Santa Monica Mountains

At more than 154,000 acres, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is the largest urban national park in the world. Home to hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, horseback riding, camping and more – this park features everything from majestic Pacific Ocean views to native California grassland and historic ranches. An invaluable SoCal outdoor resource.

Cave Spring

Distance: 0.6 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 62 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Athabasca Falls

Distance: 0.6 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 151 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Lenox Crater Trail

Distance: 0.6 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 300 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Lower Pine Creek Falls

Distance: 0.8 mi

Time: .5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 200 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Potwisha Pictographs

Distance: 0.8 mi

Time: .5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 175 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Hungo Pavi

Distance: 0.3 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 15 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Puerco Pueblo

Distance: 0.3 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 20 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Bridalveil Falls

Distance: 0.5 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 20 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Berlin Forest

Distance: 0.3 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 58 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

The Crystal Forest

Distance: 0.8 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 35 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Hole in the Rock

Distance: 0.3 mi

Time: .5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 67 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

The Source of Miette Hot Springs

Distance: 0.7 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 151 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Giant Logs Trail

Distance: 0.4 mi

Time: 0.25 hrs

Elevation Gain: 30 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

McWay Falls

Distance: 0.7 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 60 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Wild Flower Hill at the Theodore Payne Foundation

Distance: 0.6 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 248 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Mesa Arch

Distance: 0.7 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 65 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Salt Creek

Distance: 0.5 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Difficulty: Beginner

Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument

Distance: 0.1 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 5 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Cholla Cactus Garden

Distance: 0.33 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 22 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

General Grant Grove

Distance: 0.6 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 100 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Angel Glacier at Mount Edith Cavell

Distance: 0.9 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 265 ft

Difficulty: Easy

North Lake Road

Distance: 0.5 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 10 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Vista Hermosa Natural Park

Distance: 0.4 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 45 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Balanced Rock

Distance: 0.3 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 30 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Lava Flow Trail

Distance: 0.9 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 90 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Roadside Ruin

Distance: 0.75 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 10 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Fossil Falls

Distance: 0.6 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 70 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Cactus Loop

Distance: .7 mi

Time: .5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 214 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Amir’s Garden

Distance: 0.9 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 275 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site

Distance: 0.9 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 120 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Bronson Caves

Distance: 0.6 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 68 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Oneonta Gorge

Distance: 0.7 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 30 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Balcony House

Distance: 0.5 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 125 ft

Difficulty: Challenging

Grand Prismatic Spring

Distance: 0.7 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 70 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site

Distance: .6 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 80 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Cliff Palace

Distance: 0.7 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 366 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Moro Rock

Distance: 0.5 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 300 ft

Difficulty: Easy

The Blue Mesa

Distance: 1 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 120 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Mexican Mine

Distance: 1 mi

Time: .5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 80 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Heart Rock

Distance: 1.3 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 300 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook

Distance: 1.25 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 342 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

East Griffith Observatory Trail

Distance: 1.4 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 383 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Wallace Creek

Distance: 1.3 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 90 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Badwater Basin

Distance: 1 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 20 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Butler Wash Ruins

Distance: 1 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 160 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Andreas Canyon

Distance: 1 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 160 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Hidden Valley

Distance: 1 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 20 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Freeman Homestead Trail

Distance: 1.1 mi

Time: .5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 120 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Inspiration Peak

Distance: 1.2 mi

Time: 0.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 400 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Kratka Ridge

Distance: 1.5 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 640 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Rock Creek Lake

Distance: 1.6 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 100 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Zumwalt Meadow

Distance: 1.7 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 200 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Verna Dunshee Trail and Gardiner Fire Lookout

Distance: 1.5 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 300 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Partington Cove

Distance: 1.25 mi

Time: 1.0 hrs

Elevation Gain: 275 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Cavern Point Loop

Distance: 1.4 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 292 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Point Dume

Distance: 1.5 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 198 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Pueblo Bonito and Petroglyph Loop

Distance: 1.3 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 175 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Bear Gulch

Distance: 1.5 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 240 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Upheaval Dome Overlook

Distance: 1.3 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 123 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Red Rock Canyon and Blackiston Falls

Distance: 1.8 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 20 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Puako Petroglyph Park

Distance: 1 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 60 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Truckhaven Rocks

Distance: 1.5 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 250 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Canyon Overlook Trail

Distance: 1 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 140 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Firebreak Trail to Griffith Observatory

Distance: 1.3 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 511 ft

Difficulty: Strenuous

Rocky Oaks Park

Distance: 1.2 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 136 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Millard Canyon Falls

Distance: 1.2 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 268 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Ousel Falls

Distance: 1.6 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 260 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Wooded Hill

Distance: 1.5 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 300 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Arch Rock to Grand Tank

Distance: 1 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 140 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Walnut Canyon National Monument

Distance: 1.5 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 243 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Stonewall-Panoramic Trail

Distance: 1.3 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 519 ft

Difficulty: Easy

South Tufa at Mono Lake

Distance: 1 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 50 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Barker Dam Loop

Distance: 1.5 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 70 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Corralitas Rail Path

Distance: 1.6 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 20 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

King Gillette Ranch

Distance: 1.4 mi

Time: 1.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 229 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Devil’s Punchbowl

Distance: 1.3 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 299 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Tenaja Falls

Distance: 1.6 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 400 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Tahquitz Canyon

Distance: 1.7 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 350 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Mammoth Hot Springs

Distance: 1.4 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 300 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Batteries to Bluffs Trail

Distance: 1.7 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 500 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Mount Akawie

Distance: 1.4 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 400 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Lewis Falls

Distance: 1 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 250 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir Loop

Distance: 1.4 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 100 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Bear’s Hump

Distance: 1.3 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 754 ft

Difficulty: Challenging

Moraine Lake

Distance: 1.8 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 30 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Nakalele Blowhole

Distance: 1.4 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 350 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Wupatki National Monument

Distance: 1 mi

Time: 2 hrs

Elevation Gain: 80 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Salmon Creek Falls

Distance: 1.6 mi

Time: 2 hrs

Elevation Gain: 577 ft

Difficulty: Strenuous

Monument Valley

Distance: 1 mi

Time: 3 hrs

Elevation Gain: 20 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Elysian Park West Loop

Distance: 2.4 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 194 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Limekiln and Hare Creek Trails

Distance: 2.3 mi

Time: 1.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 470 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Hermit Falls

Distance: 2.6 mi

Time: 1.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 650 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Windows Loop and Double Arch

Distance: 2.1 mi

Time: 1.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 314 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Polulu Trail

Distance: 2 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 705 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Big Stump Basin

Distance: 2 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 350 ft

Difficulty: Easy

East Ridge / Phillips Loop

Distance: 2.1 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 328 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Petroglyph Point

Distance: 2.7 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 627 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Angel’s Point

Distance: 2.8 mi

Time: 1 hrs

Elevation Gain: 200 ft

Difficulty: Beginner

Community Loop Trail

Distance: 2.6 mi

Time: 1.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 243 ft

Difficulty: Easy

Creamery Meadow Loop

Distance: 2.3 mi

Time: 1.5 hrs

Elevation Gain: 111 ft

Difficulty: Easy