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{{Short description|Public park in Los Angeles, California}}
{{for|the baseball stadium in North Carolina|Calvin Griffith Park}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox park
| photo = File:Ferndell griffith park.jpg
| photo_caption = Ferndell bridge, Griffith Park
| name = Griffith Park
| type = [[Urban park]]
| location = Ranging from [[Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California]] in the south to the [[San Fernando Valley]] in the north
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| area = {{convert|4310|acre|ha}}
| created = 1896
| operator = Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks
| visitation_num = 10 million
| status = Open all year
| parking = ''[[#Park hours and parking|See below]]''
| website          = {{URL|https://www.laparks.org/griffithpark/}}
| embedded = {{Designation list|embed=yes|designation1=Los Angeles|designation1_number=942|designation1_date=January 27, 2009}}
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'''Griffith Park''' is a large [[municipal park]] at the eastern end of the [[Santa Monica Mountains]], ranging from the [[Los Feliz, Los Angeles|Los Feliz]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles, California]] to the [[San Fernando Valley]]. The park includes popular attractions such as the [[Los Angeles Zoo]], the [[Autry Museum of the American West]], the [[Griffith Observatory]], and the [[Hollywood Sign]]. Due to its appearance in many films, the park is among the most famous municipal parks in North America.<ref name="Schreiner 2020 p. ">{{cite book |last=Schreiner |first=C. |title=Discovering Griffith Park: A Local's Guide |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EPPcDwAAQBAJ |access-date=2020-09-30 |publisher=Mountaineers Books |year=2020 |isbn=978-1-68051-267-0}}</ref>

It has been compared to [[Central Park]] in New York City and [[Golden Gate Park]] in San Francisco, but it is much larger, less tamed, and more rugged than either of those parks.<ref>Multiple sources:
*{{cite web |title=On the Grid: Griffith Park |url=https://onthegrid.city/los-angeles/griffith-park |last=Hyperakt |date=March 10, 2018 |website=On the Grid }}
*{{cite web |url=http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/top-lists/best-family-fun-activities-at-griffith-park/ |title=Best Family-Fun Activities At Griffith Park |date=June 28, 2017 }}
*{{cite web |title=Griffith Observatory & Griffith Park Los Angeles |url=https://www.travelonline.com/usa/los-angeles/attractions/griffith-park-observatory.html |website=www.travelonline.com |access-date=November 30, 2017 |archive-date=May 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507185705/https://www.travelonline.com/usa/los-angeles/attractions/griffith-park-observatory.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Commission adopted the characterization of the park as an "urban wilderness" on January 8, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Griffith Park's Vision Plan |url=https://friendsofgriffithpark.org/griffith-parks-vision-plan/ |website=Friends of Griffith Park |access-date=October 3, 2021}}</ref>{{r|Vision 2014}} The park covers {{convert|4310|acre|ha}} of land, making it "the largest municipal park with urban wilderness area in the United States."<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/griffithpk/gp_info.htm |title=Griffith Park<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=December 2, 2010 |archive-date=July 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728182613/http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/griffithpk/gp_info.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> By another account, it is the largest wilderness park in the center of any major city worldwide.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Llanos |first=Miguel |url=https://losangelespubliclibrary.pressbooks.pub/enlightenedegomaniac/front-matter/introduction/ |title=Enlightened Egomaniac: The Life, Times & Crime of Griffith Jenkins Griffith |year=2025 |pages=7, Introduction}}</ref>

==History==

=== Early history ===
Griffith Park was within the territory of the [[Tongva]]. The Tongva placename Mocovenga has been associated with the area just southwest of the Ferndell area of the park. Ferndell was designated [[Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument]] No. 112 in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beherec |first=Marc |date=2024 |title=Reencountering Mocovenga: A Gabrielino Place Misremembered. |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dq20UigLbhFVJVz_ZTQ6vfF_Y2zAoCvE/view?usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=Proceedings of the Society for California Archaeology 37}}</ref>

===Griffith donation===
[[File:Griffith J. Griffith San Quentin State Prison 03.jpg|thumb|Griffith's entry in the [[San Quentin State Prison|San Quentin]] prison register]]

