A Conscious City Guide to:
Topanga, CA
Brando Farr is a born and raised Topangan so he knows all the good spots. To find his favorite secret mushroom foraging places, you’ll have to join him on one of his workshops though!
Connect with Nature in Topanga
Hondo Canyon via Backbone Trail. This section of the Backbone Trail climbs 1,550 feet of switchback over 3.67 miles, offering excellent views of Topanga and its surroundings. Offering secret swimming creeks …
Red Rock Canyon Park. Not incorporated into Topanga State Park. Lovely flowing creeks in the winter and spring. Near the entrance of the park, many varieties of winter mushrooms may be seen growing for
Topanga Beach! So refreshing after a hot hike in the morning/afternoon.
Musch Meadows Trail. A lesser known, less busy, northern entrance and campground to the Topanga State Park. Offers wonderful views and vistas, seasonal creeks, and canyons, where mushrooms may be observed.
Conscious Eating in Topanga
La Chingona‘s tacos truck on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays!
As far as things I like to do in Topanga, after hikes in the summer- stopping at Topanga living Café for a smoothie or the Topanga Gourmet for a foodie snack or a bottle of chilled natural wine.
Endless Color to grab a beer or Apiary mead, salad or burger
Conscious Businesses in Topanga
Pop into Wüm Essential Elements & Apothecary or Kinship Station for handmade medicine gifts or medicinal extracts
Around 6 or 7 PM live music at performing arts studio Corazon