Join us for our annual fundraiser, Picnic for the Park at King Gillette Ranch. Enjoy live music, delicious food (Fajita bar picnic) and drinks (wine, beer from 805 Firestone, iced tea and water) under the oak trees behind the Visitor Center. Mingle with your friends and learn from rangers about the wildlife, plants and and recreational opportunities in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.  Win some delightful prizes in the auction. Learn more about the park's diverse history in our screening of a new short movie recently launched by the National Park Service with support from SAMO Fund about the Ballard family and their story in these mountains. Support our mountains, our home! 

Young musicians Sophia Dion, Jack Severino and their band will entertain you with their program of popular Americana, soul and R&B. As upcoming graduates of the USC Thornton School of Popular Music program, they are both regularly touring, creating and playing locally at a wide range of venues - stars in the making!

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The Santa Monica Mountains Fund (SAMO Fund) is the official non-profit supporting the National Park Service in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Find out more about the Fund here: