of the surrounding mountains and the valley below
and includes the metal tracks for the cameras used
by the many movie companies for filming in that
particular scenic area.
Mason Park, situated on Mason Ave. at
San Jose St. is a small neighborhood park with
BBQ pits, baseball diamonds, a playground,
shaded grassy areas, picnic tables, restrooms and a
multipurpose field. The park’s recreation center
has an auditorium, a stage, indoor gym and
childcare center. Mason Park’s baseball diamonds
were built for the iconic, coming of age movie
“The Bad News Bears” in 1976.
Porter Ridge Park is a small hillside park,
situated at Reseda Blvd. and Sesnon Blvd. in
Porter Ranch. It offers visitors walking paths,
shaded grassy areas, BBQ pits and picnic Tables, a
basketball court and playground. The park connects
with Aliso Canyon Park.
Rinaldi Park at Reseda Blvd. and Rinaldi St.
in Porter Ranch is a small pocket park created to
beautify a once empty lot.
Sage Park Ranch, a 625-acre open space park
at the end of Woolsey Canyon Rd., overlooks
Chatsworth. It is located in the Simi Hills near the
Santa Susana Field Laboratory. The park offers
spectacular views of the San Fernando and Simi
Valleys, campsites and walking and hiking trails.
Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park
encompasses 670 acres in the western part of the
Transverse Range, where the Simi Hills meet the
Santa Susana Mountains. The high narrow ridges
and deep canyons are popular with hikers as is the
Old Stagecoach Road. The park can be entered
from three locations. (1) Larwin Trailhead at
10255 Larwin St, Chatsworth 91311. One of the
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most convenient ways to enter SSPSHP is on Larwin
Street, 1/2 block south of Devonshire Street. Head
west on Devonshire and turn left (south) on Larwin
Street, just before the entrance to Chatsworth Park
South. Proceed 1/2 block; the Park entrance is on
your right, under the powerlines. Parking is along
the curb. (2) Andora Trailhead at 9955 Andora Ave,
Chatsworth 91311. The entrance is located at the
far western terminus of Lassen Street, approximate
50 yards southwest of the entrance to Oakwood
Memorial Cemetery. (3) Lilac Lane Trailhead at
7790 Lilac Lane, Simi Valley 93063. This entrance
is in the northwest quadrant of the Park, at the
top of the Old Stagecoach Trail. Lilac Lane is
reached off the Old Santa Susana Pass Road; locate
approximately 300 yards west of the Rocky Peak
overpass over the 118 Freeway. Follow Lilac Lane
west approximately 1/2 mile to the Park entrance
on your left.
Stoney Point Park, located on Topanga Blvd.
just south of the 118 Freeway, is a historic cultural
monument. The 76-acre park is renowned for its
natural rock outcroppings. The park features bridle
paths, a natural habitat including caves and dens,
hiking trails, professional-level rock climbing and
views of the Valley.
HIKING TRAILS
Aliso Canyon Trail starts on Rinaldi Street
just west of Zelah Ave. and runs north into the hills.
Halfway up the canyon, it connects with Palisades
Trail and at the northern end; it leads to trails near
O’Melveny Park in Granada Hills. To reach the
trailhead take the southern entrance on Rinaldi west
of Zelzah Ave., Palisades Trail from Reseda Blvd. or
go to the end of Sesnon east of Reseda Blvd.