Solstice Canyon
| Solstice Canyon | |
|---|---|
The entrance to Solstice Canyon as of May 2021. | |
| Location | Los Angeles County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Malibu, California |
| Coordinates | 34°02′21″N 118°45′17″W / 34.0391°N 118.7548°W |
| Created | June 20, 1988 |
| Operated by | National Park Service |
| Open | 8 AM to Sunset |
Solstice Canyon is a park within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Malibu, California. Located off Corral Canyon Road from Pacific Coast Highway, the canyon runs north-to-south about a mile east of Point Dume. Solstice Canyon opened on June 20, 1988 and was created out of land owned by Fred and Florence Roberts. Before becoming a park the land was known as Roberts Ranch from 1932 to 1988.
Roberts Ranch hosted 25 acres to space technology laboratories to conduct research for the Pioneer Series for NASA.
In 2003, during excavation for the parking lot, a Chumash grave site was discovered.