2026 Santa Monica Mountains Spring Training Camp

2026 RMCC Santa Monica Mountains Spring Training Camp

What to expect: Kick off your 2026 spring season with a week of challenging riding in the Santa Monica Mountains on the west side of Los Angeles. Participants can expect scenic hillsides, sunny beaches, smooth roads, fancy cars, and challenging climbs.

Dates: Fly to Los Angeles on Saturday, 3/21. Riding camp 3/22 - 3/28. Fly home Sunday, 3/29. Join me for all of the days or some of the days!

Travel: Plan to fly into either Burbank or LAX. It's a 35+ mile drive to Calabasas/Thousand Oaks from either airport. Burbank is a bit more convenient as the rental car facility is on the airport campus.

Motel: Good Nite Inn, Calabasas-Malibu. This motel is bare bones but is inexpensive (for the area), clean, and next to a grocery store. There are other inexpensive motels in Thousand Oaks and there are many fancier hotels in the area if you want a more posh vacation experience. There are also many AirBnb and VRBO options in the area.

Weather: Temperatures are generally pleasant, ranging from the upper 60s and 70s, this time of year. However, it is early spring and this area can still experience significant rain events in March. The last time we attempted a camp in the Santa Monicas, we had to cancel the trip due to a multi-day atmospheric river event that brought many days of heavy rain and flooding to the area. Because of this concern, please make sure that your flights and lodging are cancelable and fully refundable if we need to cancel the trip due to an unexpected multi-day rain event.

Itinerary/routes: Here are prospective routes for this trip. I've put together many more routes than we can possibly ride in 6 days, but it's nice to have options. I've also put together some routes in Ventura and Santa Barbara as well. Participants can also free lance and do their own rides.

SM 1: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53657289
SM 2: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53657321
SM 3: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53663440
SM 4: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53663562
SM 5: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53663648
SM 6: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53663767
SM 7: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53686263
SM 8: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53686667
SM 9: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53717555

Ventura - Santa Barbara Loop: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53708742

Ventura - Ojai - Carpinteria Loop:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53717489

Santa Barbara: San Marcos, Gibralter, E. Cielo: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32050663

Santa Barbara Century: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45960420

Santa Barbara Metric Century: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45960417

Expenses/fees: This event is free for RMCC members. If you're not a club member, please sign up! Participants will still sign the standard club waiver prior to the start of each ride. Participants are responsible for setting up their own travel, lodging, and food. These rides included in this camp are unsupported.

For questions or comments, please contact Mark Lowe: mvlowe5@comcast.net