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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'MRCA'
King Gillette Ranch: The National/State Park that Isn’t, Part II
November 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Green, History, Outdoors, Uncategorized
Tags: California State Parks·King Gillette Ranch·MRCA·SMMC·SMMNRA
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
Halloween Land at King Gillette Park?
October 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Las Virgenes
Does anyone know why there is a Halloween-looking, spooky display at King Gillette Park, at the intersection of Las Virgenes Road and Mulholland, in Malibu Canyon? I have driven by it a few times this week, and each time, I can’t believe my eyes. The park property is managed by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation [...]
Tags: Halloween·King Gillette Park·MRCA·SMMC
