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California State Parks, Historic Parks,
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Los Angeles County

Los Angeles State Historic Park - Newest State Park in Los Angeles County. Photo by California Dept. of Parks & Recreation.

Park Year Acquired Acreage Owned Acreage Other Waterfront Feet Individual Camp Sites Trail Miles
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve (SNR) 1976 1,781.23 0.00 0 0 7.40
Antelope Valley Indian Museum SHP 1979 157.34 240.00 0 0 1.50
Arthur B. Rupley Desert Woodland SHP 1993 566.08 0.00 0 0 1.00
Castaic Lake SRA 1965 0.00 4,218.98 218,943 (lake) 212 0.00
Dockweiler SB 1948 91.40 0.00 19,800 (ocean) 118 0.00
Hungry Valley SVRA* 1978 11,912.18 0.00 0 198 289.00
Kenneth Hahn SRA 1984 400.58 0.00 0 0 1.25
Leo Carrillo SP** 1953 2,397.04 0.00 13,108 (ocean) 141 0.00
Los Angeles SHP 2001 32.00 0.00 0 0 0.00
Los Encinos SHP 1949 4.73 0.00 0 0 0.50
Malibu Creek SP 1974 8,151.36 63.86 0 63 37.30
Malibu Lagoon SB 1951 69.33 42.18 1,106 (ocean)
1,785,960 (submerged)
0 0.00
Pío Pico SHP 1917 1.12 4.35 0 0 0.00
Placerita Canyon SP 1949 341.72 0.00 0 3 0.00
Point Dume SB 1958 32.14 4.44 2,927 (ocean) 0 0.00
Park Year Acquired Acreage Owned Acreage Other Waterfront Feet Individual Camp Sites Trail Miles
Rio de Los Angeles State Park (SRA) 2001 58.22 0.00 3,376 (river) 0 0.25
Robert H. Meyer Memorial SB 1978 37.01 0.00 2,342 (ocean) 0 0.00
Saddleback Butte SP 1957 2,875.07 78.92 0 40 13.00
Santa Monica SB 1948 27.21 21.27 9,784 (ocean) 0 0.00
Santa Susana Pass SHP 1979 670.68 0.00 0 0 9.20
Topanga SP 1967 11,501.07 10.75 0 8 40.35
Verdugo Mountains 1984 251.41 0.00 0 0 0.00
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia SHP 1978 0.11 0.00 0 0 0.00
Will Rogers SB 1931 82.14 0.00 16,630 (ocean) 0 0.00
Will Rogers SHP 1944 189.12 0.00 0 0 10.80
Los Angeles County --- 41,630.29 4,684.75 218,943 (lake)
65,697 (ocean)
3,376 (river)
1,785,960 (submerged)
783 411.55

* Data above is only for portion within Los Angeles County. Park also extends into Kern and Ventura Counties.
** Data above is only for portion within Los Angeles County. Park also extends into Ventura County.

Key to State Park Types:
SB - State Beach
SHP - State Historic Park
SNR - State Natural Reserve
SP - State Park
SRA - State Recreation Area
SVRA - State Vehicular Recreation Area

Source: California Department of Parks and Recreation