It often seems to be misunderstood that L.A. has few parks. L.A. does have few parks, but it does have significant ones, just not that many urban ones. Here are some of L.A.'s parks:
Elysian Park, near downtown L.A.:
by La Citta Vita
by The City Project
by The City Project
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Griffith Park
by Bill Cunningham
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Kenneth Hahn State Park
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by Film Scout
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Macarthur Park
by Matt (mistergoleta)
by me
Runyon Canyon Park
by dierdre chambers
Lincoln Park
by Floyd B. Bariscale
by Floyd B. Bariscale
Echo Park
by susan catherine
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