The Crags Country Club: The Origins of Malibu Creek State Park, A Community of Civic-Minded Leaders, and Visionary Conservation

Abstract

The core land holdings of today’s Malibu Creek State Park were acquired and protected by a private country club (1910–1946) made up of some of Los Angeles’s key leaders. In that beautiful natural setting they and their families socialized and relaxed. The values they shared ensured the conservation of the club site, shaped the city’s infrastructure and institutions, and extended to the early motion picture industry.