Leo Carillo State Park
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View from Leo Carrillo State Park's sea cave
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| Location | Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, California, USA |
| Nearest city | Malibu, California |
| Coordinates | 34°2′40″N 118°56′2″W / 34.04444°N 118.93389°WCoordinates: 34°2′40″N 118°56′2″W / 34.04444°N 118.93389°W |
| Area | 2,513 acres (10.17 km2) |
| Established | 1953 |
| Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
Leo Carrillo State Park is a state park of California, United States, and a component of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area preserving 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of beach at the foot of the Santa Monica Mountains.California State Route 1 runs through the park, where it intersects with the western terminus of the Mulholland Highway. The 2,513-acre (1,017 ha) park was established in 1953. It is named for actor and conservationist Leo Carrillo (1881–1961), who served on the State Parks commission.
Leo Carrillo State Park offers swimming, surfing, windsurfing, surf fishing, and beachcombing. Beachgoers can explore tide pools, sea caves, and reefs. Away from shore there is a shady campground and backcountry hiking trails.
Actors such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lewis, Nancy Sinatra, Dick Clark and other celebrities have been featured in films shot here.
In the popular 1970s TV show The Rockford Files, starring James Garner, it was the first season's opening scene of episode 1 (The Kirkoff Case) airing September 13, 1974.
It was featured in an episode of Huell Howser's TV series California's Golden Parks.
During the final scenes of the Tom Petty's "Mary Jane's Last Dance" music video, Petty is seen carrying Kim Basinger through a cave before placing her in the water.
Other movies filmed here include:
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
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