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Santa Clarita Parks And Trails: COVID-19 Closures Guide

Here are the Santa Clarita parks and trails open and closed in response to the Safer at Home order.

The trails in Central Park, East Walker Ranch, Elsmere Canyon, Golden Valley Ranch, the Haskell Canyon open space, the Newhall Pass open space, Quigley Canyon and the San Francisquito open space are all open, according to the Hike Santa Clarita site.

Effective Tuesday, March 24, the following park amenities are set to be closed throughout the City of Santa Clarita:

  • Basketball Courts
  • Tennis/Pickleball Courts
  • Dog Parks
  • Park Restrooms

Meanwhile, all sports fields at parks are still set to remain open to the public.

See Related: Towsley Canyon, Pico Canyon Among Other Santa Clarita Trails Close Due To Coronavirus

Residents who are utilizing City parks and trails are urged to practice six feet of social distancing. For more information on steps the City is taking to protect residents, visit here.

All parks, trails and building facilities, including restrooms, operated by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, are closed until further notice in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the agency said in a statement.

The Santa Clarita trails included in the closure are: East & Rice Canyon, Ed Davis Park in Towsley Canyon, the Michael D. Antonovich Open Space, Newhall Pass Trailhead, Pico Canyon, Santa Clarita Woodlands Park, Mentryville and Whitney Canyon Park.

This includes all parkland that is owned by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, according to the agency.


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Santa Clarita Parks And Trails: COVID-19 Closures Guide

2 comments

  1. Question, as I have not seen this in the news, are bathrooms considered hot spots for the caronavirus? With SB and most restaurants closed to walk in, kind of hard to find a bathroom. Better “Go” before you drive anywhere or go for a walk. ?

  2. Why is castaic lake still open?

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David Melnarik was born and raised in Santa Clarita, graduating from Hart Senior High School in 2014. David is currently a Video and News intern at KHTS with plans to complete his Associates Degree of Arts in filmmaking at College of the Canyons in Spring 2019.