Malibu Creek State Park

State park · Los Angeles County

Malibu Creek State Park

State park · Los Angeles County

1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, CA 91302

Highlights

Experience Malibu Creek State Park's stunning landscapes and hiking trails, plus a nostalgic visit to the M*A*S*H film site—it's a hidden gem for outdoor enthusiasts.

1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, CA 91302 Get directions

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"Nestled into the Santa Monica mountains high above PCH, people call this state park the Yosemite of Southern California because of the many rock climbers it attracts year-round. It's also home to some great wildlife: On any given day, you can almost always find lizards, rattlesnakes, raccoons, foxes, bluebirds, and more up here. If rock climbing isn’t your thing, the park offers a long list of activities such as biking, hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, camping, bird watching, and even painting. Fun fact: The park was formerly owned by 20th Century Fox Studios, and has starred in Pleasantville, The Seven Year Itch, and Love Me Tender, among many other films. Note: While you can bring them to your campsite, dogs aren't allowed in the backcountry here."

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Travis Perrin

Google

We were there on 2/1/2025 I was with my Daughter and her friends who have all suddenly fell in love with MASH. At the front gate you’ll find probably the most helpful Rangers to assist you. The Restroom area is clean with a vending machine if needed. Please take the time to hike to the visitors center. There are some great things to see and some great people working there. A must go… it’s a great hike with so much to see and remember, if you see trash; just grab it and toss it out in a receptacle. Love this place. Be kind and make sure to hit the visitors center.

Donna Hall

Google

Beautiful with lots of film history. The park docents are really knowledgeable. Book a tour ahead of your visit.

Aldwin Rutten

Google

Fantastic national park with beautiful views and hiking paths. Also filming locations for M.A.S.H, Planet of the Apes, Halloween H20, Cleopatra and many many more. Check weather before hiking because of heat and lack of shadow and bring lots of water.

Tei Takenaka

Google

The park ranger was very strict about the check-in time and did not allow us to enter or even check the campsite to see if it's available for us to set up. They also only allow camp fire with wood when the fire danger is in Green zone. Even if there are no wind, it remained yellow during our stay and it took half of our fun out of the stay.

Harini Puthiyadeth

Google

We had a wonderful experience exploring the stars, exploring the animals at night and also the camp site.

Mark Tuttle

Google

Visited the location where they filmed the M.A.S.H. television show. I went hypoglycemic when hiking back. A very friendly park ranger gave me some candy and stayed with me until he was sure I was OK.

Jack Reed

Google

This is such a wonderful and under visited Park. The landscape here has stunning, steep canyons, and rugged Hill sides that transform you too far off places. There’s also a beautiful creek that may through the park. Some people swim at the Falls, but it frequently has high concentrations of human fecal matter in it. I would not swim. The museum has the most wonderful dose since who can tell you all about the history of the area. It is such a wonderful park. It’s so well run, it could be a national park.

Natalie Epstein

Google

My favorite hiking spot - mostly easy to moderate but so picturesque and you can go to the old Mash film location. Plenty of spots to stop for a snack or picnic break. I don’t think dogs are allowed but you should check. There’s a cute little souvenir store and mini museum.