Malibu Creek and the Goat Buttes at Malibu Creek State Park. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia. |
g El Dorado Nature Center - The Long Beach park boasts two miles of dirt trails that wind around two lakes, over a stream and through a forest.
g Malibu Creek State Park - Try the Rock Pool trails, where a path of shaded oaks lead you to a pool with volcanic rock walls.
g Upper Franklin Canyon Park - In Beverly Hills, this is Andy Griffith's famed fishing hole. A great nature center sits nearby.
Read more about day hiking with children in my Hikes with Tykes guidebooks.