| Solstice Canyon | |
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 The entrance to Solstice Canyon as of May 2021. | |
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| Location | Los Angeles County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Malibu, California |
| Coordinates | 34°02′21″N 118°45′17″W / 34.0391°N 118.7548°W |
| Created | June 20, 1988 |
| Operated by | National Park Service |
| Open | 8 AM to Sunset |
Solstice Canyon is a park within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Malibu, California. Located off Corral Canyon Road from Pacific Coast Highway, the canyon runs north-to-south about a mile east of Point Dume. Solstice Canyon opened on June 20, 1988 and was created out of land owned by Fred and Florence Roberts.[1] Before becoming a park the land was known as Roberts Ranch from 1932 to 1988.
Roberts Ranch hosted 25 acres to space technology laboratories to conduct research for the Pioneer Series for NASA.[2]
In 2003, during excavation for the parking lot, a Chumash grave site was discovered.[3]
- ^ McKinney, John (December 23, 1989). "New Sunny Trail to Explore in Solstice Canyon". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Quick Guide to Solstice Canyon Trails" (PDF). Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Solstice Canyon shaded by oaks, rooted in Malibu's history ‹ Pepperdine Graphic". pepperdine-graphic.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.