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Descanso Gardens is a 150-acre (61 ha) botanical garden located in La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California. It sits on the northern edge of the San Rafael Hills. Stream with ducks at Camellia Forest. Descanso Gardens features a wide area, mostly forested, with artificial streams, ponds, and lawns.
The park is managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation. [1] As one of the largest urban parks and regional open spaces in the Greater Los Angeles Area, many have called it "L.A.'s Central Park". [2] The 401-acre (1.62 km 2) park was established in 1984. [3]
The San Rafael Hills contain all or parts of the communities of City Terrace, La Cañada Flintridge, Pasadena, South Pasadena, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park and foothills surrounding Eagle Rock, east of the Glendale Freeway including Rancho San Rafael and Chevy Chase Canyon in Glendale.
The trails within the park showcase the geologic features along the Punchbowl Formation and San Andreas Fault. There are connections to major longer trails leading to the high country in the National Monument. [2] Devil's Punchbowl Loop Trail [3] is a 1-mile loop hike from the Nature Center that highlights important geological features.
The first section of the Angeles Forest Highway north from Los Angeles is the southern end of the Angeles Crest Highway (California State Route 2), which follows the Arroyo Seco and the powerlines north from La Cañada. At Dark Canyon, the powerlines diverge over the ridge while the paved highway follows the canyon to Georges Gap, just past the ...
A few of us Minnesota gals were mistakenly pronouncing it "O-jay," as we planned our January weekend getaway to Ojai, Calif. But by the time we landed at Los Angeles International Airport, we got ...
Includes Great Heron Gates. Along Los Angeles River Greenway. La Tuna Canyon Park: 8000 La Tuna Canyon Road La Tuna Canyon: Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park 2999 Rosanna Street Elysian Valley Formerly Marsh Park. Along Los Angeles River Greenway. Los Angeles River Center & Gardens: 570 West Avenue 26 Cypress Park: Along Los Angeles River Greenway.
The road to Chantry Flat is open daily from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Car parking at Chantry Flats, and many places in the Angeles National Forest, requires a National Forest Adventure Pass. National Forest Adventure Passes may be obtained online or from forest visitor centers and local sporting good merchants.