ALERT: The Willow Creek Trail is Temporarily Closed
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Willow Creek Trail
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for 02/20/2019Low: 39

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Trail Description
*** Please Note: The Willow Creek Trail is temporarily closed due to the Woosley Fire.***
This trail forms the east portion of the Leo Carrillo Scenic Loop. Connect with Nicholas Flat Trail to complete the 2-mile loop. From the Leo Carrillo State Park staging area, the trail heads east along the hillside above the Malibu Coast, the Pacific Ocean and the Willow Creek watershed. The trail follows the creek north and then up the hillside with multiple switchbacks. At the intersection with Nicholas Flat Trail, hike out to Ocean Vista Spur for great views.
The southern trailhead can be accessed from the Leo Carrillo State Park staging area, located on the PCH, approximately 10 miles north of Malibu. From the parking lot, head northwest on the Nicholas Flat Trail approximately 250 feet to the trailhead on the right.
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Otospermophilus beecheyi

Melanerpes formicivorus

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Falco sparverius

Falco peregrinus

Acer macrophyllum

Brassica nigra

Saliva mellifera

Archilochus alexandri

Lynx rufus

Juglans californica

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Frangula californica

Cruscuta californica

Epilobium canum

Eremophila alpestris

Ceanothus spp.

Eschscholzia californica

Callipepla californica

Rana draytonii

Artemisia californica

Aphelocoma californica

Platanus racemosa

Aphonopelma sp.

Adenostoma fasciculatum

Quercus agrifolia

Castilleja affinis

Taricha torosa

Dryopteris arguta

Accipiter cooperii

Canis latrans

Baccharis pilularis

Thamnophis hammondii

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Prunus ilicifolia

Castilleja gleasoni

Malosma laurina

Rhus integrifolia

Asio otus

Lupinus albifrons

Mimulus aurantiacus

Puma concolor

Artemisia douglasiana

Odocoileus hemionus

Asclepias fascicularis

Crotalus viridis

Calochortus plummerae

Toxicodendron diverisloba

Salvia leucophylla

Buteo jamaicensis

Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Mephitis mephitis

Rhus ovata

Comarostaphylis diversifolia

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Cathartes aura

Quercus lobata

Sciurus griseus

Otus kennicottii

Salvia apiana

Elanus leucurus