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Topanga State Park

Topanga State Park offers a diverse set of ocean, mountain, field and forest hikes built out of the local, tempestuous fault-line driven geology and Mediterranean climate.

Sandstone rock outcrops rise out of dense, drought tolerant chaparral; wildflowers congregate in mass in the rainy early spring; and gentle mule deer wander about the coastal live oak tree parks at dusk. This is the quintessential So Cal hiking arena.

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Topanga State Park Camping News – 1st Quarter 2023

Musch Trail Camp now open Musch Trail Camp is open once again after waterline repair in the last part of…
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Topanga State Park Camping News – 4th Quarter 2022

Update from Janurary 2023: Musch Trail Camp has reopened. See my updated camping news article. Musch Trail Camp Closed I…
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Camping Topanga State Park – Everything You Need To Know

Topanga State Park has one campsite inside its boundaries – Musch Trail Camp. I’ll go over everything you need to…
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Short Hikes in Topanga State Park

Whether the day is half over, it’s about to rain, it’s 105F degrees, you’re pressed on time, or with another…
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Guide to Trail Specific Wildflowers in Topanga State Park

I’ve hiked Topanga State Park hundreds of times, and in this guide will walk you through the wildflowers found on…
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Dog Friendly Hiking Trails Near Topanga State Park

So you’ve just pulled into the Trippet Ranch parking lot and realized, from all the signs at the trailheads, that…
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Best Picnic Areas Inside Topanga State Park for Hikers

Sure you can pull in to Trippet Ranch parking lot at Topanga State Park, with the sub-sandwich you just bought…
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Guide to Easy and Cheap Camping at Topanga State Park

Welcome to my guide on budget Topanga State Park camping! The park has one small campground, Musch Trail Camp, located…
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Musch Trail – Topanga State Park

Musch Trail in Topanga State Park provides the most diversity of landscape, terrain, grade, flora and fauna that the hiker…
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Eagle Rock Trail – Trippet Ranch to Eagle Rock by Way of East Topanga Fire Road – Topanga State Park

The trail to Eagle Rock from Trippet Ranch, by way of East Topanga Fire Road, is the most popular and…