Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures
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Sgt. Steve Owen Memorial Park
Hub with an activity center & playground. Many community events take place at this park with an activity center, playground & sport courts.
Apollo Community Regional Park
Green space with lakes & play equipment. A 54-acre park featuring 3 man-made lakes for fishing & boating plus play equipment & walking paths.
George Lane Park
Cozy, tree-shaded spot with a pool. Compact, tree-lined space featuring play equipment, sports courts, picnic tables & a swimming pool.
Marie Kerr Recreation Center
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Desert Sands Park
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Bouquet Falls
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Canyon Creek Summer Camp at The Oaks Ranch
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Thousand Trails Soledad Canyon
Well-shaded campground with a big pool. Mountain views are offered from this well-shaded campground featuring a large pool & clubhouse.
Saddleback Butte State Park
Desert area with a granite mountaintop. Named after its mountaintop, this desert park with rare wildlife offers trails & campgrounds.
Saddleback Butte State Park
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Messenger Flats Campground
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Mt. Pacifico Campground
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Monte Cristo Campground
No-frills campsite with basic amenities. Bare-bones campground offering tent & RV pitches with picnic tables & fire pits, plus washrooms.
Angeles Crest Christian Camp
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Sycamore Flat Campground
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Trail Canyon Falls
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Golden Valley Ranch Open Space
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Southfork Campground
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Huttopia Paradise Springs
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Placerita Canyon Nature Center
Historic sites, trails & a nature center. Wooded park features trails, picnic space, historic monuments & a nature center with regular events.
Switzer Falls Trail
Rugged walking route to a gorge & falls. Popular path through a national forest & ruined wilderness resort to a waterfall at a a deep gorge.
Big Rock Campground
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Little Jimmy Trail Camp
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Red Box Picnic Area
DVD, Blu-ray & video game rentals. Kiosk chain renting movies & video games, including new releases (many are located inside stores).
Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles Gateway Ranger District Office
Forested city backdrop with trails. Mountainous national forest covering 700,000-acres with chaparral, pine & fir trees & hiking trails.
Oro Vista Park
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Crystal Lake Rec Area Campground
Public campgrounds & rentable cabins. Campgrounds within the Angeles National Forest have nearby trails, fishing, rentable cabins & more.
Bear Canyon Trail Camp
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West Fork Trail Camp
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Eaton Saddle Trailhead
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Old Orchard Park
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Brown Mountain Dam
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Tehachapi Mountain Park
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Hansen Dam Recreation Area
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Gould Mesa Trail Camp
Simple, hike-in tent campground. Unfussy, hike-in tent campsite offering basic facilities, including a vault toilet & picnic tables.
Sturtevant Camp
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Hoegee Trail Camp
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Stough Canyon Nature Center
Educational exhibits & activities. Modern nature center offering interpretive displays, a library, amphitheater & nature hikes.
Hahamongna Watershed Park
Natural park between mountain & plain. Protected area with mature trees serving as a drainage area & offering disc golf & picnic tables.
Chantry Flat Trailhead
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Stough Canyon Park
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Big Santa Anita Canyon
Scenic hiking area with multiple trails. Natural area & popular hiking spot with over 40 miles of trails, plus waterfalls & wildlife.
Hermit Falls
Cascade plunging into a rock pool. Waterfall with a swimming hole popular for cliff jumping, accessed via a verdant canyon trail.
Granada Hills Recreation Center
Indoor & outdoor recreational activities. Standard city park with athletic fields, courts & playground, plus a community center with a gym.
McCambridge Recreation Center
Community fitness complex & classrooms. Complex featuring a gymnasium, recreation classrooms, a karate studio & an after-school program.
Brand Park
Trails, play equipment & a library. 31-acre park featuring hiking & biking trails, a playground, a library & picnic facilities.
Camp Adventurewood
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Camp Trask Scout Reservation - GLAAC
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Limekiln Canyon Park
Lush valley for hiking & jogging. Active locals hit this expansive green valley for many hiking & jogging trails, plus picnic areas.
Camp Williams Resort
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Central Park
Park with a playground & lawn bowling. Park with a playground, a picnic area, lawn bowling, croquet, a walkway & restrooms.
Associated Students Outdoor Adventures
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Woodward West
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Lower Arroyo Park
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The Arboretum
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Glendora Mountain Rd, California
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Mineral Wells Picnic Area
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Stoney Point Park
Rocky park with trails & caves. This 76-acre park features rocky outcroppings plus caves, bridle paths & hiking trails.
Azusa Wilderness Park
Hilly canyon preserve with trails. Covering 60+ acres of canyon terrain, this wilderness areas has trails for hiking & biking.
Griffith Park
Hiking trails, city views & L.A. Zoo. Urban oasis featuring hiking & equestrian trails, plus city views, the Greek Theatre & the L.A. Zoo.
Crystal Springs Picnic Area
Park with BBQ pits & a baseball diamond. This park with plenty of shade offers picnic tables, BBQ pits, a playground & a baseball diamond.
Encanto Park
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Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park
Scenic canyon landscape with trails. Rugged canyon park with seasonal streams, diverse foliage & a few undeveloped hiking trails.
Big Dalton Wilderness Area
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Big Dalton Day Camp
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Big Dalton Canyon Trail
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Tapo Canyon Campground
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Sycamore Grove Park
Sizable urban park & events spot. Picnics, concerts & parties are held at this city park with BBQ pits, a play area & tennis courts.
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area
Park with 70-acre lake & swimming beach. Vast park boasting a 70-acre lake for fishing & boating, plus a summer swim beach & water play area.
Wilacre Park, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority
Natural site for trails & hilltop views. This park provides hiking paths through wooded areas & coastal sage scrub & expansive valley views.
Reseda Park Lake
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Rio de Los Angeles State Park State Recreation Area
Trails, sports fields & a playground. Urban green space featuring hiking trails & athletic fields, plus a playground & recreation center.
Peck Road Water Conservation Park
Small outdoor recreation area on a lake. This 5-acre green space on Mungi Lake has fishing & picnic areas, plus trails for biking & walking.
Silver Lake Meadows
Tranquil green space along the reservoir. This peaceful park offers rolling lawns with views of the Silver Lake Reservoir.
Wilderness Collective HQ
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Ernest E. Debs Regional Park
Huge area with trails & picnic tables. Large natural area with many picnic tables & barbecue pits, plus hiking trails & open space.
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