Placerita Canyon State Park
Placerita Canyon State Park is a California State Park located on the north slope of the western San Gabriel Mountains, in an unincorporated rural area of Los Angeles County, near the city of Santa Clarita. The park hosts a variety of historic and natural sites, as well as serving as a trailhead for several hiking trails leading into the San Gabriel Mountains.
Welcome sign of Placerita Canyon State Park
Oak of the Golden Dream, 2021
The restored Walker Cabin
Exterior of the nature center, featuring live animal exhibits
Santa Clarita, California
Santa Clarita is a city in northwestern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. With a 2020 census population of 228,673, it is the third-most populous city in Los Angeles County, the 17th-most populous in California, and the 103rd-most populous city in the United States. It is located about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and occupies 70.75 square miles (183.2 km2) of land in the Santa Clarita Valley, along the Santa Clara River. It is a classic example of a U.S. edge city, satellite city, or boomburb.
Image: Winter at Central Park, Santa Clarita (cropped)
Image: 2000 0820 Towncenter Fountain
Image: WS Hart House (cropped)
Image: Bridgeport Lighthouse, Santa Clarita CA