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Gabrielino National Recreation Trail

Know Fire & Other Restrictions Before You Go! These conditions can affect your entire trip. For example, Extreme and Critical fire use restrictions mean no campfires, no grill use, no portable cooking systems/stoves, and no smoking. Bring cold food and no S'mores.

Be Bear Aware!: Bear safety is critical, for the safety of your group and/or you, as well as our bears. Help keep bears wild by following these tips.

General Info: The Gabrielino National Recreation Trail is 28.8 miles long. It begins at Chantry Flat Recreation Area near Sierra Madre, CA, and Arcadia, CA, and ends at the Ventura Street & Windsor Avenue trailhead near the Hahamongna Watershed Park in La Cañada Flintridge, CA. 

Specific Trail Information

Trail Number

1311W14

Trail Type

Standard/Terra Trail — A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of the ground and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.

General Information

Whether or not an Adventure Pass ($5 daily, $30 annual) OR America the Beautiful Pass is required depends upon where you park to access the trail.

Photo of the entrance to the LA Ranger District Office

Address: 12371 N. Little Tujunga Canyon Road San Fernando, CA 91342
Phone: (818) 899-1900
Hours: Open Monday- Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. for lunch. (Closed on federal holidays)

Recreation Opportunities

Last updated January 20, 2026