After a career speculating in mining, [[Griffith J. Griffith]] purchased [[Rancho Los Feliz]] (near the [[Los Angeles River]]) in 1882 and later leased some land to investors for an [[ostrich]] farm there. Although ostrich feathers were commonly used in making women's hats in the late 19th century, Griffith's purpose was primarily to lure residents of Los Angeles to his nearby property developments, which supposedly were haunted by the ghost of Antonio Feliz (a previous owner of the property). After the property rush peaked, Griffith and his wife, Christina, donated {{convert|3015|acre|ha}} to the city of Los Angeles on December 16, 1896.<ref>[http://www.ci.la.ca.us/rap/dos/parks/griffithPK/gp_narrative.htm Griffith Park<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115220537/http://www.ci.la.ca.us/rap/dos/parks/griffithpk/gp_narrative.htm |date=January 15, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gift To Los Angeles: Capitalist G. J. Griffith Donates as a Christmas Present a Magnificent Park Site. |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC18961217.2.32.1 |access-date=17 November 2015 |volume=81 |issue=17 |page=3 |publisher=Los Angeles Herald |date=17 December 1896}}</ref> It came with instructions: "Public parks are a safety valve of great cities...and should be accessible and attractive, where neither race, creed nor color should be excluded."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rasmussen |first=Cecilia |title=L.A. Unconventional: The Men and Women Who Did L.A. Their Way |date=1998 |pages=54–55 |publisher=Los Angeles Times |isbn=978-1-883792-23-7 |location=Los Angeles |oclc=ocm40701771}}</ref>

Griffith was tried and convicted of shooting and severely wounding his wife in a 1903 incident.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Llanos |first=Miguel |url=https://losangelespubliclibrary.pressbooks.pub/enlightenedegomaniac/ |title=Enlightened Egomaniac |year=2025}}</ref> When released from prison, he funded the construction of an [[amphitheater]] and [[observatory]] in the park. As his reputation was tainted by his crime, some objected but the city eventually accepted his money. An earlier plan approved by Griffith to build a funicular to the highest peak in the park never materialized.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Llanos |first=Miguel |url=https://losangelespubliclibrary.pressbooks.pub/enlightenedegomaniac/chapter/the-prince-of-parks-1896-2/ |title=Enlightened Egomaniac |year=2025 |pages=113-115, Ch. 8}}</ref>

[[File:Los Angeles River at Griffith Park, ca.1898-1910 (CHS-2033).jpg|thumb|200px|left|Los Angeles River at Griffith Park, {{Circa|1898}}–1910]]

===Griffith Aviation Park===
In 1912, Griffith designated 180 acres (73 ha) of the park, at its northeast corner along the Los Angeles River, for the Griffith Aviation Park, and under the management of his son, Van, an early aviator.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Llanos |first=Miguel |url=https://losangelespubliclibrary.pressbooks.pub/enlightenedegomaniac/chapter/ambition/ |title=Enlightened Egomaniac |year=2025 |pages=281-283, Ch. 16}}</ref> Other aviation pioneers such as [[Glenn L. Martin]], [[Bill Boeing]], [[Donald Wills Douglas Sr.|Donald Douglas]] and [[Silas Christofferson]] used it; afterwards the aerodrome was passed to the [[Air National Guard|National Guard Air Service]]. Air operations continued on a {{convert|2000|ft|m|-2|adj=on}}-long runway until 1939, when it was closed, partly due to danger from interference with the approaches to [[Grand Central Airport (United States)|Grand Central Airport]] across the river in Glendale, and because the City Planning commission complained that a military airport violated the terms of Griffith's deed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1939-11-10 |title=Extension of Guard Airfield at Griffith Park Held Illegal |pages=38 |work=The Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123681174/extension-of-guard-airfield-at-griffith/ |access-date=2023-04-28}}</ref> The National Guard squadron moved to [[Van Nuys]], and the aerodrome was demolished, though the rotating beacon and its tower remained for many years. From 1946 until the mid-1950s, [[Rodger Young Village]] occupied the area which had formerly been the Aerodrome. Today that site is occupied by the [[Los Angeles Zoo]] parking lot, the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum, soccer fields, and the interchange between the [[Golden State Freeway]] and the [[Ventura Freeway]].{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

===Expansion===
[[File:Griffith Park Girls Camp Mess Hall circa 1920.jpg|thumb|Girls eating in the [[mess hall]] of Griffith Park Girls' Camp, c. 1920]]
Griffith set up a trust fund for the improvements he envisioned, and after his death in 1919 the city began to build what Griffith had wanted. The amphitheater, called the [[Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)|Greek Theatre]], was completed in 1930, and [[Griffith Observatory]] was finished in 1935. Subsequent to Griffith's original gift, further donations of land, city purchases, and the reversion of land from private to public have expanded the park to its present size.

