Enjoy the mountains, meadows and ocean overlook as the moon lights our way on this 3-mile looped potluck hike at Charmlee Wilderness Park in Malibu
Charmlee Wilderness Park covers 532 acres of the best of the Santa Monica Mountains Coastal Slope environment. Beautiful grassy meadows, coastal scrub, and live oak are all highlights in this park, which also has some historic ranch ruins and a great little nature center on coastal California wildlife. On a clear day, this hike has spectacular vistas of the Channel Islands, Catalina, and much of the Malibu coast. During the spring, wildflowers abound in the wide open meadowland.
Sunset: 4:44 pm Moonrise: 4:10 pm
Forecast: Dark with scattered moonlight
Bring warm but light outerwear.
Directions:
From East of Westlake Village exit 101 at Kanan Rd. Drive south toward beach for about 6 miles. Turn Right on Mulholland Hwy for 1 mile and then continue travelling on Encinal Canyon Rd for 3.4 miles. Turn left to stay on Encinal then after about 1 mile turn right into Charmlee Park
From Westlake Village exit 101 at CA-23 / Westlake Blvd south. Continue south on 23 for 8.2 miles (it will change name to Decker Canyon after Mulholland), then bear left onto Lachusa Rd. Continue straight onto Encinal Canyon Road. Continue on Encinal for 1.2 miles, and the parks entrance will be on your right.
From the 10 and CA-1 in Santa Monica, travel north on the PCH for 24.2 miles, passing Zuma and Robert Meyer Beaches. Turn right onto Encinal Canyon Road. The entrance to the park will be 3.8 miles down the road, on your left.
From Camarillo/Ventura, take PCH to Encinal Canyon (street after Decker Canyon) and hang a left. Drive up Encinal for about 3 miles and make a left into entrance.
Parking is $4.00. Please take my phone number with you if you need help finding the park
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