{"id":4615,"date":"2016-07-04T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T07:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/?p=4615"},"modified":"2022-11-14T10:01:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T18:01:37","slug":"santa-monica-mountains-malibu-creek-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/trails\/santa-monica-mountains-malibu-creek-state-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Malibu Creek State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"
Before land for Malibu Creek State Park was acquired in 1974, it was divided into three parcels belonging to Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan and 20th Century Fox. Although the park is still used for moviemaking, it\u2019s primarily a haven for day hikers and picnickers.<\/p>\n
Today the state park preserves more than 7,000 acres of rugged country in the middle of the Santa Monica Mountains.<\/p>\n
The trail along Malibu Creek explores the heart of the state park. It\u2019s an easy, nearly level walk that visits a dramatic rock gorge, Century Lake and several locales popular with moviemakers.<\/p>\n
Fans of the long-running TV show, M*A*S*H, will enjoy making the pilgrimage to the site where so many episodes were filmed. Some rusted vehicles, interpretive panels, a picnic table and helicopter pad are at the site. The prominent Goat Buttes that tower above Malibu Creek were featured in the opening shot of each episode.<\/p>\n
From Pacific Coast Highway, turn inland on Malibu Canyon Road and proceed 6.5 miles to the park entrance, 0.25 mile south of Mulholland Highway. If you\u2019re coming from the San Fernando Valley, exit the Ventura Freeway (101) on Las Virgenes Road and continue four miles to the park entrance.<\/p>\n