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Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park

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Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park

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Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park

Name: Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park
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Location: Los Angeles County, California, United States

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1. Vasquez Rocks – Vasquez Rocks County Park

4.42km

00:43

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Vasquez Rocks area – Vasquez Rocks loop from Saugus

25.5km

07:28

700m

690m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Vasquez Rocks loop from Saugus

5.06km

01:27

120m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Caro "Bandit"

May 3, 2020

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. The Vasquez Rocks were used as background for Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, MacGyver, Bonanza, The Lone Ranger and Twilight Zone.

Since this is a famous spot, you will find some water spigots with potable water as well as pit toilets.

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May 4, 2020

The Pacific Crest Trail crosses here through the Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park. Nicknamed Kirk's Rock for its many appearances in popular culture it is a 932-acre (377-hectare) park located in the Sierra Pelona Mountains in northern Los Angeles County, south of the town center of Agua Dulce.
These rock formations were formed by rapid erosion during uplift about 25 million years ago, and then later exposed by uplift activity along the San Andreas Fault. The Tataviam people were living here when the Spanish arrived. Their language was most likely a Takic Uto-Aztecan language. They lived in grass huts within villages. With the coming of the Spanish missions, some of these people were forced to work there. They eventually began speaking Spanish and inter-marrying with other tribes. The last of the Tataviam people died in 1916. In 1874, Tiburcio Vásquez, one of California's most notorious bandits, used these rocks to elude capture by law enforcement. His name has since been associated with this geologic feature. The land and rock formations were acquired gradually by Los Angeles County, beginning with a donation of 40 acres in 1971, with more parcels being added through 2001. Vasquez Rocks was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 because of its significance as a prehistoric site for the Shoshone and Tataviam peoples. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasquez_Rocks

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Elevation 770 m

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