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To Reach the Trailhead: To reach Charmlee Wilderness Park from Santa Monica, drive 25 miles west on Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1) to a point 0.5 mile west of mile marker 001 LA 59.0. Turn north on Encinal Canyon Road, and proceed 4 miles to the park’s well-marked entrance. Gates are open 8 a.m.–sunset daily. Pay the $4 parking fee at the iron ranger.

Description: From the parking lot, walk on pavement to the nature center (if it is open, pick up a guide for the interpretive signposts). Head uphill on a paved road, which soon becomes dirt and bends north up a slope. Make an acute left turn at the top by a gate, and then follow Potrero Rd. along the ridge road past a hilltop water tank. Boney Mountain, the eroded core of an old volcano, stands prominently on the crest of the Santa Monicas. Curve left at a junction, and head east to meet Charmichael Road. From here, consider a short detour left (south) to visit the foundation of an old ranch home in the oaks on a hilltop overlooking the meadow.