Quarry Canyon
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| | Difficulty:3B II (v3a2 II) Raps:3, max ↨70ft
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| Condition Reports: | 31 Jan 2026
"Since we had just run Ghost Frog Canyon we climbed up the ridge between Quarry and Trailer Canyons to regain the fire road close to the drop-in locati |
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| Best season: | Winter to Spring
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34.0927, -118.5499
34.0782, -118.5675
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A short canyon with one money rappel of about 70 feet down a beautiful seasonal waterfall. Other than the money rappel this canyon will treat you with numerous small down climbs, mini waterfalls and interesting conglomerate rock formations throughout! A true treat of a canyon to be found in the west side of LA.
Can easily be combined with Ghost Frog Canyon, the main Santa Ynez falls trail and or the beach for a more full day.
Approach
Meet up at the Santa Ynez Canyon Trail head and leave a shuttle 34.07813, -118.56752.
Then drive (or walk if no shuttle) about 3/4 of a mile and 250 feet of elevation gain up the road to trailer canyon trail head 34.07850, -118.56006. Hike up the trail, a nice fire road hike with sweeping views of the ocean out towards Catalina and eventually over all of LA.
We dropped in at 34.09267, -118.54986.
Descent
Make your way through the brush down to the canyon proper roughly 34.09249, -118.55128. It looks dense, but was pretty easy going! Some fun down climbs over conglomerate formations brought to R1.
R1: 25 feet (webbing around boulder in watercourse)
Pretty long creek walk, but there's enough down climbs and cool scenery to keep things interesting.
R2: 70 feet (off large dead tree)
Quick walk with a really neat narrows section to the next rap.
R3: 20 feet (off live tree DCR)
Exit
Some more cool creek walking/down climbing. Follow the stream down until you intersect with the Santa Ynez canyon trail, and follow that trail out towards your car.