santa monica mountain trails
THE LARGEST URBAN NATIONAL PARK IN THE COUNTRY
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area offers over 500 miles of trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding. Principally, the Backbone Trail runs along the spine of the mountains for 67 miles from Pt Mugu to Pacific Palisades. These trails provide public access to hills, canyons and streams throughout the mountains.
SAMO Fund works to help maintain, improve and restore these beautiful and historical routes through the mountains.
Role of the Samo fund
Raised money for bridge repair on the Backbone Trail after the Woolsey Fire
Hired a trail crew that cleared nine miles of trails in summer 2020
Supported the design of new restrooms and parking lot at Cheeseboro Canyon