The National Park Service Visitor Center is located at 401 West Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks, California. From Ventura Frwy (U. S. Highway 101) to Lynn Rd turn north on Lynn road turn east (right) on Hillcrest Drive left onto McCloud Ave. First driveway on the right.

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Directions to Park Sites:

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is a complex network of agencies who manage many park sites. For a complete list of directions, please refer to the Program Providers & Land Managers list or refer to the Maps pages for sites managed by the National Park Service. 

The National Park Service & Its Partners Provide scenic vistas and opportunities for recreation from Mountains to Ocean:

• Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Map: Headquarters at 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks
• Arroyo Sequit: 34138 Mullholland Highway, Malibu
• Backbone Trail: Multiple trailheads
• Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyon: 5792 Chesebro Road, Agoura
• Circle X Ranch: 12896 Yerba Buena Road, Malibu Geological History King Gillette Ranch
• Paramount Ranch: 2903 Cornell Road, Agoura Hills
• Peter Strauss Ranch: 30,000 Mulholland Highway, Agoura Hills
• Rancho Sierrra Vista/ Satwiwa: Main Entrance cross street is Via Goleta and Potrero Road, Newbury Park
• Rocky Oaks: Mulholland Highway and Kanan Road Intersection, West of Kanan on North side of Mulholland Hwy.
• Solstice Canyon: Main Entrance is on Corral Canyon Road off cross street Pacific Coast Highway, Highway 1.
• Sites managed by other Park Partners

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Nearby Airports include the Los Angeles International Airport and the Hollywood/Burbank Airport.

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The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is located west of Griffith Park in Los Angeles County and to the east of the Oxnard Plain in Ventura County. U.S. Highway 101 (Ventura Freeway) borders the mountains on the north, and State Highway 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) and the Pacific Ocean form the southern boundary. Access to most park areas is available via many roads that cross the mountains between these two major highways. A portion of the park also stretches into the Simi Hills, north of U.S. Highway 101.

The National Park Service Visitor Center is located at 401 West Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks, California.

From Ventura Freeway (U. S. Highway 101) to Lynn Rd turn north on Lynn road turn east (right) on Hillcrest Drive left onto McCloud Ave. First driveway on the right.

If you are going South on the 23 Freeway, exit at the Thousand Oaks Blvd/ Hillcrest Drive exit go west or right onto Hillcrest and turn right onto McCloud.