Griffith Park

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An urban escape with family-friendly hiking and equestrian trails, breathtaking city views, and the iconic Griffith Observatory ready to explore.

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Los Angeles, CA 90027 Get directions

Open (Until 10:30 PM)

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"A famous urban park in LA known for its sprawling hills covered in trees and shrubs, including the iconic Hollywood sign and wilderness areas with native wild animals."

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"A large municipal park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains, popular for hiking to see the iconic Hollywood sign." - Stacey Leasca Stacey Leasca Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist and co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel journalists. Her photos, videos, and words have appeare

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"Griffith Park will host a motorcycle performance by L.A.-based artist Carmen Argote on January 20, where she will tackle an obstacle course of her own design. This performance is part of a citywide international festival of live art, emphasizing the festival's ambition and reach across Los Angeles."

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Trials to explore; great sunset views

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Gail Suwarna

Google
An absolute must visit. Our first time here and I saw that everyone said we have to come to this park— and glad I listened! The views are unbeatable and you’re able to see the Hollywood sign so well. So many hiking trails in the area, I loved it

Sepehr Zarrabi

Google
This is a great place to visit with or without kids. You can easily spend a few hours enjoying the exhibits in the observatory as well as the stunning views. There is also a Café. There are a few hikes to get up there. I did the short hike in about 15 minutes with my 5 and 7-year old kids. Parking was free and easy at the bottom of the hike. Great activity for a Saturday or Sunday.

Nameir M

Google
A short but uphill hike to the observatory will definitely build that lactic acid in your legs and work your lungs. Easy sailing downhill after spending time viewing the exhibits at the observatory.

Nubia Sista

Google
Beautiful hiking area. There is so much to explore, and many trails. Most popular is the hike to the observatory. It's a beginner to intermediate type of hike. For a shorter easier hike that is still a good work out you'll want to try the ferndell loop trail. Really huge park.

Chandrew Rajakumar

Google
Very nice place for hiking. Lots of inclines and switchbacks. Wear grippy runners because it is a dusty path. The observatory is worth a trip. It's a very cool way to break up the hike. Lots of great views of the city, the Hollywood sign, and the observatory.

Thomas Cox

Google
Free parking with only a short 0.7mile walk to the Observatory. Cost of a planetarium ticket was $9 which was reasonable. Fairly busy but that is to be expected with close views of the Hollywood sign. Access to the Observatory itself was free and had a good hour or so worth of things to see.

Vee

Google
Stunning views! Bit of a steep walk up lol but it’s worth the journey! Very busy but plenty of photo and view opportunities! Highly recommend! There was a fire at the time far in the distance so this was something to watch in the sunset!

Patrick Gregorio

Google
The observatory is a really great place to visit and explore but it’s so crowded that it’s very hard to enjoy. We were unlucky enough to have missed any available paid parking (closed due to capacity limits) so we had to drive further to where their free parking is at - unfortunately it was full as well so we had to drive around for a few minutes waiting for a spot to free up. Once we parked there were free shuttles every 20 minutes to take us to the observatory and back to the parking lot. If it wasn’t so crowded it’s a wonderful experience.
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