Stairs at Sand Dune Park in Manhattan Beach 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 the state of California , e.g. Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area .
Locations of all places having coordinates below may be seen in a map together by clicking upon "Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap " at the right of this page.
State parks in Los Angeles County California state parks that are in Los Angeles County outside of the city of Los Angeles include:
Park name Classification Location Size [ 1] Year established [ 1] Remarks acres ha Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State natural reserve Los Angeles County34°43′39″N 118°23′41″W / 34.7275°N 118.394722°W / 34.7275; -118.394722 (Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve ) 1,781 721 1976 Showcases the state's most-consistent blooms of California poppy , in the high Mojave Desert .[ 2] Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park State historic park Los Angeles 34°39′01″N 117°50′56″W / 34.650278°N 117.848889°W / 34.650278; -117.848889 (Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park ) 397 161 1979 Interprets the Native American cultures of the Great Basin and surrounding regions in a 1928 folk art building on the NRHP .[ 3] Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park State park Los Angeles County34°45′33″N 118°30′11″W / 34.759167°N 118.503056°W / 34.759167; -118.503056 (Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park ) 566 229 1993 Preserves a remnant stand of Joshua trees and junipers in the Antelope Valley .[ 4] Castaic Lake State Recreation Area State recreation area Los Angeles County34°33′27″N 118°34′08″W / 34.55755°N 118.56902°W / 34.55755; -118.56902 (Castaic Lake State Recreation Area ) 4,224 1,709 1965 Features 29 miles (47 km) of shoreline on Castaic Lake .[ 5] Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area State vehicular recreation area Los Angeles County and Ventura 34°47′30″N 118°52′18″W / 34.79171°N 118.87154°W / 34.79171; -118.87154 (Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area ) 18,533 7,500 1978 Offers 130 miles (210 km) of off-highway tracks, connecting to more routes in Los Padres National Forest .[ 6] Leo Carrillo State Park State park Los Angeles County and Ventura County 34°02′40″N 118°56′02″W / 34.044444°N 118.933889°W / 34.044444; -118.933889 (Leo Carrillo State Park ) 2,513 1,017 1953 Honors actor and conservationist Leo Carrillo with a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) beach. Part of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area .[ 7] Malibu Creek State Park State park Los Angeles County34°06′03″N 118°42′40″W / 34.100833°N 118.711111°W / 34.100833; -118.711111 (Malibu Creek State Park ) 8,215 3,324 1974 Malibu Lagoon State Beach State beach Malibu , Los Angeles County34°02′00″N 118°40′45″W / 34.033333°N 118.679167°W / 34.033333; -118.679167 (Malibu Lagoon State Beach ) 110 45 1951 Pío Pico State Historic Park State historic park Whittier 33°59′37″N 118°04′16″W / 33.993636°N 118.071075°W / 33.993636; -118.071075 (Pío Pico State Historic Park ) 5.5 2.2 1917 Placerita Canyon State Park State park Los Angeles County34°22′33″N 118°26′45″W / 34.375833°N 118.445833°W / 34.375833; -118.445833 (Placerita Canyon State Park ) 342 138 1949 Point Dume State Beach State beach Malibu (?)34°00′03″N 118°48′25″W / 34.000872°N 118.806839°W / 34.000872; -118.806839 (Point Dume State Beach ) 37 15 1958 Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach State beach Malibu 34°02′19″N 118°52′30″W / 34.038611°N 118.875°W / 34.038611; -118.875 (Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach ) 37 15 1978 Saddleback Butte State Park State park Los Angeles County34°40′00″N 117°48′00″W / 34.666667°N 117.8°W / 34.666667; -117.8 (Saddleback Butte State Park ) 2,954 1,195 1957 Santa Monica State Beach State beach Santa Monica 34°00′54″N 118°30′06″W / 34.015°N 118.501667°W / 34.015; -118.501667 (Santa Monica State Beach ) 48 19 1948 Operated by City of Santa Monica Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park State historic park Los Angeles County and Ventura County 34°15′24″N 118°37′14″W / 34.256667°N 118.620556°W / 34.256667; -118.620556 (Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park ) 671 272 1979 Topanga State Park State park Los Angeles County34°05′43″N 118°32′56″W / 34.095278°N 118.548889°W / 34.095278; -118.548889 (Topanga State Park ) 12,666 5,126 1967 Verdugo Mountains Park property unincorporated Los Angeles County, Glendale , Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge ; as well as the City of Los Angeles neighborhood of Sunland-Tujunga 34°13′00″N 118°17′00″W / 34.216667°N 118.283333°W / 34.216667; -118.283333 251 102 1984
Arcadia municipal parks
Beverly Hills municipal parks
Culver City municipal parks
Lancaster municipal parks
Long Beach municipal parks
Manhattan Beach municipal parks Manhattan Beach is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California ; its municipal parks include:
Its pocket parks include:
Eighth Street Parquette Larsson Street Parquette
Santa Monica municipal parks
Torrance municipal parks
West Hollywood municipal parks
See also
References
External links
Media related to Parks in Los Angeles County, California at Wikimedia Commons