Eagle Rock (Topanga State Park)
Topanga, Santa Monica Mtns · near Topanga · Los Angeles / SoCal
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Route type
- loop
- Distance
- 4.5 miles
- Elevation gain
- 800 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Fall–spring; spring green & wildflowers · Hot, exposed, rattlesnake-prone in summer
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- $10 California State Park day-use fee at Trippet Ranch, or limited free roadside parking. No dogs in Topanga State Park.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 1 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Honeycombed sandstone summit with caves & arches · 360° ocean-to-Valley views · Musch backcountry camp · World's largest wildland urban state park
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- Loop up the shadier single-track Musch Trail and down the fire road; the caves in the rock are worth a scramble, but watch your footing.
The guide
Eagle Rock is the signature landmark of Topanga State Park — a honeycombed sandstone outcrop riddled with caves and arches, wit…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Eagle Rock (Topanga State Park) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.0933, -118.5874