Filming Locations, Malibu Creek State Park
Regrettably the seasonal aluminum bridge to the M*A*S*H site has been removed because of early rains. Nevertheless, remember the helicopters and the mountains shown in the opening scene? This is where we will be hiking.
Hike Leader: Russell Hammerl
Meeting Location: Malibu Creek State Park, Main Entrance, Main Trailhead parking lot- Gather near the soda machines and restrooms. Parking is $12.00.
Google Maps: 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas CA 91302
Directions:
*From the Valley, go four miles south of the 101 on Las Virgenes Road.
*From PCH, go North on Malibu Canyon Road, 1/2 mile past the light at Piuma Road.
Difficulty Rating: Moderate Plus
Elevation Gain: 350 ft
Trail Length: 5 miles
Dogs: Not Allowed
GOLA invites you to join us for one of our favorite hikes. Along the way we will walk past the sites of many filming locations, including: Planet of the Apes, How Green Was My Valley, and Pleasantville, to name just a few. Our hike turn around point is where Malibu Creek washed out the old bridge. On the way back we will stop at the visitor center to learn more about the over 100 movies filmed in the park when it was 20th Century Fox Movie Ranch. Included in our journey is the Rock Pool. This is where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid jumped into the water. Also, at the Rock Pool is where we will have lunch.
Besides film history it is a beautiful trail following Las Virgenes Creek, Malibu Creek, and Century Lake in the upper section of Malibu Canyon. Many sections are lined with a canopy of native Live Oaks, Sycamores, and Bay Laurels.
If you did this hike with us before, it is worth doing again.
Bring: 2 to 3 liters of water, sack lunch, snacks, sun protection, hat. Consider layered clothing and hiking poles. Please Carry Emergency Contact Information (ICE). Sturdy hiking footwear and adequate drinking water required.
Carpool/ride sharing information: Due to liability and insurance reasons Great Outdoors cannot organize carpools and hike/trip leaders cannot take an active role in making arrangements for participants' transportation. If you would like a ride, or provide a ride, you can sign up on your own at this link: Carpool to Malibu Creek State Park
Remember rain cancels
Below is a partial list of the movies filmed in the park when it was part of 20th Century Park. There isn't even an accurate count of all scenes shot here for television. At the visitor center we will have a chance to view an interesting film with brief clips of many of the films.
Love Me Tender (1956)
Back to Bataan (1945)
How Green was my Valley (1941)
FBI Story, The (1959)
Daddy-Long-Legs (1919)
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Luck of the Irish (1948)
Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1955)
M*A*S*H 1970, 1972 - 1983
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Left Hand of God (The) 1955
Logan's Run (1976)
Windtalkers (2002)
Untamed (1955)
Thunder in the Valley (1947)
Sand Pebbles, The (1966)
Rifleman (1958)
Pleasantville (1998)
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Planet of the Apes - (1968)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
Roots (1977)
Tora! Tora! Tora! - (1970)
The set for the movie, "Pleasantville," is now the lot where we will be parking.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was filmed here with a concrete pool and a painted sky in the movie "Tora! Tora! Tora!"
The Rifleman and his son lived in a cabin just above this trail
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