Malibu Creek State Park
1925 Las Virgenes Rd, Calabasas
Saturday, 13 June 2026 at 8am

This is always a lovely walk past grassy fields and groves of Live Oak.  We should see resident species such as Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawk, Band-tailed Pigeon, Acorn Woodpecker, Oak Titmouse and Western Bluebird. Many may be nesting.

We’ll look for raptors, hummers and swifts, flycatchers, swallows, wrens, warblers and late migrants. Lazuli Bunting and Phainopepla are possible. Red-tailed Hawks, Red-shouldered Hawks and American Kestrel are all nesting raptors. Parakeets too, plus swifts overhead. Are the White-tailed Kites still there? Come and find out. Deer, Coyote and Bobcat and Ground Squirrels are resident though seeing a Bobcat is a rare treat.

Link to prior trip reports: May 2024, Nov 2012, Nov 2011,  Nov. 2010

Family guide: 2-3 miles walking on some pavement but mostly crushed gravel and dirt trails. Morning temperatures start cool.

[Directions] From the Ventura Fwy (101): exit at Las Virgenes Rd.  Go south on Las Virgenes Rd. for about 3 miles. Continue past the traffic light at the intersection with Mulholland Hwy.  The Park entrance is on the right just south of the traffic light.

Coast Route: From PCH, take Malibu Canyon Road inland. The main entrance of the park is on the left about 1.5 miles past the traffic light at Piuma Rd.  (Do not turn at the entrance to Tapia Park which is just after Piuma Rd.)

If you don’t have a CA State Park pass, the day-use fee is $12 per vehicle, $11 for seniors,  or $3/hour. Go straight after you pass the kiosk.  We’ll meet in the second (lower) parking lot.  Look for the sign that says “Main Trailhead Parking”.  Look for us near the building (restrooms).  Either way, allow 45 minutes travel time from Santa Monica.

Meet at 8:00 a.m. in the Main Trailhead parking lot near the bathrooms. Watch for roadside birds on your way into the park. 
For additional information, e-mail Jean; reservations not needed: <jeangarrett2001 [AT] aol.com>