In December, 1944 the Sherman Company donated {{convert|444 |acres}} of Hollywoodland open space to Griffith Park. This large, passive, eco-sensitive property borders the [[Lake Hollywood]] reservoir (west), the former [[Hollywood Sign|Hollywoodland sign]] (north), and Bronson Canyon (east) where it connects into the original Griffith donation. The Hollywoodland residential community is surrounded by this land.<ref>Los Angeles City Archives, Piper Tech, Minutes of Meeting of Board of Playground and Recreation Commissioners, Monday, December 18, 1944</ref><ref>Los Angeles City Ordinance 90638</ref><ref>Quitclaim deed, Sherman Company, City of Los Angeles 2049 (Sherman Library and Gardens)</ref>

===World War II===
After the [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|bombing of Pearl Harbor]], the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] camp contained within Griffith Park was converted to a holding center for [[Internment of Japanese Americans|Japanese Americans arrested as "enemy aliens"]] before they were transferred to more permanent internment camps.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campa |first=Andrew J. |date=2023-04-28 |title=Griffith Park's little-known history as a prison camp for Japanese, German, Italian immigrants |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-28/griffith-parks-prison-camp-japanese-german-italian-immigrants |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The Griffith Park Detention Camp opened almost immediately after the Pearl Harbor attack, taking in 35 Japanese immigrants suspected of [[fifth column]] activity because they lived and worked near military installations. These men, mostly fishermen from nearby [[Terminal Island]], were transferred to an [[Immigration and Naturalization Service]] detention station after a brief stay, but [[Issei]] internees arrested in the days and weeks following the outbreak of the war arrived soon after to take their place. Up to 550 Japanese Americans were confined in Griffith Park from 1941 to 1942, all subsequently transferred to [[Fort Lincoln Internment Camp|Fort Lincoln]], [[Fort Missoula Internment Camp|Fort Missoula]] and other DOJ camps.<ref name=Masumoto>Masumoto, Marie. [http://encyclopedia.densho.org/Griffith%20Park%20%28detention%20facility%29/ "Griffith Park"] ''Densho Encyclopedia''. Retrieved 13 Jun 2014.</ref>

On July 14, 1942, the detention camp became a POW Processing Center for German, Italian and Japanese [[Prisoner of war|prisoners-of-war]], operating until August 3, 1943, when the prisoners were transferred elsewhere. The camp was changed to the Army Western Corps Photographic Center and Camouflage Experimental Laboratory until the end of the war.<ref name=Masumoto/>

===Protest===
On 17 March 1968, in Los Angeles, to protest [[entrapment]] and harassment by the [[Los Angeles Police Department]], two [[drag queen]]s known as "The Princess" and "The Duchess" held a St. Patrick's Day party at Griffith Park, a popular [[cruising for sex|cruising]] spot and a frequent target of police activity. More than 200 gay men socialized through the day.<ref>Witt, Lynn, Sherry Thomas and Eric Marcus (eds.) (1995). ''Out in All Directions: The Almanac of Gay and Lesbian America'', p. 210. New York, Warner Books. {{ISBN|0-446-67237-8}}.</ref>

===Fires===
[[File:Aftermath of Griffith Park Fire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Aftermath of the 2007 fire. Both visible and [[infra-red]] wavelengths of light have been used to make this satellite image. Vegetation appears in various shades of green, while the burned areas appear charcoal.]]
{{Further|1933 Griffith Park fire}}

