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At White Point Nature Preserve you will find trails with ocean views, a
nature center, California native plant gardens, historic missle site and old battery bunkers.
White
Point Nature Preserve is owned by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, management of the preserve and
the habitat restoration is conducted by Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy.
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| White Point Nature Preserve map, click to enlarge |
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This page describes a walk around the Northwest side of the preserve, first passing
the historic tree grove and heading up to Paul D. Bunker Battery through a grassland trail and looping back on the
paved trail. The yellow line on the map shows the route.
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| Historic tree grove |
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| About to turn on the trail to the right...the paved trail ahead will be the return route |
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| Picking the most challenging looking trail in sight...up the hill straight ahead |
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| At the top of the hill, taking the trail to the right over to the bunker |
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| Ocean view along the way, below on the left, Nike Missle Site, on the right the nature center |
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| Paul D. Bunker Battery on the hilltop (on the East side of the hill, another is on the West side) |
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| Now traveling down the paved trail, overlooking the Riparian Woodland on the left. |
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| On the paved path heading back to the historic tree grove |
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Below, photos of Spring wildflowers growing in the California native plant
garden next to White Point Nature Center. To see more photos of native plants found not only in this preserve but many
other hiking areas, see the plant photo gallery on our Facebook page at:
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| California native plant garden at the nature center, photo dated March 25th 2011. |
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| California native plant garden at White Point Nature Center, 3/25/11 |
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