Topanga

Topanga canyon is a hippy enclave in the Santa Monica Mountains, i.e. in the middle of LA. It’s between the valley (convenient!) and the beach (pretty!) and is known for hiking, ranches, and other off the grid compounds for famous people, historic nudist colonies, and the home of crystals, vegans, and hunting lodges. It is beautiful and a little hard to get to. Here’s a convenient explainer article the NYT just wrote about it.

(cars, shuttles, ubers)

LA is a driving city, so we recommend that you have access to a car (rent a car, stay with friends who are renting a car, make friends with one of the many guests who live in LA and have a car and may be willing to carpool). With a car, city conveniences (drugstore, grocery store, cafés, shopping) are within ~10 min.

We will arrange transportation depending on where people decide to stay (details to come). If you order your own Uber, you may think about scheduling it in advance — Ubers will come into Topanga Canyon, but it may take a few minutes.

There will be parking available nearby and shuttles running from the parking up the windy road to Elsewhere. The canyon has narrow and windy roads, so best to plan for that if you are thinking about driving. You WILL lose cell service in the canyon. Cache the address in your google maps before you leave!