Not many people around on a weekday, we had the place to ourselves. You cannot beat the view of the valley with a scramble to the top! Unique rock formations and rock climbing trails. read more

Very fun hike, spectacular views. Definitely a lot of rock climbing so be prepared for that. Not many people were there hiking so it was very quiet besides the traffic. We found parking on the road but based on other reviews it can sometimes be hard to find parking. read more

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Came here on a Saturday with a bouldering crew and had so much fun! The location seemed to have something for every skill level, so whether you're a beginner or more advanced, it's a chill place to be. Definitely a place I'd like to spend more time exploring. Parking wasn't unbearable in the morning, but in the afternoon it was a mess. No bathrooms on the premises either, so be aware. read more

A beautiful spot to see when you're driving past on the nearby 118 freeway or Topanga Canyon Blvd, and even at the park there are areas where you can still appreciate the beauty of this park. Lots of people come here to rock climb, boulder, & even hike around makeshift trails. Unfortunately the laziness of a select choose few bring this place down. The downside of a park being so accessible to a near by road is it attracts the type of people that leave behind garbage, plastic bottles, & beer cans along the side where you climb up to the peak not to mentioned the spots with shattered glass and crappy spray paint tagging (no not graffiti art). The really sad part is while I was on the trail I saw a group of volunteers cleaning trash from the area. As they were passing by I heard one of them cry out "Oh no, it's back!!" Referring to some graffiti they recently cleaned off one of the rocks being tagged up again with something else. To the people that feel like it's no big deal to leave their trash behind because "who cares" or "someone who works here will clean it up." Try to take a little bit of pride in being accountable for yourself. Don't do the right thing only because it will benefit you in some way, do the right thing simply because it's the right thing to do. I'll leave this review with a quote from Adam Carolla. "I don't know one successful person who leaves their shopping cart in the middle of the parking lot. If you're too big to do the small things, you're too small to do the big things." read more

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Great place for hikes and even better way to distress, wear comfortable clothes , hiking shoes and stick is recommended. Happy trails

This place is epic and a hidden gem imo. You park and the main road and hike up from there. Make sure you remember your way up it's easy to get lost on the way down. Very peaceful and beautiful up top. Quiet the views. read more

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Great hike/climb, I've must've shown this place to at 30 different people by now. It takes about 20 minutes to get to the top, and the view of the entire valley is beautiful! It's really cool to see the tunnel and the train track as well. Love seeing the horses too! Great place to exercise! read more

This place feels like being on the set of the Flintstone's. It would be really cool if people (scumbags) respected the fact that parks like this have been set aside so that people can appreciate nature, beauty,and the original setting of cities before they became over crowded and over built. Here people leave trash, graffiti, and broken bottles everywhere. This would be one of the best places in the city to enjoy sunsets, but because people cannot do the right thing the park closes during sunset, so you have to be gone. It is ridiculous. In San Marcos, CA, there is a similar park that is flawless and clean. This sanctuary has wild animals including eagles. These rock formations are a result of the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate coming together. Hiking is available for any skill level. The park is a 10/10. The human interaction is a 4/10. The park maintenance is a 4/10. read more

Places like this depress me more than they give me any serenity. Aeons-old rock formations created by tectonics and erosion, utterly jacked-up by idiots throwing bottles, leaving trash, lighting off illegal fireworks adjacent to tinder-dry mountain brush, and spray-painting nature. Too close to urban strife to have ever had a chance to avoid this, I guess. Miles of trails and various rocky outcroppings that are hike-able and climbable, respectively, but generally marred by negative human impact. Fence lizards, several species of snakes, and assorted small mammals and birds manage to eke out a living here. This park is probably better enjoyed by most as a drive-by, viewer from the 118 Freeway... harder to spot the human detritus and garbage at high speeds. It takes a special kind of Krylon-certified person to rattlecan rocks. Luckily, most of them are too lazy to hike very far from liquor stores to do much damage to places like this farther from "civilization." If you enjoy seeing the devastating impacts of myopic stupidity and urban population density on natural features, this park may be your jam. Otherwise, I'd skip it. Sad, really. read more