Hired as part of a welfare project, 3,780 men were in the park clearing brush on October 3, 1933, when [[1933 Griffith Park Fire|a fire broke out]] in the Mineral Wells area in the northern part of the current park. Many of the workers volunteered or were ordered to fight the fire. In all, 29 men were killed and 150 were injured. Professional firefighters arrived and limited the blaze to {{convert|47|acre|ha}}.<ref>[http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/fire_of_'331.html "The Fire of '33"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202060223/http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/fire_of_%27331.html |date=December 2, 2019 }}, ''Glendale News-Press'', October 1–4, 1993. Accessed May 8, 2007.</ref>

On May 12, 1961, a wildfire on the south side of the park burned {{convert|814|acre|ha}}. It also destroyed eight homes and damaged nine more, chiefly in the [[Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles|Beachwood Canyon]] area.<ref>[http://www.lafire.com/famous_fires/610512_BeachwoodCanyonFire/051261_BeachwoodCanyon.htm A Holocaust Strikes the Hollywood Hills] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812140941/http://www.lafire.com/famous_fires/610512_BeachwoodCanyonFire/051261_BeachwoodCanyon.htm |date=August 12, 2007}}, Otto Firgens, Los Angeles City Fire Department</ref>

Another fire occurred {{circa|1971}} in the [[Toyon Canyon]] area. Repelled by the ugliness of the devastated area, Amir Dialameh replanted a portion of it himself by hand. Over the course of more than 30 years he tended the garden he built there, with the help of occasional volunteers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://amirsgarden.org/index.html |title=Amir's Garden - Since 1971 |publisher=Amirsgarden.org |access-date=2016-02-17}}</ref> Amir's Garden is featured in ''[[Visiting... with Huell Howser]]'' episode 1306.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amir's Garden- Visiting (1306) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University |date=October 16, 2005 |url=https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/2005/10/16/amirs-garden-visiting-1306/}}</ref>

On May 8, 2007, a major wildfire burned more than {{convert|817|acre|ha}}, destroying the bird sanctuary, Dante's View, and Captain's Roost, and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people. The fire came right up to one of the largest playgrounds in Los Angeles, [[Shane's Inspiration]], and the Los Angeles Zoo, and threatened the Griffith Observatory, but left such areas intact. Several local organizations, including SaveGriffithPark.org, have been working since then with local officials to restore the park in a way that would benefit all.<ref name="latimes.com">[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fire11may11,0,3633158.story?coll=la-home-center "City to repair fire damage in Griffith Park"] Ashraf Khalil, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' May 11, 2007</ref> It was the third fire of the year.<ref>[http://www.nbc4.tv/news/13279762/detail.html?dl=mainclick "Fire Forces Griffith Park Evacuations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510033239/http://www.nbc4.tv/news/13279762/detail.html?dl=mainclick |date=May 10, 2007 }}, [[KNBC]].com, 11:27&nbsp;pm PDT May 8, 2007</ref> The city announced a $50&nbsp;million plan to stabilize the burned slopes. The trees along Canyon Drive were allowed to grow back naturally, having been re-seeded by bird droppings.<ref name="latimes.com"/>

===Addition of Cahuenga Peak===
{{Convert|100|acres|ha|spell=In}} around [[Cahuenga Peak]] were purchased with funds from a broad spectrum of donors, in addition to $1.7 million from the city,<ref>{{cite news
  | url = http://bhcourier.com/hugh-hefner-saves-the-hollywood-sign/
  | title = Hugh Hefner Saves The Hollywood Sign
  | newspaper = Beverly Hills Courier
  | access-date = 3 June 2010
  | archive-date = March 14, 2016
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160314085507/http://bhcourier.com/hugh-hefner-saves-the-hollywood-sign/
  | url-status = dead
  }}</ref> and added to the park in July 2010<ref>[http://laist.com/2010/06/18/its_official_griffith_park_grows_by.php It's Official: Griffith Park Grows by More than 100 Acres with Addition of Cahuenga Peak] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510215412/http://laist.com/2010/06/18/its_official_griffith_park_grows_by.php |date=May 10, 2012 }}. LAist (June 18, 2010). Retrieved on August 25, 2013.</ref> bringing the park's total acreage to {{Convert|4310|acre|ha}}.

