Ramirez Canyon Park is a public park owned by the state of California. Barbra Streisand donated this estate to the state-run Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy in 1993.[2] The estate has 22.5 acres (9.1 ha) of lush vegetation, streams, and bridges. There are five homes on the estate.[3]

Ramirez Canyon Park
Former name: Barbra Streisand Center for Conservancy Studies[1]
Ramirez Canyon Park is located in California
Ramirez Canyon Park
Ramirez Canyon Park
Location in California
Ramirez Canyon Park is located in the United States
Ramirez Canyon Park
Ramirez Canyon Park
Location in United States
LocationLos Angeles County, California, United States
Nearest cityMalibu, California
Coordinates34°2′19″N 118°47′39″W / 34.03861°N 118.79417°W / 34.03861; -118.79417
Area22.5 acres (9.1 ha)
Established1993
Operated bySanta Monica Mountains Conservancy
WebsiteOfficial website

An access trail from Kanan Dume Road was approved in 2015.[3] Trails to connect Ramirez Canyon with Escondido Canyon and Corral Canyon parks are being planned.[4]

The park was renamed Ramirez Canyon Park in 2009.[5] In May 2011, Governor Jerry Brown announced a plan to sell the park as part of a budget he has put forward. The sale of the park was opposed by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, which owns and manages the park.[2]

In the 2018 massive California fires, the Peach House, the most famous structure of former Barbra Streisand's Malibu estate, which was donated to the state as open space, was completely destroyed . Four other buildings were saved in what is known as Ramirez Canyon Park (MRCA).[6]

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  1. ^ "Ramirez Canyon Sale: Streisand OK With State's Plan To Sell Donated Estate" (May 31, 2011) Huffington Post
  2. ^ a b York, Anthony (May 29, 2011). "Governor's proposal to sell Ramirez Canyon parkland meets tough opposition". Los Angeles Times
  3. ^ a b Guldimann, Suzanne (February 23, 2015). "Coastal Commission approves trail access in Ramirez Canyon Park". Malibu Surfside News. 22nd Century Media. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Groves, Martha (June 13, 2009). "Coastal Commission OKs plan to extend trails and allow overnight camping in Malibu parks". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ "Ramirez Canyon Park". L.A. Mountains. Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. ^ "CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES: WHAT BURNED AND WHAT'S STILL STANDING". Los Angeles Sierra Club. Retrieved 30 June 2021.