Malibu Creek State Park

Adventure 

Malibu State Park is a great place for any van or RV nomad to visit and explore the Santa Monica Mountains.  The park offers great mountain adventures only a few miles from the city. 

Hiking

Being centrally located in the Santa Monica Mountains, the park’s main attraction is hiking. There are 15 miles of streamside trail that meander through oak and sycamore woodlands on chaparral-covered slopes within the park.

The most popular trails and hikes in the park:

• Rock Pool (easy)
• M*A*S*H site (easy)
• Malibu Lake Trail (moderate)

The trail along Malibu Creek offers spectacular vistas, including volcanic rock gorges, scenic pools, and breathtaking views of the Las Virgenes Valley and Malibu Canyon.

Camping

Malibu State Parks has an excellent campground.  The campground has all the common amenities of a state park, including restrooms, showers, and water. Just make sure you reserve a spot ahead of time because they fill up quickly.

Map: Malibu Creek Campground Map

Hollywood

Before being opened to the public in 1976, the park was used extensively to film numerous movies and TV shows, such as Planet of the Apes and M*A*S*H.  Most of the park’s land holdings were donated by Bob Hope, with later significant acquisitions by Ronald Reagan and 20th Century Fox.

Parking

The following are the parking fees:

• All-day – $12.00 per car, per day
• 3 hrs – $9.00 per car
• 2 hrs – $6.00 per car
• 1 hr – $3.00 per car