Sycamore Canyon (Point Mugu State Park)
Malibu / Point Mugu · near Malibu / Oxnard · Los Angeles / SoCal
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 50
- Campsites
- ~55 sites
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- ~$45/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia (6 months ahead). A sycamore-shaded canyon campground across PCH from the beach at Point Mugu, at the west end of the Santa Monica Mountains. Showers, RV sites (no hookups). Backbone Trail (Ray Miller) access.
What is here
- Setting
- beach
- Amenities
- Sycamore-shaded canyon · Showers · Beach across PCH · Backbone/Ray Miller trailhead
- Best for
- Beach camping + Santa Monica Mtns hiking
- Features
- Monarch butterflies winter in the sycamores · Beach across the highway · Ray Miller Trail out the door · Big Sur-esque wild coast
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia 6 months ahead. Sycamore-shaded canyon (monarch butterflies in winter); beach across PCH. The Ray Miller Trail (Backbone Trail terminus) is right there (trail running guide). Combine with the Malibu coast. Showers; RV-OK (no hookups). Wild, Big Sur-like coast near LA.
The guide
Sycamore Canyon at Point Mugu State Park anchors the wild western end of the Santa Monica Mountains, where the range plunges to…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.079, -119.018