Los Angeles Caves, Caverns & Mines Overview
Below you'll find information on caves that can be found in the Los Angeles area. Whether it be sea caves at Leo Carrillo State Beach and Rancho Palos Verdes or the man-made Batcave in Griffith Park, Los Angeles has something to suit your interest. The caves around Los Angeles have been used extensively in the film industry and would be an interesting stop for those intrigued by Hollywood history.
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Leo Carrillo Sea Cave is located off Highway 1 (PCH) 23 miles south of Oxnard. Leo Carrillo State Beach includes a wide sandy beach, tidepools and seacaves. Other activities include camping, picnicking, hiking, fishing, and windsurfing. Known by locals as 'Movie Beach', many movies have been filmed here including From Here To Eternity, Grease, Karate Kid, The Usual Suspects and dozens more. The sea cave was featured in The Usual Suspects.
Leo Carrillo State Park
35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, California 90265
(818) 880-0350
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Bronson Caves are located off Highway 101 from the Hollywood Boulevard exit. Connect up with Canyon Drive from Hollywood Boulevard and head north into Griffith Park through Bronson Canyon. Park in the dirt parking lot on the right and start hiking. Caves and tunnels leftovers from an old rock quarry and used by Hollywood filmmakers decades ago for dozens of movies. Most notably, they served as the Batcave in the Batman television series. You may recall the scenes where Batman's suped-up GTO comes flying out of the cave whenever the Bat Signal is spotted.
Bronson Caves
aka: The Batcave
2960 Canyon Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90068
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Smugglers Caves are located in the Portuguese Bend region of Rancho Palos Verdes. Situated just north of the Trump National Golf Course and south of Abalone Cove Shoreline Park are two small headlands known as Portuguese Point and Inspiration Point. At the tip of these headlands are several small sea caves that are accessible by multiple dirt trails descending from Palos Verdes Drive. Due to low ceiling height, Smugglers Caves are slightly too small for exploration by kayak and a bit too dangerous on foot. Caves are best visited at low tide.
Smugglers Caves
Palos Verdes Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
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