I started the series of posts on the King Gillette Ranch Park, with a very narrow focus on that park…
Entries Tagged as 'California State Parks'
Controversy Surrounds SMMC Head, Joe Edmiston
November 9th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Conejo Valley, Outdoors
Tags: California State Parks·Joe Edmiston·King Gillette Ranch·Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy·Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area·SMMC·SMMNRA
King Gillette Ranch: The National/State Park that Isn’t, Part II
November 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Green, History, Outdoors, Uncategorized
I guess we have to acknowledge that both the U.S. and California are in a budget crunch and money is hard to come by for park maintenance, as Econerd pointed out in her comment for Part I. One way to raise money for parks is to contract them out for movie and TV shoots, which is happening at King Gillette [...]
Tags: California State Parks·King Gillette Ranch·MRCA·SMMC·SMMNRA
“Biggest Loser” in 12th Season on NBC, Has Conejo Valley Tie
October 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, History, Outdoors, TV Shows
I enjoy watching TV shows that are filmed in the Conejo Valley or nearby, and looking for familiar vistas and scenes. The “Biggest Loser,” where contestants compete to lose the most weight, is one of those TV shows. It is filmed at Gillette Ranch, which is a California State Park at the corner of Las [...]
Tags: California State Parks·Coenjo Valley·King Gillette Ranch
Haloween Land, Horse/RV Park, Hazardous Waste Pickup Site
October 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Las Virgenes, Outdoors, Triuinfo Sanitation District
Drew Fountaine, a dedicated hiker of the Santa Monicas, wrote the following as a comment to the previous post, Halloween Land. I am posting it separately because it raises two other issues: “I was by King Gillette yesterday morning and thought it looked pretty unusual for that area. I am now aware of three things [...]
Tags: California State Parks·King Gillette·MRCA·RV/Equestrian Park·SMMC
Local State Parks on Possible Closure List
May 31st, 2009 · No Comments · California, Economy, Outdoors
California State Parks close to the Conejo Valley could be closing because of California’s budget crunch, according to a story in Saturday’s Ventura County Star. On the list for possible closing are Malibu Creek State Park on Las Virgenes Road, and Malibu Lagoon State Beach, and Leo Carillo State Park in Malibu. Also on the list are Point [...]
Tags: California State Parks
