The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20
beautiful natural monuments in Los Angeles County. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments in Los Angeles County. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: December 2, 2025
Wisdom Tree on Burbank Peak
Highlight • Viewpoint
Make sure that you visit the Wisdom Tree for sunset. The viewpoint is a magical place – but not only for sunset for sure!
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Clouds Rest Overlook - Runyon Canyon Park
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Cloud's Rest overlook offers sweeping vistas across Runyon Canyon Park, a 130 acre park two blocks from Hollywood Boulevard, just west of the 101 Hollywood Freeway extending north to Mulholland …
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Hugh Heffner Overlook - Aileen Getty Ridge
Highlight • Viewpoint
Wonder View Trail, now also known as Aileen Getty Ridge Trail, is a narrow, rocky dirt trail running east from Mount Lee to Cahuenga Peak and ends at the Wonder …
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Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park
Highlight • Natural Monument
The County Park features some stunning rock formations created by the San Andreas Fault. It is no surprise that dozens of movies and TV series have been filmed out here. …
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Dead Man — Mulholland Scenic Overlook
Highlight • Viewpoint
Located on the north side of Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills on the Mulholland Scenic Parkway, this undeveloped overlook is one of the scenic views of Mulholland Drive. It …
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Point Dume Overlook
Highlight • Viewpoint
A short hike leads to this great overlook on the tip of the little cape, jutting out into the Malibu coastline. Good views of the beaches it separates both to the east and west.
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Cahuenga Peak
Highlight • Summit
Although Cahuenga Peak is the highest point in Griffith Park, it is mostly overshadowed by its slightly smaller neighbor, Mt. Lee, with its many antennas and the famous billboard that …
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Mount San Antonio ("Mt. Baldy")
Highlight • Summit
Mount San Antonio is also called Mount Baldy because of its treeless summit. The summit is at 10,064 feet, or 3,068 meters. Mount San Antonia gets an average of 130 …
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Corral Canyon Park
Highlight • Trail
Covering 1,000 acres of beach and hills Corral Canyon Park has something for everyone. You'll also find Malibu Seafood adjacent to the park should you work up a hunger.
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Exposition Park Rose Garden
Highlight • Natural Monument
The Exposition Park Rose Garden is a historic 7-acre sunken garden in Los Angeles. Known as "one of the city's best-kept secrets," the garden is celebrated for its vast collection …
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