Frequently Asked Questions

Founded in 1948, the Topanga Chamber of Commerce is the voice of business in Topanga Canyon, California. It connects local businesses, hosts monthly morning and evening mixers, publishes a community events calendar, maintains a member business directory, and curates Book Topanga, a collection of canyon venues for weddings, film, and celebrations.

101 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd., #185, Topanga, CA 90290. Phone: (310) 455-0790. Email: admin@topangachamber.org.

Membership is open to all Topanga business owners, home-based businesses, nonprofits, residents, retirees, and friends of Topanga.

Basic membership is $250 per year, Premium is $500 per year, and Non-Profit is $125 per year. The first business category is included; each additional category or image is $10.

Morning mixers are every second Wednesday from 8:00 to 9:30am at the Inn of the Seventh Ray, 128 Old Topanga Road. Evening mixers are the last Thursday of each month, hosted by a different Topanga business. No RSVP required.

Yes. Book Topanga is the chamber’s curated collection of canyon venues for weddings, film and photo shoots, corporate events, workshops, and private celebrations.

Join the chamber and your business is listed in the online directory and the print Destination Topanga guide.

Topanga Canyon is known for its natural beauty in the Santa Monica Mountains, its bohemian and artistic community, Topanga State Park (the largest natural wilderness within the boundaries of a major city), live theater at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, and a creative history that includes musicians like Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and John Densmore of The Doors.

Topanga is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California (ZIP 90290), in the Santa Monica Mountains between the San Fernando Valley and the Malibu coast, along State Route 27 (Topanga Canyon Boulevard).

Topanga has a population of about 11,001 residents.

Topanga runs along the 12-mile Topanga Canyon Boulevard (Route 27), a short drive from Malibu and Pacific Coast Highway to the south and Woodland Hills and the 101 Freeway to the north, and roughly 45 minutes from downtown Los Angeles.

Topanga has a Mediterranean climate with warm days and cool evenings. Elevations in the canyon range from about 85 to 1,560 feet.

Topanga’s history goes back about 2,000 years to the Tongva people, who fished, hunted, and sheltered in the canyon. It was colonized by Mexican settlers in 1839, with pioneer homesteaders arriving in the late 1880s. In the 20th century it became a haven for musicians, artists, and free-thinkers.

Yes. Topanga State Park features 36 miles of hiking and biking trails through grassland and live oak savannah, with seasonal waterfalls and views of the Pacific Ocean.