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Topanga State Beach

Topanga State Beach

Located along the Pacific Coast Highway next door to Malibu is Topanga State Park. The best way to enter is through Topanga Canyon. It isn’t the fastest way to the park, but it is the most beautiful winding its way through the cannon and offering amazing views of the Valley. Keep on the watch for interesting shops, restaurants, and hippie communes.

The beach itself huge the PCH and most of the parking is on the side of the highway itself. Unlike Santa Monica or Venice, which has huge stretches of beach, Topanga offers small, skinny stretches of a beach spotting the coach.
The stretch of beach is broken up by large rocks that make a great spot to watch waves break. On good days you can see Malibu to the north and Santa Monica to the south. The waves at the beach are usually pretty big even on windless days making it one of the most popular beaches for surfing. The waves get better the closer to Topanga creek you get.

Besides beaches the park offers over 30 miles of trails making it the largest wild land within the boundary of major city since it is located completely in Los Angeles city limits. Within the park hikers can see earthquake fault lines, fossils, and volcano remnants. All of the trails can be accessed from Trippet Ranch.

Avoid this beach during the weekends and holidays. The beaches are over crowed and parking is impossible to find. The beaches also feel much more claustrophobic.

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