For beautiful views of Santa Monica Bay without rubbing elbows with hordes of tourists, walk a block back from the beach to Palisades Park. Situated within walking distance of central sights like ...

Like skinnier Palisades Park to the west, Tongva Park offers a welcome respite from Santa Monica's tourist-filled beach and shopping thoroughfare. In this 6-acre oasis, which is named after the ...

The Palisades fire burned several miles of trails in the Santa Monica Mountains but did not make it far west enough to harm beloved sites like Malibu Creek State Park and Sandstone Peak.