
Waterfront Spot
Topanga Lookout Trailhead
Malibu
🌅Prime sunset and sunrise spot
🥾Final climb to the tower is steep but short
🚗Tiny lot plus roadside parking, arrive early
A graffiti-covered lookout tower crowns this breezy hour-roundtrip climb, with the ocean on one side and the Santa Monica Mountains, valley, and DTLA skyline on the other. Come at golden hour, when the whole ridge glows.
Panoramic views
Easy trail
Sunset spot
Graffiti ruins
They recommend it:

Waterfront Spot
Topanga Lookout Trailhead
Malibu
🌅Prime sunset and sunrise spot
🥾Final climb to the tower is steep but short
🚗Tiny lot plus roadside parking, arrive early
A graffiti-covered lookout tower crowns this breezy hour-roundtrip climb, with the ocean on one side and the Santa Monica Mountains, valley, and DTLA skyline on the other. Come at golden hour, when the whole ridge glows.
Panoramic views
Easy trail
Sunset spot
Graffiti ruins
They recommend it:
Matches these interests
- Panoramic views
- Easy trail
- Sunset spot
- Graffiti ruins
- Malibu