==Attractions==
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*[[Autry Museum of the American West]]
*[[Bronson Canyon]]
*[[Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)]]
*[[Griffith Observatory]]
*[[La Kretz Bridge]]
*[[Travel Town Museum#Miniature train excursions|Griffith Park & Southern Railroad]]
*Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round<ref>{{cite web|title=Griffith Park|url=http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/griffithpk/mgr.htm|website=City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks|access-date=10 March 2016|archive-date=July 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722220624/http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/griffithpk/mgr.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Tremaine|first=Julie|date=2020-10-14|title=The story behind the California attraction that inspired Disneyland|url=https://www.sfgate.com/disneyland/article/This-is-the-exact-spot-in-LA-that-inspired-15644142.php|access-date=2020-10-14|work=[[SFGate]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Griffith Park Zoo]] - closed in 1966 and now used as a hiking and picnicking area
*[[Heritage tree]]: a pine tree in memory of Beatle [[George Harrison]] was planted in 2004 near the observatory. It died after a [[beetle]] infestation, and as of 2014, plans have been made to replace it.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=Randy|title=George Harrison Memorial Tree killed ... by beetles; replanting due|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-george-harrison-tree-beetles-replant-20140721-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date= July 21, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=Randy|title=George Harrison tree -- killed by beetles -- to be replanted Feb. 25 |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-george-harrison-tree-killed-by-beetles-replant-20150220-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 20, 2015}}</ref>
*The site of the [[Hollywood Sign]] on the southern side of [[Mount Lee]] is located on rough, steep terrain, and is encompassed by barriers to prevent unauthorized access. Local groups have campaigned to make tourist access to the sign difficult on grounds of safety, as the curving hillside roads in the area were not designed for so many cars and pedestrians.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-hollywood-sign-wars-20131009,0,2258306,full.story| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131013003319/http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-hollywood-sign-wars-20131009,0,2258306,full.story| url-status= dead| archive-date= 13 October 2013|title=Discontent brewing under the Hollywood sign|author=Bob Pool|date=8 October 2013|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-hollywood-sign-tourists-aggravate-residents-20131009,0,5716320.story|title=Hollywood sign tourists, sightseers annoy local residents|author=Bob Pool|date=9 October 2013|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The Hollywood Sign Trust convinced [[Google]] and other mapping services to stop providing directions to the location of the sign, instead directing visitors to two viewing platforms, Griffith Observatory and the [[Hollywood and Highland Center]]. Another, less remote area from which the sign can be viewed is [[Hollywood Reservoir|Lake Hollywood Park]] on Canyon Lake Drive.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Walker|first1=Alissa|title=Why People Keep Trying to Erase the Hollywood Sign From Google Maps|url=https://gizmodo.com/why-people-keep-trying-to-erase-the-hollywood-sign-from-1658084644|access-date=21 November 2014|work=[[Gizmodo]]|date=21 November 2014}}</ref>
*[[Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum]]
*[[Los Angeles Zoo]]
*[[Travel Town Museum]]

A statue of a standing bear, created in 1976 by [[Noack Foundry]] based on the design of German sculptor [[Renée Sintenis]] originally created in 1932, is located in the park. Its plaque reads "To the people of the United States of America in gratitude for their aid, friendship and protection. Presented to our sister city, Los Angeles by the people of free [[Berlin]]".<ref>{{cite web | title=Renee Sintenis, Standing Bear, Los Angeles | website=Public Art in Los Angeles and Southern California | url=http://www.publicartinla.com/sculptures/sintenis_bear.html | access-date=23 September 2022 | archive-date=September 23, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923063327/http://www.publicartinla.com/sculptures/sintenis_bear.html | url-status=usurped }}</ref> This is the same bear as that used to create the [[Golden Bear]] awards for the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] each year.<ref>{{cite web | last=François | first=Emmanuelle | title=The woman behind the Bär | website=Exberliner | date=2 March 2018 | url=https://www.exberliner.com/politics/renee-sintenis/ | access-date=23 September 2022}}</ref>

===Other activities===
[[File:Equestrian trail use in Griffith Park 2015-12-27.jpg|thumb|Equestrian use of utility roads]]

