Name: Live Oak Trail
Rating: 4.0

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Trails are closed for three days following rain.
The park is open year round from 7 am to sunset.
Parking is $3 entry fee per vehicle per day Monday to Friday, and $5 entry fee per vehicle per day Saturday and Sunday.
Rates may increase on holidays or for events

Description

From the parking lot head north on Live Oak Trail past the junction with Edna Spaulding Trail. The trail may briefly join the water tank road at 0.2 miles. Continue to ascend the trail past several intersections off to the right. You'll reach the summit and the intersection with Vista Trail at about 1.7 miles. Enjoy the views of Santa Monica Bay, San Clemente, and Catalina Island. Carry on from the vista point descending a modest slope. At a junction with an old road at 2.1 miles turn left and continue descending. The trail heads west before sharply turning south at 3 miles. Head past the Upper Oso Reservoir to the dam where the trail ends at 4.1 miles.

Thanks to John McKinney, The Trailmaster, for sharing this trail description. To learn more about trails in California, check out his guides at The Trailmaster Store.