Temescal Gateway Park
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Phone: (310) 454-1395
- Cross Street:
- Temescal Canyon Road
- Hours:
- Daily sunrise-sunset
Editorial Description for Temescal Gateway Park
This popular Westside hike provides breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and coastline.
Insider Tips
ParkingSkip the $6 parking lot and park on the street, on either Temescal Canyon or Sunset.
Know Before You GoThere's only one water fountain at the trailhead, so BYO water.
The ExtrasEast of Temescal Canyon on Sunset, there's a Gelson's, where you can obtain every manner of apres-hike fare. Relax and snack on one of the many grassy meadows.
User Reviews for Temescal Gateway Park
11/22/2006 Posted by dmenkes
You can either pay $5 at the parking lot, $100 for an annual pass, or nothing at all if you don't mind walking an extra quarter mile (you're there to walk anyway, right?). Most people just go up to the waterfall and back, so that's the most crowded trail. For something a bit more challenging, hike up Sunset Ridge where you climb 1000ft in the first mile! The view at the summit is beautiful! If you want to keep going, a little ways further there's Skull Rock where you can stop and look around. Another high-point is the radio relay tower, where you can look out and see downtown LA, Santa Monica, and even Redondo beach. That trail keeps going and is known as the Temescal Ridge Fireroad, and it's LONG. I've been to the junction which is almost 8 miles from the Gateway and have had to turn back from the heat or running low on water or whatever. At the Junction you will find a bathroom but there are no other facilites along the trails; only back at the Gateway. I absolutely love it here and the further you go in, the less crowded it gets.
Pros: views, trails
Cons: arrive early for parking
07/01/2006 Posted by arkelanor
You would wonder how a crowded city like ours could look so peaceful from atop. You can see from Catalina Island to Downtown and beyond. You will walk under tree canopies and under the sun. And on your way down, you can refresh your sight walking next to a creek with small waterfalls. The only downsize is that my dog can't enjoy all these beauty with me. That would make it the perfect hike.
Pros: The views, the waterfalls
Cons: NO DOGS ALLOWED?!
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