Bring the kids, bring the dogs (on leash) or bring your running shoes. Valencia Glen is a great park for sports and recreation with plenty of places to chill in the shade. Read more.
Located across the street from The Grove, Pan Pacific Park has something, in both its facilities and its location, for everyone. Read more.
If you walk along the river path you will encounter Oso Park, Egret Park, Steelhead Park, Elysian Valley Gateway Park, Marsh Park, and Rattlesnake Park. Read more.
The beach features warm tide pools filled with colorful sea creatures, big ocean sprays, intriguing rock formations, and a feral cat colony. Read more.
With seven acres of land, plenty of benches, and even a firepit, this beautifully landscaped park is the perfect place to sit with your favorite book or bring a blanket and get some sun. Read more.
With panoramic views over the eastern end of the San Fernando Valley and plenty of tree shade, Brace Canyon Park is a convivial gathering spot and recreation area. Read more.
This isn’t exactly the most striking park, but it includes all the common features of a community park such as bbq pits, picnic tables, a swimming pool, and offers a stunning view of the L.A. Harbor. Read more.
Ever wonder where in L.A. you can find archery, a place to fly your model airplane, cricket fields, wildlife, a man-made lake, and Japanese gardens, all in the same general vicinity? It's all here! Read more.
Mar Vista is a little community that is right in the heart of West LA.There are people at the park until 10 pm daily and the park is very well lit. Read more.
As LA’s largest historical monument, it represents the untamed qualities of the West--canyons, river plains, caves, low-lying slopes--and it provides the 1 thing hard to come by in most cities, space. Read more.