Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (Southern California)
- Overview
- Restoration & Land Stewardship
- Trails & Hiking
- Palos Verdes Nature Preserve
- Abalone Cove Reserve
- Agua Amarga Reserve
- Alta Vicente Reserve
- Forrestal Nature Reserve
- Portuguese Bend Reserve
- San Ramon Reserve
- Three Sisters Reserve
- Upper Filiorum Reserve
- Vicente Bluffs Reserve
- Vista Del Norte Reserve
- White Point Preserve & Education Center
- Linden H. Chandler Preserve
- George F Canyon Preserve & Nature Center
- Defense Fuel Support Point & Nursery
Lighthouse views, a World War II bunker, and coastal sage scrub
This property includes 55 acres of land on the slopes below and around the Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall with impressive coastal views north over Oceanfront Estates. It is the current location of a 15-acre habitat coastal sage scrub restoration project, initiated in 2008.
The trail takes you past Battery Barnes, which was constructed in 1942 to protect the northern approach to the Catalina channel. Two 6-inch diameter coastal artillery guns were placed there, and underground bunkers were built to house soldiers, ammunition, and supplies.
Location:
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Parking:
Parking is available at Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall and on residential street, Via Capri.
Alta Vicente Reserve Trail Map [PDF: 242KB]
Alta Vicente Habitat Restoration Plan [PDF: 2.41MB]
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy Map (Natural Open Space Preserves on the Palos Verdes Peninsula) [PDF:4.5MB]
