Monrovia Canyon Park
Monrovia Waterfall and Ben Overturff Trails

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This is an "Un-Official" Monrovia Canyon Park Website.

MCP Falls - Oct 1, 2011

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For a printable version of the trail map below, click here.
For a printable version of a TOPO © generated trail map that goes all the way to Monrovia Peak, click here.
Move your cursor over the red dots on the trail map below for additional information.

Park Gate, Click for more info Trailhead Parking, Click for more info The Cabin, Click for more info 3 graves, Click for more info Nature Center, Click for more info Samson Memorial, Click for more info Fireman's Flat, Click for more info Self-Guided Nature Trail, Click for more info Trail Jct, Click for more info Falls, Click for more info BSA Bridge - Sawpit Road, Click for more info Sawpit Dam, Click for more info View of LA Skyline, Click for more info Trask Camp, Click for more info BO Trailhead (.9 Mies), Click for more info Sawpit Canyon, Click for more info The Meadow, Click for more info The Gap, Click for more info Vassar Canyon, Click for more info BO Spillway (1.8 Miles), Click for more info Emergency Call Box, Click for more info MPD Firing Range, Click for more info Twin Springs Trailhead (2.0 Miles), Click for more info Twin Springs, Click for more info Monrovia PD Gun Range, Click for more info Deer Park Trailhead (2.4 Miles), Click for more info Deer Park Trail Jct, Click for more info Deer Park Cabin Site (2.6 Miles), Click for more info White Saddle, Click for more info
Above trail map courtesy Monrovia Canyon Park - Monrovia Community Services Dept.©

Primary Trailhead parking is located next to the entrance station building with additional parking at our middle and upper parking lots.
For a Google maps © to the park's Entrance Station Kiosk , click here.

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Announcements




To our intrepid leader for 11 years, Susan Immer. Happy Trails!
Enjoy your retirement

Thank you Susan for all that you did.

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Upcoming Park Events

Guided Hike to the Monrovia Falls

On Saturdays at 9:00AM, join us for a 3.5 mile (round trip) guided hike from the Entrance Station to the Monrovia Falls.
Local flora and fauna will be discussed as well as park history.
For reservations or more information, call the Canyon Park office at (626) 256-8155.

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The following YouTube video describes the hike to Monrovia Canyon Falls via the Bill Cull and Monrovia Falls trails.

Foot Trail Rules

Waterfall Trail

This hike is rated as "easy", as far as difficulty. From the Entrance Station parking lot, hike up the road, past the Trask Scout Reservation Sign and The Cabin to the middle parking lot trailhead. From here, the hike to the falls is approximately 1 mile and takes around 30 minutes at an easy pace. From the upper parking lot, at the Mal Packer Picnic Area trailhead behind the Nature Center, it is approximately 3/4 mile to the falls and takes about 20 minutes.

Ben Overturff (BO) Trail (<-- Click for More Trail Info)

I rate the difficulty of this hike as "moderate." Many hikers opt to hike up to Twin Springs or Deer Park via the Sawpit Canyon Fire Road/Truck Trail (see trail map) and then return via the BO trail. If you choose this option, plan for 2 and 1/2 hours up to Deer Park and around 2 hours back.

The BO trail has three trailheads off the Sawpit Fire Road:
  • The first is located just above the Trask Scout Reservation, run by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and is just under a mile from the BSA Bridge.
  • The second is at Twin Springs, 2 miles from the BSA Bridge.
  • The third at Deer Park, 2.4 miles from the BSA Bridge.
The approximate time for the full 5.5 mile hike from the Boy Scout Bridge to the Deer Park Ruins and back is around 5 hours at an easy pace with a net elevation gain of approximately 1,720 feet.

Note: Caution should be paid to cars driving on the paved "Private BSA Road" that are picking up or dropping off Scouts at the Trask Scout Reservation.

Early or Late starters - please be aware that the park entrance gate, located about 1/4 mile below the park's entrance station, is only open from 8:00 AM until 5:00PM and closed to vehicles on Tuesdays. If you are planning to hike to Deer Park before 8:00 AM or after 12 noon, you can park your car on Canyon Ave or Ridgeside Dr and walk North to the park entrance. You will see a concrete sign that points the way to the park. It only takes about 10 minutes to get to the park entrance.

Truck Road Rules

Mountain Bike and Equestrian Use

Past the Sawpit Canyon Road Junction, mountain bikes and horses are allowed only on the Sawpit Fire Road leading to the Twin Springs or Deer Park Trailheads of the Ben Overturff trail.  Bikes may go the ¼ mile trail into Deer Park itself.  Beyond Deer Park, the Sawpit Fire Road continues on up to White Saddle, and from there one can continue north about 3 miles to the Rincon Red Box Road. From there you can head west to reach Monrovia, Rankin and Clamshell Peaks or head east to Cogswell Dam and the West Fork of the San Gabriel River.

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