This Hike is AMAZING! This hike starts off kinda easy but don't let it fool you, once you get into the trail its all rock climbing and jumping around. its well kept but you will find trash and glass here and there so be careful while jumping around. Parking here is free street parking but get here early cause it get packed fast. After a fun day of hiking and enjoying the views i walked down to the train station and took some amazing photos but be careful because the train still runs. Have fun! read more

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Reading all the reviews I agree with everyone of them. I like it because you can climb here without any equipment besides your hands and feet. The climb was a right balance of easy enough to have confidence but difficult enough to give me a challenge/scare. The view alone was worth it, it looked like something out of the Flinstones, with boulders on top of boulders. It looked like something out of another time. The view of the valley itself was magnificent, you could see everything from it and really showed why people choose to live in the LA area. My friend who'd been here a few times told me to be wary of pigeons that nested in the caves and crannies of it, but it's not two legged critters that you need to be worried about. The place is littered with broken glass which made me a little worried since I was wearing my tevas-good for climbing but not for all the beer bottle shards lying around. I don't mind graffiti so much but what my friend told me was that people come by to brown out the graffiti and what that does is smooths out the rock, aka gets rid of the precious, precious hand and foot holds that should be there. read more

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Went here a few years back for the first time to give it a go and I witnessed a real life knife fight. That same trip multiple cars had their windows smashed in and robbed. Not a great first impression. I decided to give it another chance recently and it definitely out did itself... There was a man brandishing a handgun while a needle dangled from his belt wrapped arm. I can't make this up. He was shouting at another man that had stolen his last "hits". Nobody was shot and they both ended up passing out in a nearby bush, thankfully. I even heard a rock climber telling a story about his attempt to stop a few guys from spray painting, it ended with his own teeth being punched out. And speaking of the climbing...it's horrible. The guys I met said that you'd be better off going to a gym (Boulderdash) or Malibu Creek State Park. Okay, so I broke the rules yesterday (the shelter at home rules) and went back to Stoney Point for another try. Wouldn't ya know it, it was another one for the books... This time they had to air-lift out a hiker that was bitten by multiple rattle snakes! Apparently there are several "dens" of rattlesnakes spread all across the park and people get bitten regularly. There was a grungy, homeless man named "drybong" telling very offensive jokes to my wife, she was concerned for her safety. He was harmless though, his pals were quite inebriated and belligerent. The other disappointing part was the parking situation. Other than all that, this place is beautiful and peaceful. read more

Been coming here regularly, it's my favorite spot for climbing. Found out how to get to the tagged up train tracks. It's fun to wander around and try to climb up new rocks for a challenge read more

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Wow where to start, I'll start out by saying stoney point is a cornucopia of experiences! My husband likes it, but me, not so much. I don't like graffiti on rocks and there is a lot. I don't like that there's no actual hiking trail or clear cut path to take up or down but, PLOT TWIST, thanks to someone who graffitied some useful arrows me and my hunky hubby we found our way down before the sun set. I also don't like the smashed beer bottles everywhere it kinda takes me out of the moment. When I go hiking I want to leave the hustle and bustle of daily life behind you know, escape a bit. When I see all the trash and graffiti It reminds me of everything I don't like about the area. That being said my husband likes that there are no clear cut paths and that he can tackle the rock any way he likes because he argues that life is often to linear. Philosophies aside, he heard me reading reviews about Stoney point and was surprised that reviews on trails on yelp were even a thing and he low key judged me a little for looking the place up, I know it in my heart. He's been coming here for six years rather frequently and although he has seen all the vandalism of which most reviewers write, he has never seen any thugs or vandals or lowlifes or thieves or unsavories blah blah blah but I digress. We did see a baby rattler though AND he almost stepped on it. It scared me but he thought it was awesome. Boys will be boys, PLOT TWIST, I'm the husband and I wrote this review not my wife. read more

