robertstanley.substack.com By ROBERT STANLEY
WHERE EXACTLY IS THIS SITE, AND IS IT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
Yes, the site is open to the public. It is located at the west end of the Santa Monica Mountains, in Malibu, near Point Mugu.
DO YOU HAVE A MAP OF THE MONUMENTS?
Yes. Print a copy of this trail map and bring it with you. Be aware that there are no bathrooms or ammenities in this wilderness area. The trail gains in elevation and is slippery and very steep in areas so, be very careful.
Here are detailed driving instructions so anyone that is interested can visit the site when they are in the Los Angeles area.
HOW DO PEOPLE DRIVE TO THE SITE?
From Los Angeles:
Take the Santa Monica Freeway 10 west to the Pacific Coast Hwy 1 into Malibu. Continue up the coast until you past Point Dume and Zuma Beach. Then, take Encinal Cyn Road up and into the Santa Monica Mountains until it meets Decker Cyn Road.
Turn right at Decker Cyn Rd and proceed about half a mile to Mulholland Hwy. Turn left on Mulholland and go about a quarter of a mile to Little Sycamore Canyon Rd and turn right. Use extreme caution as you drive on Little Sycamore until you reach the parking lot seen in the trail map above. Have a safe trip!
From Ventura:
Drive south on the Ventura Fwy 101 to Thousand Oaks. Take the Westlake Blvd. exit and proceed west into the mountains until you come to Mulholland Hwy.
Turn right and go about a quarter of a mile to Little Sycamore Canyon Rd and then turn right. Use extreme caution as you drive on Little Sycamore until you reach the parking lot seen in the trail map above. Have a safe trip!
HOW DID YOU FIND THESE MASSIVE STONE STATUES?
I found them by accident… or, at least that’s how it felt to me at the time. Here is how it happened…
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