Big Sycamore Canyon

[1] Sycamore Canyon is situated in the northernmost region of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area below the 3,000 feet (910 m) peaks of the Boney Mountain State Wilderness Area.

The canyon then heads southwest past Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa to Sycamore Cove on the coastline.

[7] The sycamore-lined canyon is close to numerous trailheads, including the Backbone Trail.

[8] Big Sycamore Canyon was for thousands of years a popular trading route connecting the Conejo Valley to the Pacific Ocean through the Santa Monica Mountains for the Ventureño Chumash and Tongva people who inhabited the area for thousands of years.

[9][10][11] At the top of the canyon is the Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center located in the historic Satwiwa village site adjacent to Rancho Sierra Vista in southern Newbury Park.