Griffith Park

About Griffith Park

Encompassing over 4,107 acres of natural terrain covered with California oak trees, wild sage and manzanita, Griffith Park is the United States' largest municipal park. While it's typically not associated with it, Griffith Park is also home to the Hollywood sign, which stands on Mt. Lee.

Griffith Park is open to the public from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Things to Do in Griffith Park

Griffith Park attractions include:

• Hollywood Sign
• Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage
• Greek Theatre
• Griffith Observatory
• Los Angeles Zoo
• Travel Town Museum
• Griffith Park Merry-go-Round (Griffith Park Center)
• Griffith Park Southern Railroad
• Pony Ride (at the Los Feliz/Riverside Drive entrance to Griffith Park)

Other Griffith Park activities include hiking, horseback riding and bicycle rentals (at 5200 Zoo Drive).

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Getting to Griffith Park

Griffith Park is northwest of downtown Los Angeles, just west of I-5, roughly between Los Feliz Boulevard and the Ventura Freeway (SR 134).

You can get to Griffith Park from these freeway exits:

• I-5: Los Feliz Boulevard, Griffith Park (direct entry) and Zoo Drive
• Eastbound SR 34: Forest Lawn Drive or Victory Boulevard
• Westbound Sr 34: Zoo Drive or Forest Lawn Drive

Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs Drive
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 485-5501
Griffith Park website