You don’t want to miss a minute of the amazing views and vistas that trails can lead you to (time to start relaxing RIGHT NOW), so the smart thing to do is to park as quickly as possible jump out of your car and sprint immediately to the trailhead without wasting a single moment thinking about security and safety, right? Right?
Wrong. You’ll have a much better time on the trail if you know you’ve taken a couple minutes for these basic precautions when parking at an LA County trailhead.