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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Beverly Hills municipal parks [ edit ] Culver City municipal parks [ edit ] Lancaster municipal parks [ edit ] Long Beach municipal parks [ edit ] Manhattan Beach municipal parks [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Torrance municipal parks [ edit ] West Hollywood municipal parks [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] 
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