Malibu Creek State Park
Calabasas / Agoura Hills · near Calabasas · Los Angeles / SoCal
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 700
- Campsites
- ~63 (tent + RV, no hookups)
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- ~$45/night (+$12 extra vehicle)
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- ReserveCalifornia - very competitive on weekends; book 6 months out. Charcoal only - wood fires prohibited. Dogs not allowed on trails.
What is here
- Setting
- forest
- Amenities
- Flush toilets, coin showers, dump station · Oak woodland, the Rock Pools & Century Lake · World-class hiking & climbing terrain · Old M*A*S*H filming site
- Best for
- The marquee inland Santa Monica Mountains base camp
- Features
- Oak-and-chaparral canyon with volcanic Rock Pools · The M*A*S*H filming site · 35 minutes from the city · Great hiking & bouldering
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed
- Intl tip
- Book 6 months out - weekends sell out fast. Request a creek-adjacent site (numbers in the 30s-40s) for shade and privacy over the exposed lower loop. Charcoal only, and dogs can't go on the trails.
The guide
Malibu Creek is the marquee inland base camp of the Santa Monica Mountains - oak woodland, the volcanic Rock Pools, Century Lak…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Malibu Creek State Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.0967, -118.73