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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
The Santa Monica Mountains take up a huge chunk of the coastline east of Los Angeles, preserving the beauty of the wilderness located only a few miles from the urban sprawl of the big city. If you’re in Southern California, you have every reason to come to this National Recreation Area, get away from the light pollution and the congested highways and drink in the mountain coastline.
The Santa Monica Mountains take up a huge chunk of the coastline east of Los Angeles, preserving the beauty of the wilderness located only a few miles from the urban sprawl of the big city. If you’re in Southern California, you have every reason to come to this National Recreation Area, get away from the light pollution and the congested highways and drink in the mountain coastline.
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1 campground in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Look over the mountain ranges and lay on the sandy beach at Circle X Ranch, a former Boy Scout camp. There you can explore the highest point of the mountains, Sandstone Peak, surround yourself with ferns at the Grotto, and peer over the distant islands on cloudless days. This is the only campground in the SM mountains, all other campgrounds are in Read more...
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