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Rio de Los Angeles State Park is a California State Park along the Los Angeles River north of downtown Los Angeles in the neighborhood of Glassell Park, Los Angeles. The 247-acre (1.00 km 2 ) park includes restored wetlands featuring native plants as well as sports fields, a children’s playground and a recreation building. [ 1 ]
This is a list of parks in Los Angeles County, California outside of the city of Los Angeles itself (for those, please see List of parks in Los Angeles). There are at least 183 parks maintained by Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, many of which are in unincorporated areas of the county. Some of these are actually owned by ...
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 ]
Park name Classification Location Size [1] Year established [1] Remarks; acres ha Dockweiler State Beach: State beach Los Angeles: 91 37 1948 Features 3 miles (4.8 km) of beach and a hang gliding training site, adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport.
Los Angeles State Historic Park: State historic park Los Angeles: 32 13 2001 Provides urban open space on the site of an 1875 train station where many travelers first arrived in Los Angeles. [127] Los Encinos State Historic Park: State historic park Los Angeles: 4.7 1.9 1949 Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve: State natural reserve San Luis ...
California State Parks is the state park system for the U.S. state of California. The system is administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, a department under the California Natural Resources Agency. The California State Parks system is the largest state park system in the United States. [5]
California State Route 1 runs through the park, where it intersects with the western terminus of the Mulholland Highway. The 2,513-acre (1,017 ha) park was established in 1953. [ 2 ] It is named for actor and conservationist Leo Carrillo (1880–1961), who served on the State Parks commission.
The park, under the name Placerita Canyon Natural Area, is currently managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation. [2] The Placerita Canyon Nature Center is the park's visitor center and museum. The park also contains the Walker Cabin (a restored and furnished 1920s cabin of the Walker family), and hiking and nature trails.