Santa Clarita Attractions
Santa Clarita Attractions
Santa Clarita Attractions
Santa Clarita offer a variety of attractions from a PGA champion tour golf course, theme parks, historical sites, and a world-class aquatic center, to luxurious day spas, outdoor recreation areas, acres of parkland, and miles of paseos and trails. Whatever your pleasure, you are sure to find an attraction perfectly suited just for you. Santa Clarita en Espanól (2.5 MB - PDF*)
Attractions List
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Brave two new super-heroic coaster experiences at Six Flags Magic Mountain! Green Lantern: First Flight will send fearless riders flying independently rotating 360 degree vehicles through a completely vertical zig-zag track. If that's not enough challenge the mighty Superman: Escape from Krypton as riders blast 100 mph up a 41 story tower backwards! Dare to face the uncharted dimension at Six Flags Magic Mountain's epic thrills. For additional information please call (661) 255-4111 or (818) 367-5965. For information in Spanish please call (661) 255-4854. For Group Sales please call (661) 255-4500. SEASONAL OPERATION-Six Flags Magic Mountain is open daily from mid March to Labor Day, weekends and holidays for the balance of year, as well as an extended period during the holiday season in December and January. Visit the Six Flags Magic Mountain website for full calendar.
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This tropical water park is sure to provide an entire day of fun for the entire family! The attraction lineup features more than 23 slides and attractions including: Tornado, a six-story funnel of fun, Black Snake Summit, with two of the tallest enclosed speed slides in Southern California; Bamboo Racer, an exciting 45-foot-tall, six-lane racing attraction; Castaway Cove, an exclusive children's water play kingdom; Shipwreck Shores which offers water play activities for the entire family; the Forgotten Sea wave pool and The River Cruise lazy river. For additional information and to check the park operating calendar please call (661) 255-4527. |
Family Fun
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Mountasia Family Fun Center & A premier family entertainment center with attractions for kids of all ages including Miniature Golf, Go Karts, Bumper Boats, Batting Cages, a 20' Rock Climbing Wall, Lazer Tag and near 100 Video and Redemption Games. The Center is also home to Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour & Restaurant serving delicious food and delectable desserts. Mountasia and Farrell's are open daily, hours vary by season. Unlimited play specials are always available.
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In the heart of California's Heritage Valley, just 19 miles west of Santa Clarita, one hundred year old tracks are still in use by Fillmore Western Railway. A variety of excursion trains take you through the Heritage Valley, where you'll enjoy mountains, rivers, creeks, nurseries, citrus and avocado orchards and more. This nostalgic adventure can be experienced on Saturdays and Sundays aboard the Weekend Scenic excursion, or while partaking in one of the many other the med excursions. Enjoy the only Murder Mystery Dinner Train or climb aboard holiday trains including The Pumpkin Liner, Headless Horseman Dinner Train, North Pole Express, Christmas Tree Train, and lunch trains for Easter, Mother's Day and Father's Day. You can even enjoy seasonal excursions such as the Margarita Madness Train or the various Wine excursion trains. There is truly something for everybody at Fillmore Western Railway. |
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Castaic Lake Recreation Area 9,000 acre park featuring many of your favorite water and outdoor activities such as fishing, boating, jet skiing, swimming and mountain biking. Events include Movies at the Lake, Night Float Tube Fishing, Moonlight Fishing, Moonlight Kayak, and much more. |
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Hughes Lake Shore Park is a family owned and operated campground since 1985. The lake offers swimming, fishing, picnic tables, bar-b-cue pits and hiking. |
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This lake is located near Interstate 5, about 20 miles north of the Magic Mountain Parkway exit. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing, picnics and water play. |
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Located in Ventura County in the Los Angeles Padres National Forest. Piru Lake offers boating, trout and bass fishing, water skiing, swimming, hiking and camping. |
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Paintball USA is an outdoor game park that is open every weekend, Saturday and Sunday from 9am - 4pm as well as some school holidays during the week. They host private parties and events during the week with a 25 person minimum. Some of the 13 outdoor arenas include; Air Ball, Hyperball, Woodsball, The Maze, The Fields of Iraq & Afghanistan, WWI Trenches & Ravines, Sand Dunes that will give any player the best paintball experience ever! |
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Come Play with the Wolves at Shadowland The Shadowland Foundation, with its pack of 8 wolf-hybrids, is dedicated to educating children of all ages about the true nature of wolves and their enormous contribution to the environment. Private on-site visits are available at the beautiful, 11 acre ranch in Lake Hughes for a once in a lifetime experience to learn about, run and play with the wolves. Educational, interactive programs for schools, camps, retreats, community centers, groups, corporations or organizations are also available. By Appointment Only, please call 818-766-1825 to schedule your visit, program or event. Donations gratefully accepted. |
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The Gentle Barn was founded by Ellie Laks in 1999 and is currently home to 130 animals who are rescued from severe abuse, neglect or slaughter. Once the animals are rehabilitated they stay at the barn for the rest of their lives and serve as ambassadors helping to heal abused children. The Gentle Barn is host to kids in foster care, on probation, in gangs, on drugs and from the inner city, as well as school groups and special needs kids and adults. Through the interactions with the animals and their stories, kids learn kindness, compassion, confidence and reverence for all life. Visit The Gentle Barn and groom the horses, brush the cows, hold the chickens, give the pigs tummy rubs, hug the goats and sheep, hypnotize the emu, sit under the shade trees, munch on popcorn, and make new friends. There are several ways you can visit:
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Fin's Glow Zone-Blacklight Miniature Golf An exciting adventure through our 18 Hole Glow-in-the-Dark Mini Golf Course! Fun for all ages and perfect for birthday parties, team parties, field trips, fundraisers, youth groups and more!