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I was going to give Stoney Point 3.5 stars because of all the graffiti and shattered glass, but I'm going to round up because I had a lot of fun getting lost in the rocks anyway. I had originally planned to hike around the Garden of the Gods but I unknowingly walked right by it, and ended up at Stoney Point - a happy mistake if you ask me. I saw some people bouldering, some with rock climbing gear, and the rest were regular hiking folk like myself. There was a surprising amount of children roaming about today and the view at the top was really nice. A little too close to the residential area for my liking, but I loved the various rock formations along the mountains. There was what looked like a trail when we first started, but really, Stoney Point is about scrambling through the rocks and navigating your own way to the top. I thought going down was a little bit challenging as since there wasn't one clearly marked trail, I couldn't quite remember what route we took. Luckily, my friend was with me and he managed to get us back down. There was also a plaque remembering the train collision back in 2008 at the bottom. Fun place to come out and climb rocks, but not the best place to hike if you're trying to escape the busy city as there are still cars and houses around. Street parking only. read more

Stoney Point - Enjoying the view at the top! - Hiking Near Me - Chatsworth, California

Got a broken leg last week hiking here, fractured 2 bones and had to have surgery. 10/10 would hike again. read more

Stoney Point - Hiking Near Me - Chatsworth, California

Epic. Go to Train Tracks for more fun. Good for hiking and having overall fun. If your friends are complete morons go here. You can take good pictures and have good times. read more

Stoney Point - Train Tracks - Hiking Near Me - Chatsworth, California

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If you are a rock climber this is a 5 star locale. If you are not a climber, hiker/walker its a 2/3 star place. It is graffiti covered, glass strewn and poison oak & rattle snakes are everywhere in the summer. You also need to park your car near the Stoney Point sign if possible. Don't leave any valuables in sight in your car. Unfortunately breakins are common. If you are climber, please take out more trash than you bring in. Also REI and the Access Fund host Stoney Clean ups please volunteer. Climbing at Stoney will get you strong fingers and excellent footwork skills. These skills are hard to develop at the gym. If you are a beginner, this is place to learn to use your feet. This was the climbing gym back in the day. There are many classics climbs at all levels. There is mostly bouldering with some classic topropes. Do bring extra water, there are no stores nearby. On a cool weekend you don't really need a guidebook. It's crowded and everyone is usually friendly. No Climbing After It RAINS! The rock is Sandstone. Sandstone breaks when it gets wet. Wait a day or two before you climb. read more

A great place to get your fix of stone with lots to do. This site includes 5 mile dirt hike, 2 mile rock hike, rock climbing. Free parking roadside. Exit your car from the right door only to avoid passing cars. Bring water since there is no public water station for 3 miles. The North side has some snakes and more bushy. Roadside has places to chill and shady rocks. East end is a flat sandy path lined trees. After a hard hike there some good restaurants down the road. read more

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This is one of the more scenic parks in the area. You have a number of great options that you could take advantage of ranging from rock climbing, biking, to hiking. There are not many places you can say that about, and this is one of the rarities you have to take advantage of. I enjoy best, when I bike, then hike, and after that drop the bike down and go for a great climb.After you reach the top, take a huge breath, enjoy the air, because you earned that cool air flowing through your lungs. If you haven't been, you have to try, whether its a bike ride, hike, straight up rock climb, or all the above. As always enjoy life yelp peeps, for its a dash between your name. read more

Overall, for the physical nature of the landscape, it is great, BUT it appears to attract every delinquent at night without any oversight. The place may as well be an alley in downtown LA with Graffiti covering a VAST amount of the park and really detracts from the experience. Such a beautiful place ruined by punks. read more

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Just want to point out that there is a parking access that is locked without notice. Yes I'm here at 7:30 past sunset but it's not open during hours of Sunrise to sunset. read more

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Absolutely love this place! Parking is somewhat difficult because you have to park on an extremely fast and busy street. The park is somewhat off the 118 freeway, less than 1 mile. On the side you'll see ranches with horses being tended to. The park is fairly large, it's mainly dirt so don't bring your nice shoes. There are huge rocks where there are people free climbing. I walked around to the back and where there's a tunnel and train. There's lots of graffiti and paint. It's pretty cool to see the paintings, the graffiti is unfortunate because it takes away from the beauty of some of the art. It's very scenic and there's birds, bunnies, squirrels, lizards all around. When starting to climb to the top you just have to find the right "footing", be careful! I made it to the top fairly easily only have to actually climb or jump a few rocks. The harder part was getting down. While climbing the mountain of rocks you will see people with their giant padding preparing to free climb or use tools to climb. It's pretty cool to watch how they move and go about their way to the top. It is pet friendly if your dog is big enough to walk around up there. I don't really recommend bringing small children. Very cool palace to climb and get some awesome pictures. read more

