Bell Canyon is a private, guard-gated community located near the western San Fernando Valley. It is an extremely affluent community of 800 estates resting on lots comprised of several acres. The area also contains many equestrian properties often containing stables, paddocks and other horse facilities.
A popular low-profile haven for the rich and famous, Bell Canyon is home to celebrities, individuals from the motion picture, television and recorded music industries, business executives and professionals.
Bell Canyon has a rich history. Guarding the entrance to Bell Canyon is a jagged sandstone, which served as an ancient shrine to the Chumash Indians. They called it "Cwaya Cuquele" meaning "the feathered banner is waving". The village of Huwam was located at the base of Castle Peak, and research shows that there was continuous habitation of the area for more than 2,000 years.
Bell Canyon was named after Charles A. Bell, a lawyer, who was Justice of the Peace of Calabasas in 1906. (It's been said that he lost his right arm in a gun battle while raiding a moonshiner in 1887).
Bell Canyon is served by the Las Virgenes Unified School District and pupils attend Round Meadow Elementary, AC Stelle Middle School, and Calabasas High School.
