| Leo Carrillo State Park | |
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 View from Leo Carrillo State Park'ssea cave | |
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| Location | Los Angeles andVentura Counties, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Malibu, California |
| Coordinates | 34°2′40″N118°56′2″W / 34.04444°N 118.93389°W /34.04444; -118.93389 |
| Area | 2,513 acres (10.17 km2) |
| Established | 1953 |
| Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
Leo Carrillo State Park is astate park inLos Angeles County, California, United States. Situated along the Malibu coast, the park is a component ofSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. With 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of beach, the parkland stretches into theSanta Monica Mountains. The park has expanded intoVentura County and also includes management ofCounty Line Beach.[1]California State Route 1 runs through the park, where it intersects with the western terminus of theMulholland Highway. The 2,513-acre (1,017 ha) park was established in 1953.[2] It is named for actor and conservationistLeo Carrillo (1880–1961), who served on the State Parks commission.
The Woolsey Fire was a destructivewildfire that started inland many miles away and raced through canyons and mountains in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties to the coastline. The fire ignited on November 8, 2018 and burned 96,949 acres (39,234 hectares) of land. The fire destroyed 1,643 structures,[3] killed three people, and prompted the evacuation of more than 295,000 people. It was one of several fires in California that ignited on the same day.[4][5]
The 2018 fire burned through almost the entire park. The equipment for the Junior Lifeguard program that was destroyed in the fire was replaced by a donation from a group of Australian surf lifeguard associations, led by theMaroochydore Surf Life Saving Club.[6] The campgrounds reopened after work crews spent seven months removing debris and cleaning up.[7]
Leo Carrillo State Park offers swimming, surfing,windsurfing,surf fishing, andbeachcombing. Beachgoers can exploretide pools,sea caves, andreefs. Inland there is a campground and backcountry hiking trails.[1]
Actors such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lewis, Nancy Sinatra, Dick Clark and other celebrities have been featured in films shot here.
In the popular 1970s TV showThe Rockford Files, starringJames Garner, it was the first season's opening scene of episode 1 (The Kirkoff Case) airing September 13, 1974.
It was featured in an episode ofHuell Howser's TV seriesCalifornia's Golden Parks.[8]
During the final scenes of theTom Petty's "Mary Jane's Last Dance" music video, Petty is seen carryingKim Basinger through a cave before placing her in the water.
The group photo on the cover ofThe TurtlesTurtle Soup album (released in October, 1969) was taken here.
InBetter Call Saul, it was featured in the final season during the opening of the episode "Point and Shoot". This sequence is thus far the only scene from the "Breaking Bad" universe not to be shot inNew Mexico.
In ‘’The Big Lebowski’’, it was mentioned by Walter SobchakJohn Goodman during the eulogy of Theodore Donald KerabatsosSteve Buscemi as one of the many places Donny surfed.
Other movies filmed here include:[9]
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