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Be aware of broken glass and rattlesnakes. The overall community of Stoney Point is very friendly. Great place to boulder, hike and climb about on rocks. I don't necessarily think that the majority of this trail is child-friendly. Broken glass is everywhere including on rocks that you/them might have to climb. Just be observant as on any hike/doing any outdoor activity that requires you to do semi-dangerous tasks. No bathrooms, no drinking fountains so plan accordingly. Limited street parking along Topanga. (Parking is free). read more

Stoney Point - On a Rock at Stoney point. Easy straight climb path on right side of rock. - Hiking Near Me - Chatsworth, California

Had no idea that a place like this existed in SoCal, so close to my gf's place. My mind was blown when I heard that famous climbers like Royal Robbins and Bob Kamps started climbing here... During Thanksgiving break, ended up here twice - once to scope out the area and do a bit of bouldering, and the second to do some sport climbing. Scrambling around the area is fun, but watch out for broken glass - there is A LOT of it. There were usually people out there to chat with and share experiences/crashpads/chalk with, which was nice - climbers are superfriendly people. There is a lot to explore, and I have only seen a little bit, so looking forward to coming back after I have some more experience climbing. read more

It's amazing that a place like this exists in the middle of the city! We parked along the street and walked down...had no problems. It was fun to watch the rock climbers and explore the caves and boulders, although there are better spots for hiking if that's solely what you are looking for. Unfortunately and sadly, there is a ton of trash around. :( read more

Stoney Point - A fun hike and get away from the crazy city! - Hiking Near Me - Chatsworth, California

Love this park. Great for a day away from LA. lots of trails and super fun bouldering!

It's a little to ghetto and trashy for my taste but here's a picture to show you guys a nice place I found on the edge by the highway read more

Stoney Point - Hiking Near Me - Chatsworth, California

About the broken glass which a lot of people complain about: Is it litter? Yes. But most of it has been there for decades, not weeks or months but decades. It washes about the mountain just like any other piece of erosion. Those pieces of green and brown glass by the bottom started their journey after the class of '75 chugged the last of their Billy Beer, picked up their radio blasting ELO and left their broken bottles there. They broke apart and mingled with the stone and rain water and by the time Clinton was admitting his sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky, they were half way down the point. When you're great-grandchildren climb Stoney Point, the glass you see in 2017 will be green and brown colored pieces of sand under their feet. Then they'll drink their own bottle of space beer and if the litter collecting micro-robots don't pick it up it will start its process down the point again. I'm not explaining this to make an excuse for the litter at Stoney Point, but I am trying to put it in perspective. Stoney Point is unique because it has an easy location in the middle of a settled area yet it has a difficult, intimating structure that make it an also perfect blend of urban and natural life. The empty bags of Doritos and plastic bottles need to be picked up, but other biodegradable trash is, to me, more a sign of Stoney Point's entirely unique identity then a sign that these kids today are misbehavin'. read more

Very disappointing compared to pictures and parking sucks on usual days maybe if you live around not so bad but I drove pretty far to get here read more

I would give this place 5 stars, but I brought my dog. I didnt know this place is not dog friendly. If only Yelp had an indicator on hiking locations if theyre "dog friendly." I had drove all the way there just to be disappointed. I want to go there again without my dog and see. Although, i did come across a beautiful train track that would be great to have a photo shoot. Definitely will be returning. read more

