malibu creek state park

Good for biking, hiking or just a drive. Scenery views, better to stop by on the way back from Malibu to Calabasas

Beautiful park and a great hike. Pay $12 for parking or park for free on the road outside the Park and walk in. Five miles to the MASH site and takes about 2 hours. A few slight hills, but nothing terrible. Most of the path is wide enough for Park Ranger vehicles. The last mile to the MASH site is narrow and there are rocks to deal with. Not big ones, but they are there. MASH site is fun. A few abandoned vehicles and a replica of the famous direction signpost from the TV Show. The trail is not a loop, so you gotta walk out the way you came in. Lots of other trails which I haven't tried yet. Good for beginners.

What a Great park and nice views u can have here.Watch the old M A S H with historic rescue cars and enjoy the little lake.You can also hike up to the bulldog and enjoy the great view over the entire area Down to Santa Monica.

Beautiful park with plenty of opportunities to enjoy the beauty of the mountains. Even beginners will enjoy the hike. The best part was hiking to the site where M.A.S.H was filmed. Follow well marked signs. It's about a 5 mile hike round trip but so worth it. Also don't pay $12 to park. Parking is available for free along the side road.

In wet season a stream and lake that look beautiful, beautiful vistas and reasonable effort for most trails...family friendly and feels safe, but carry water, snacks, sunblock and follow the designated trails...

A great hike for M.A.S.H. fans, but also just a nice hike. A combination of level, rugged, up hill, down hill, wide trail, narrow trail, with beautiful views and vistas. We did a 5 mile round trip from the parking lot. It had rained heavily last weekend and was starting to green up after a long dry period. Go for it!!

So peaceful. Lovely place to hike and get out of the city for a bit. Also fun to visit filming locations.

We took a 3 hour hike through the park today and it was a great time. It was a beautiful day so the sky, rocks and trees were incredible. The birds were out which made it even more interesting.Our docent guide was Dean and he is an expert on the history of the area. It was an easy hike on a groomed trail (most of it was a nice dirt road). We went to the rock pool and watched the rock climbers for a bit. We then stopped at Visitors Center and watched the 7 minute film on clips from the 30+ movies that had been filmed here over the years. Being such a scenic spot, it is no surprise that it is found in lots of Hollywood movies. The visitor center also has displays of the various animals and birds in the area along with info on Chumash Indians which lived here.Being out in the fresh air and getting a bit of exercise was a great way to spend a Saturday morning. Can't wait to go back and hike to other areas of the park.

Great place to hike -- lots of side trails, ponds, streams running through, and wildlife -- we saw deer, quail and hawks.

My husband is a big time MASH fan. We took the beautiful 2.5 mile hike back the site of the outdoor MASH set. Make sure you watch the opening scenes of a MASH show before you go. You will recognize the scenery when you get there. My husband thought this was AWESOME!!!!!

This is a great place to go for the advanced or beginner camper. They have full bathrooms and showers. They are VERY clean ! Great hiking trails. You must hike to the MASH site. My kids are 8 years old and had no problem doing it and they loved it

If you like to camp near Los Angeles and you want peace and quite this is the place, It's near Holywood and other interesting places in LA. I have to say the park it's self is also very nice. If we go to Los angeles again we go camping here again

This a wonderful stroll, but bring lots of liquid and sun screen for that nutty sun.Parking is over $10 but well worth it to hike right along where Planet of the Apes was filmed along with other movies including a weird 1970s kids TV show called Arc2.The rock pools are a big hangout for teens cliff jumping and playing music, which results in a bit of a messy area, go very early if you want photos sans kids.Ape City was situated at the crossroads of the road for Century Lake, which is not a lake anymore from that vantage point but is near the dam. The hike up the road is the crux of the hike and is flat but rocky after that.The MASH site is well kept up but the historical signs need replacing. Wood stakes are placed where the TV shows tents were. Many picnic tables. BRING WATER!

We camp a lot and this place was just okay. The sites were well-used and I picked up garbage previous campers had left. No grass, just dirt. There were flush toilets, showers and kitchen sinks to use....but the staff were cleaning the facilities starting at 6:00 in the morning, the busiest time for utilizing these places! Despite a burning ban, more than a few campers had fires, which we found very disrespectful. We liked that it wasn't that far from Malibu or freeway 101-accessibility was great.

This place was horrible. Rude host. Totally clueless ranger staff at kiosk. They have is no trail maps, area guides, or even knew about the swimming hole the website talked about. The swimming hole seems to be spring fed, but is full of bad bacteria...or so the camper with the rash informed us. We wanted to see the MASH tour, but that is through the issuers center which is closed weekdays; we camped tues-thurs. Also, the line the camp posts about no re entry after 10pm and quiet time was bogus. At 11pm a lady in a minivan came asking why we were in a campsite she had reserved? We showed her our handicap placard and our paperwork to appease her and make her stop bothering us, but the intrusion sucked. It was loud and people walked through our campsite freely and used our spigot. We even had items stolen from our campsite. This places sucks. If you need a cheap close campsite for Malibu beaches, use it, but be warned. We had just come from San Onofre State Park, San Nateo campground and it was like night and day. Enough for us to find it hard to believe this was part of the same camp ground chain.