Griffith Park
Municipal park in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States
Griffith Park is a large municipal park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains, in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park includes popular attractions such as the Los Angeles Zoo, the Autry Museum of the American West, the Griffith Observatory, and the Hollywood Sign. Due to its appearance in many films, the park is among the most famous municipal parks in North America.[1]
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Type | Urban park |
Location | Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California |
Coordinates | 34°8′N 118°18′W / 34.133°N 118.300°W / 34.133; -118.300 (Griffith Park) |
Area | 4,310 acres (1,740 ha) |
Created | 1896 |
Operated by | Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks |
Visitors | 10 million |
Status | Open all year |
Parking | See below |
Website | www |
Designated | January 27, 2009 |
Reference no. | 942 |
It has been compared to Central Park in New York City and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, but it is much larger, less tamed, and more rugged than either of those parks.[2] The Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Commission adopted the characterization of the park as an "urban wilderness" on January 8, 2014.[3][4] The park covers 4,310 acres (1,740 ha) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America.[5] It is the second-largest city park in California, after Mission Trails Preserve in San Diego, and the 11th-largest municipally-owned park in the United States.[6]
- ^ Schreiner, C. (2020). Discovering Griffith Park: A Local's Guide. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-1-68051-267-0. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Multiple sources:
- Hyperakt (March 10, 2018). "On the Grid: Griffith Park". On the Grid.
- "Best Family-Fun Activities At Griffith Park". June 28, 2017.
- "Griffith Observatory & Griffith Park Los Angeles". www.travelonline.com.
- ^ "Griffith Park's Vision Plan". Friends of Griffith Park. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Vision 2014
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Griffith Park".
- ^ "The 150 Largest City Parks" (PDF). The Trust for Public Land.
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