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Scooter's Jungle is Your neighborhood destination for private family fun in a safe, clean, creative environment offering worry-free birthday parties, open play, fundraisers, team events, and homemade pizza. Our award winning facilities offer the best equipment right-sized for kids and parents to play together for an active, memorable, and fun filled experience where everyone |
Historical/Nature
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CLWA Conservatory Garden and Learning Center
Looking for a peaceful location to spend an afternoon with your family or friends, then head for the Garden. The Conservatory Garden is open at no charge to the public. Relax and enjoy the view as you walk a self-guided tour through the 7-acre garden featuring over 1,300 rose bushes. Stop by the front lobby of Castaic Lake Water Agency and pick-up a Garden Guide. Learn which drought-resistant plants and flowers grow best in the Santa Clarita Valley.
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At Ed Davis Park in Towsley Canyon, located just off the I-5 at Pico Canyon, you'll find an outdoor setting with hiking and mountain bike trails, streams and natural woodlands.
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The City of Santa Clarita invites you to take the road less traveled. Enjoy a scenic drive along Historic Route 6, presently known as Sierra Highway, and experience a bit of Santa Clarita's past. Once the main artery from Santa Clarita to Los Angeles, Route 6 spans 14 states and more than 3,562 miles. Also known as the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, Route 6 is the sole national arterial honoring veterans of the Civil War.
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Just a few minutes away explore Mentryville. Historical 19th Century western structures give visitors an authentic look into the past of California's "black gold" boom town era. The "Big House" in Mentryville a 13-room Victorian mansion was the third Santa Clarita Valley Home of Charles Alexander Mentry. It was erected in 1898, two years prior to Mentry's death.
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The area around the Oak of the Golden Dream is said to be the location where Francisco Lopez made California's first authenticated gold discovery on March 9, 1842. While gathering wild onions near the tree in Placerita Canyon, he found gold particles clinging to the roots of the bulbs. Many gold seekers came up from Sonora, Mexico in the Spring of 1842 and used panning, sluicing and dry washing methods to extract gold from the sand and gravel in the canyon. Lopez's find predated James Marshall's strike at Sutter's Mill by six years. Santa Clarita Valley has many historical sites to visit.
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Placerita Canyon Nature Area
Placerita Canyon Natural Area is a 350-acre wildlife sanctuary located at the Western end of the San Gabriel Mountains in the Santa Clarita Valley. The Park features seven different trails, covering more than 12 miles. Trails range in size from the 0.16 mile Botany Trail to the 2.45 mile Los Pinetos Trail, which provides spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands on clear days. The Heritage Trail, which explores the cultural history of the park, is paved to allow access for strollers and wheelchairs. Guided nature hikes are available throughout the year with Family Nature Walks every Saturday beginning at 11:00 a.m.
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St. Francis Dam, with water in the reservoir, sometime between the dam's completion in May 1926 and its failure on March 12, 1928. Construction on the 600-foot-long, 185-foot-high St. Francis Dam started in August 1924. With a 12.5 billion-gallon capacity, the reservoir began to fill with water on March 1, 1926. On March 12, 1928, the dam failed, sending a 180-foot-high wall of water crashing down San Francisquito Canyon. An estimated 600 people lay dead by the time the floodwaters reached the Pacific Ocean south of Ventura 5 1/2 hours later. The raging, muddy torrent did not discriminate among homes, cars, giant oak trees or anything else that stood in the way. It was the second-worst disaster in California history, after the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, in terms of lives lost.
