Malibu Creek State Park
Notes:
- Use New CA State park permit request form when planning a Malibu Creek or Leo Carillo hike:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xJrDAN_PtYT-887LCSpXFwq436Xo-Q7J/view?usp=drive_link - Reservations must be made at least one month in advance.
- Make the group reservation at Malibu Creek State Park when you order a bus.
- The parking fee can only be waived for K-12th grade public school groups.
Process:
- Step 1: Email the date, the school name, and the number of students participating immediately to Allison Frye at allison.frye@parks.ca.gov. She will then put your trip on the schedule and send you an email confirmation.
- Step 2: Download the MCSP_Reservation_Form
- Step 3: Complete the form and give it to the teacher for the principal’s signature.
- Step 4: Allison will wait for the reservation form back from the school or the trip leader.
Hikes:
| Century Lake/Rock Pool | Ages: All | Miles: 3 |
| M*A*S*H Site | Ages: 11+ | Miles: 5 |
| Tapia Park to Malibu Creek State Park | Ages: 10+ | Miles: 4 |
Tapia is part of Malibu Creek State Park. For a one-way, 4 mile hike, have the bus meet you at the Malibu Creek State Park parking lot. Eat lunch at the Rock Pool and then hike back to the bus.
Visitor Center
The visitor center is normally open on weekends only. Aurelio Albaisa, a docent at Malibu Creek State Park, has volunteered to be at the park when ICO brings kids there for a hike. He will open the visitor center for them on weekdays when it is not usually open and walk with the kids during all or part of the hike to answer questions. Contact him at aalbaisa@sbcglobal.net to make arrangements.
Directions:
1991 Las Virgenes Rd., Calabasas, CA 91302 [just south of the intersection with Mullholland Blvd.].
101 Freeway
South on Las Virgenes Road to just past Mulholland Highway
Right into Malibu Creek State Park
or
West on Pacific Coast Highway
North on Malibu Canyon Road
Left into Malibu Creek State Park
For further information about this park, contact John Abel at (310) 456-8384.
[ Additional info on leading hikes in Malibu Creek is available in this website’s password-protected Leaders Secure Section. ]
[Photo credit: Vicente Baldwin]
Updated: 10/23
