trippet Ranch" parking. We initially parked like a mile down below (at Dead Horse Trail I think) but that would've added 2 miles onto our hike. We paid $7 to park at the lower lot - then had to pay again at the actual lot - it was another $10!! They don't give you credit so plan ahead and don't make my mistake lol! They have good bathrooms at the trailhead and also about halfway in where the trail crosses the fire road so that was wonderful!! Easy to stay hydrated! Highly recommend this trail! It's become a fave!
3. Royal Palms State Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By CAZADOR-CA - Los Angeles, United States
We really enjoyed our afternoon exploring the tidepools and running from the waves. There are two parts of the beach there's the rocky shoreline where you can access the tide pools at low tide and if you'd like to climb down some rocks there is a sandy beach as well. You do need to pay for parking and the cost of parking depends on the time of day. The parking kiosks do take credit cards. If you are willing to hike down the hill then you can park for free on the street. The beach area is very exposed with very little shade so if you are planning to spend the day here you may want to bring a canopy or umbrella. There are also not a lot of services so you'll want to pack in/pack out. Unfortunately this is not a nature preserve area and there are those who will come through the tidepools picking up animals and killing as bait or collecting them. In the tidepools there are some deeper areas and kids will be able to snorkel around. It's not super deep but it is deep enough that you can swim around a little bit. When we were there there was a lifeguard on duty. I'd suggest that you bring water shoes for the tidepools and the rocky beach in general. And please remember to clean up after yourselves!! There was quite a bit of trash and beach toys around, hopefully we can protect and preserve this beautiful place. It's a local gem!
4. Los Encinos State Historic Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 6 reviews