Stoney Point - Hiking Near Me - Chatsworth, California

Stoney point is one of my favorite climbing/hiking spots in LA. It has three basic paths to the top. 1) Standard hiking with a tiny bit of climbing. Really short though maybe fifteen min to top. 2) The bouldering path. You will have to climb and jump to find your way to the top. Can be a little dangerous and not recommended for kids or people who are scared of heights. 3) The sheer cliff face. You will need ropes and gear for this. Experienced climbers only. The top has an amazing view of the valley, and just getting there is a bit of a accomplishment. There are a number of large rocks that you can climb and are lined with climbers chalk so you can see how people got to the top. There are a number of great little land marks along the way including the "Sex Cave" (a small little cavern with a sand bottom that has probably seen more action than a motel six bedroom). All in all this is a great place to climb if you are a bit athletic / adventurous. Keep in mind though there are no hand rails and plenty of places to fall. If you are scared of heights stick to the standard path. The only real downfall (no pun intended) is the amount of graffiti and trash that is around. Plenty of broken bottles can be found all around and no shortage of spray painted vulgarity and markers. read more

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I've been climbing indoors for several months and finally found an outdoor class at Stoney Point. Each boulder and climb has their own name. I don't know what they are, but there's definitely a book somewhere with the names. Each one also has its own grade, but it's all very subjective. We were lucky to have a super experienced climber with us to show the easiest routes. Real rock is sandy and the holds, like you can imagine, are small. This is some hardcore stuff. Topping out? Scariest thing EVER! Just knowing that there's a tiny pad below to stop me from dying but not from an injury was enough to deter me from topping out again that day. Overall, I'd go back in a heartbeat! It's time to conquer those fears! read more

Some tips: Park your car where it is visible from the park, break-ins are common as the shattered glass often seen by the side of the road attests. If you want to go climbing here and it has rained recently wait a day or more as sandstone soaks up water like a sponge and easily breaks when still wet. Go to Malibu or Echo Cliffs instead to get your outdoor climbing fix. On that note, there is good climbing here and a ton of history. Yvonne Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia cut his teeth at Stoney as did many of the 'Stonemasters' who went on to pioneer modern big wall climbing in Yosemite. Pick up Chris Owen's guidebook to get the lowdown on the routes or chat up some of the friendly locals. There are usually lots of folks here so if your looking for solitude this is not the place to go. Oh yeah, if your lucky some days you can see huge California Condors circling in the sky overhead having been recently reintroduced to the area. Stoney really is a special place, an oasis in the urban sprawl. read more

Stoney point is a great local crag in Los Angeles! There are tons of great routes for a climber of any level. My favorites so far are the Amphitheater Traverse and the TR route Vicious on Back Wall. There is tons of graffiti and trash. Please do your part to help clean up your trash and any other trash you may find! read more

I can't get enough of this place when I am up in the L.A. area. We have some decent climbing in S.D. but Stoney has so many options for so many levels of climbers and the super textured sand stone makes you feel like spiderman. The routes are all really different too so you can get practice with lots of different techniques. The one negative I can say about this place is that it gets a ton of traffic. Fortunately the area is so big that even when the parking is fairly full you can find plenty of areas without people. read more

Great place for beginners to experts, great park for family members not hiking. Visiting family had heard of it and excited to hike here

This is the place to go in the valley to learn the ins and outs of rock climbing. Lot's of places for beginners to experts. I didn't get a chance to really explore everything, but it looked pretty cool. Doesn't look too hard to get to the top. Just got too dark for me. No parking lot, but if you are going North on Topanga Canyon, parking is fairly easy. Kind of tricky coming the other way. Lots of the usual valley traffic BS. I may come back someday to explore it more, but I hate the Valley, so it may not happen any time soon. read more

Lots of boulders - all shapes and sizes. A classic. REAL boulders! Special routes established years ago, e.g. Hoof 'n Mouth, Isn't It Nice To Relax And Smoke A Doobie, The Shitty Shelf - many more. Drop by and test your skills. Family friendly. read more

Nice place to do some rock climbing! Come here all the time with some of my friends who also climb. It is a nice area with some great walls to climb ranging from a 5.8 up to a 5.11 in most areas. If you hike to the top you will have a pretty great 360 view as well! The hike to the top is really fun, jumping from boulder to boulder. Can get quiet hot on sunny days so take a lot of water and a pair of shades. Parking is not the greatest, the only parking available is on the shoulder of the main highway that runs along side it. If you leave at a busy time like I did 5p.m. it may be difficult to get out with endless traffic. Plan accordingly read more