DID YOU KNOW?: The Santa Monica Mountains NRA extends 46 miles from the Hollywood Bowl to Point Mugu in Ventura County. It also runs along the coastline from the Santa Monica Pier west past Malibu. It is a cooperative effort by the National Park Service, California State Parks, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, as well as private landowners, county and city governments.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 11, 2002. Read the original PDF.