Topanga State Park

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Accredited as "the largest state park within a city limit in the U.S", Topanga state park located in the cliffs and canyons of Santa Monica Mountains. It is located entirely within the limits of Los Angeles city. It features 76 miles of trails through picturesque ocean views, open grassland, and live oaks. The trailhead breaks off into the Eagle spring long trail, will Rogers state historic park, and the Musch ranch trail. The park is an excellent recreational area for bikers, hikers, horseback riders, and equestrians.

The word Topanga comes from the old Indian dialects which means above. This refers to the settlements in canyon since it is just above the flooding waters of the Topanga creek. This land was inhabited originally by the Native American groups among them the Tongva and the Chumash. The locals had villages for hundreds of years until late 1920s when the park became accredited with the Los Angeles locals. Topanga was officially opened to public in the year 1974 and now covers more than 11, 000 acres of land of land.

Most of the park trails in this area can be accessed from Trippet ranch. Two miles from Trippet, hikers come to face with the Eagle junction loop trail. Of the many boulders that outcrop on the trail, the Eagle rock is the most versatile of them and provides awesome panoramic views of the whole park. Moving south, you travel through chaparral and into unpaved drive known as the Mulholland drive.

Another great option from Trippet ranch is going east towards the Fire Road in and turning north where you meet the Santa Ynez Trail. As hikers descend down into the Santa Ynez Canyon, their eyes meet with crumbly stone formations with pockets where moisture collects. There is also a side trail just close to the bottom of this trail which takes you to an amazing view of an exquisite waterfall.

Every year, the park receives at least half a million people. This makes it among the 20 percent of the most visited state parks in California. It is among the most remarkable wilderness parks found in the Los Angeles. It features more than 50 miles of trails including 18 miles of the Backbone trail which is approximately 70 miles.

Not only is it considered as the biggest park in the mountain, but is also the biggest park that is located within the boundaries of a major city.It is bordered by densely populated urban residential areas and busy highways.

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