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Tesoro Adobe The Tesoro Adobe was built and owned by noted western film actor, Harry Carey, in the 1920’s and 1930’s. During Carey’s prolific film career, he is credited with at least 233 movies; the western movie elite including John Wayne, William S. Hart, and Gary Cooper visited Tesoro adobe. In June, 2005, the County accepted the donation of the Tesoro Adobe Historic Park from Montalvo Properties LLC, the developer of the Tesoro residential community that surrounds the park. For more information please call (661) 702-8923 |
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Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park north of Santa Clarita off the Antelope Valley Freeway (SR-14) is a 750-acre reserve that once served as a hideout for outlaw Tiburcio Vasquez, and was a shelter for the Tatavian Indians. The unique rock formations are a familiar sight having been the background for many films and commercials. Rock climbing is the primary sport, but for a less perilous workout, saddle up for a riveting ride or go it on foot along the many hiking trails in this rocky terrain. In addition, you'll enjoy family campgrounds, hiking and horseback trails.
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The historic Walker Cabin, built by Frank Walker around 1920, is located within the Placerita Canyon Natural Area. The cabin served as the family's second home in the area for about 10 years, until they moved into a larger house they built further up the canyon. Walker Cabin has been fully restored and refurnished and provides visitors with a sense of what life was like in Placerita Canyon for this pioneering family.
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Museums
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24151 Newhall Avenue (661) 254-4584 Come out to the Hart and connect with nature, history, and Hollywood. The William S. Hart Museum is the former retirement home of the famed silent film actor and director who produced a series of hit Western movies in the early 1900s. His beautiful Spanish Colonial Revival style Mansion – now the Museum – exhibits an impressive collection of Western artwork by noted artists Charles M. Russell, Frederic Remington, and Joe de Yong, as well as mementos from early Hollywood, personal furnishings and effects, and artifacts representing multiple Native American cultures. The Museum also includes an historic 1910 Ranch House that exhibits Hart’s tack and saddle collection, personal furnishings, and additional Hollywood mementos. Both the Mansion and Ranch House are located in scenic William S. Hart Park, where guests may enjoy visiting a live collection of farm animals, a herd of American bison, a vast picnic area, a series of hiking trails, and a charming Western-themed Gift Store. Free guided tours of the Museum’s Mansion are offered year-round. The Ranch House is open year-round for unguided tours. So come on out to the Hart, where you can connect with nature, history, and Hollywood, and experience the life and legacy of the legendary William S. Hart.
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"Where the history, myth, and romance of Old California still linger" It is a National Historic Landmark where the early California lifestyle is preserved in its original rural environment. What began as part of the 48,000 acre Mexican land grant, Rancho San Francisco, deeded to Antonio del Valle in 1839 is still a 1,800-acre working ranch. Rancho Camulos was also the setting for "Ramona" an 1884 novel by Helen Hunt Jackson that generated national interest in the history of Hispanic settlement in California and the impact on Native Americans. The non-profit museum is a portion of the ranch containing the main adobe, cocina, chapel, schoolhouse, and beautiful grounds. Here the history and culture of the people of Camulos from the Tat avian Indians, through the del Valle family who established the rancho in the mid-1800s, to the Rubel family who purchased the property in 1924 are preserved. Docent led one- hour tours are conducted Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4 PM. The suggested donation is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children and students. Private group and school tours and special events such as weddings can also be arranged.
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Spas
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For centuries guests have been drawn to the soothing natural environment of the famous Glen Ivy Hot Springs Spa near Corona, CA. In 2005 Glen Ivy transplanted seedlings from the parent tree to your backyard in northern L.A.'s finest shopping center, the Valencia Town Center. Glen Ivy Spa, Valencia brings the spa in the garden experience indoors, with world class spa treatments, a cozy solarium, separate women's and men's lockers, steamroom, Jacuzzi, and showers. And don't miss The Grotto, Glen Ivy's body moisturizing social spa experience fun for friends and groups!
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Santa Clarita's Premier MedSpa, featuring the latest technologies and treatments to keep you looking and feeling your best!
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L'Esprit Spa
Get away from it all without leaving town in our extraordinary forty-three hundred square foot Day Spa & Salon, designed for privacy and serenity, all under one roof!
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Trains
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In the heart of California's Heritage Valley, just 19 miles west of Santa Clarita, one hundred year old tracks are still in use by Fillmore Western Railway. A variety of excursion trains take you through the Heritage Valley, where you'll enjoy mountains, rivers, creeks, nurseries, citrus and avocado orchards and more. This nostalgic adventure can be experienced on Saturdays and Sundays aboard the Weekend Scenic excursion, or while partaking in one of the many other the med excursions. Enjoy the only Murder Mystery Dinner Train or climb aboard holiday trains including The Pumpkin Liner, Headless Horseman Dinner Train, North Pole Express, Christmas Tree Train, and lunch trains for Easter, Mother's Day and Father's Day. You can even enjoy seasonal excursions such as the Margarita Madness Train or the various Wine excursion trains. There is truly something for everybody at Fillmore Western Railway.
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