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Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Bop around Griffith Park for free on new weekend shuttle
More than a dozen stops throughout the park, starting December 7.
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LA’s haunted landmarks and their ghost stories, mapped
From the Colorado Street Bridge to the Hollywood Sign.
It’s getting easier to visit Griffith Park without driving
DASH buses will now come every 15 minutes seven days a week.
Study for aerial tram to Griffith Park now underway
Multiple developers have proposed building gondolas to the Hollywood Sign.
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The new LA River: Mapping 21 projects rising along the waterway
The national spotlight is on the river, and developers are paying attention. Plans include glitzy projects by big-name architects.
LA River’s Atwater Village-Griffith Park bridge taking shape
Set to be complete by the end of the year, the bridge will connect people walking and biking between Atwater and the park.
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The 7 best places to see the Hollywood Sign
The best trails and vistas for viewing LA’s famous landmark.
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20 ideal spots to picnic in Los Angeles
From beachfront parks to hillside spots with city views, these are the best places to lay down a blanket and dig into a picnic spread.
Here’s how the Woolsey Fire stacks up to LA’s most destructive wildfires
The massive blaze is truly historic.
Brush fire burns 57 acres near LA Zoo in Griffith Park
Freeways and roads are open, but trails remain closed.
LA gets serious about aerial tram to Hollywood Sign
It’s one of many proposals the city is considering to cut down on traffic around Griffith Park.
Warner Brothers pitches LA on an aerial tram to the Hollywood Sign
It’s the most fleshed out gondola proposal yet.
It’s finally happening: Long-delayed bridge will span LA River
The North Atwater Bridge bridge will connect pedestrians and cyclists to North Atwater Park and Griffith Park.
Congressional bill would add Griffith Park and the LA River to National Park System
The proposal would enlarge the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area by nearly 200,000 acres.
Glendale/Griffith Park bridge across LA River closing in on funding
The swirling bridge project linking Griffith Park to Glendale could get $20 million from the state.
Hollywood residents find their own solution for reopening Beachwood Canyon
They’re trying to put pressure on the city to reopen Beachwood Drive as a launching point for hiking in Griffith Park and viewing the world-famous Hollywood Sign.
‘It belongs to the public’—Friends of Griffith Park wants to join legal battle over Hollywood Sign access
In closing Beachwood Canyon, an attorney says the city and Sunset Ranch Hollywood have "not considered ... the interests of hikers, the surrounding neighborhoods, and the people who care about open space."
Supporters of Beachwood Canyon access to Hollywood Sign plan rally next weekend
The gate’s set to close for good on April 18, but a group that’s in favor of keeping the passage open wants to change that.
Beachwood Canyon closure: 5 things to know about the decision to limit access to the Hollywood Sign
One of the most popular starting points for viewing the Hollywood Sign will soon be shut down to hikers and visitors.
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13 places in LA to take your out-of-town relatives
Entertaining family or friends over the holidays? Here are 13 locations to take them. We've picked destinations that aren't entirely off the beaten path but aren't typical tourist spots.
Hikers are retracing P-22’s journey to Griffith Park
A group led by National Wildlife Federation California director Beth Pratt Bergstrom is marching more than 50 miles from the Agoura Hills to Griffith Park to inspire donors to finance a planned animal crossing across the 101.
You’ll have to pay to park at Griffith Observatory now
The end of free parking at the Observatory is near. The new fees are expected to ease traffic in the park. Free parking will be available in lots that are farther away from the Observatory.
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Map: Where to catch Pokémon in Los Angeles
LA's landmarks are some of the best and most beautiful places to catch Pokémon (Pikachu has been spotted at Griffith Park!), which means you have another excuse to get out and explore the iconic spots for which LA is best-known.
LA Trying to Protect Trails for Mountain Lions
The city wants to stop builders from cutting off "wildlife corridors" traveled by mountain lions and other animals in the Santa Monica Mountains. A law now being drafted would require developers to make sure projects don't constrain the creatures.
Griffith Park Abandons Shuttle to Hollywood Sign
But there will be a new shuttle from the Metro Red Line to the Park.