Much of the park comprises wild, rugged natural areas with hiking and equestrian trails, and this terrain separates the park into many areas or "pockets" of activities. Within the various areas are concessions, golf courses, picnic grounds, train rides, and tennis courts. In 2014, two baseball fields were proposed on the east side of Griffith Park that would remove 44 trees and replace {{convert|4|acre|ha|spell=in}} of picnic area, the largest picnic area in the park that is often used for large family gatherings, cultural fairs and festivals, reunions, and other special occasions. The plan may be altered to spare a [[sycamore]] that has been designated by the city as a "[[heritage tree]]", a living artifact of Los Angeles history.<ref>{{cite news|author= Sahagun, Louis |date= September 12, 2014| url= http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0913-griffith-park-20140913-story.html |title= Plans to add baseball fields to Griffith Park may draw legal challenge| work= [[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

After its closure in 1966, the grounds of the [[Griffith Park Zoo]] were transformed into a recreation area. Some of the former animal enclosures were left in place, and picnic tables were installed.

The annual [[Bell-Jeff Invitational]] cross country race has been held in the park on the last Saturday in September since 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-30-sp-83-story.html|title= Big Field Expected for Bell-Jeff Invitational|date= September 30, 1989|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=2018-09-04}}</ref>

After 74 years in operation,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Griffith Park Pony Rides Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=212780 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref> the [[Griffith Park Pony Rides]] closed on December 21, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scauzillo |first=Steve |date=2022-12-22 |title=End of era: Children take last pony rides as city closes Griffith Park favorite |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2022/12/21/end-of-era-children-take-last-pony-rides-as-city-closes-griffith-park-favorite |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Scauzillo |first=Steve |date=2023-01-08 |title=Historic structures at Griffith Park pony ride may hamper city's plans |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2023/01/08/historic-structures-at-griffith-park-pony-ride-may-hamper-citys-plans |access-date=2023-01-10 |work=Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>{{r|CHC-2008-2724-HCM}}

===Hiking===
[[File:View from the balcony at Griffith Observatory on the Hollywood sign and Mt. Lee 20220509 141352 (1).jpg|thumb|View from the balcony at [[Griffith Observatory]] on [[Mount Lee]] and [[Cahuenga Peak]] with Wisdom tree visible to the West of the [[Hollywood sign]]]]
Griffith Park is a popular hiking area. Orientation maps are located at the entrance to the parking lot near [[Griffith Observatory]]. A service road leads from the observatory to numerous hiking routs on and around Mount Lee; however, the immediate area where the [[Hollywood Sign]] is located is closed to the public since the area is home to the main communication tower for the City of Los Angeles. Hiking up to Wisdom tree on [[Cahuenga Peak]] from the South-western slopes of Mount Lee is accessible.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rode |first=Erin |date=April 23, 2025 |title=The tree near LA's Hollywood sign that Hugh Hefner spent $1M to save |url=https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/hollywood-sign-wisdom-tree-20286558.php |work=SFGATE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Steve |date=2022-11-10 |title=A hike to L.A.'s Wisdom Tree calms post-election nerves. And the view is perfect |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-10/column-la-wisdom-tree-hike-calms-post-election-nerves |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Visitors are expected to comply with safety requirements, and must be prepared and equipped adequately.
[[File:View of Mt Lee Summit From Mt Lee Drive.jpg|left|thumb|The Mount Lee Drive approach to the Mount Lee summit.]]
Trails leading to the Hollywood Sign can be accessed from several official Griffith Park entrances.  These include the Mt. Hollywood Trail, which can be accessed from the [[Griffith Observatory]] parking lot off Vermont Canyon Road or from Vermont Canyon Road just past the Greek Theater, the Bronson Canyon / Brush Canyon Trail (3200 Canyon Drive, Los Angeles, CA),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hikingguy.com/hiking-trails/best-la-hikes/easy-hollywood-sign-hike/|title=The Easy Hollywood Sign Hike (Directions & Parking)|date=2015-03-31|website=HikingGuy.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-10}}</ref> and a number of trailheads that begin near the Griffith Park Visitors Center off Crystal Springs Drive in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles (free trail maps are available at the Visitors Center).<ref>hollywoodsign.org</ref>  A once-popular trailhead originating at the top of Beachwood Drive was closed by court order in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-hollywood-sign-lawsuit-20180321-story.html|title=Griffith Park groups lose legal battle over pathway to see Hollywood sign|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 22, 2018|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref>

===Mount Lee===
Mount Lee's hiking trails and fire roads are part of Griffith Park; as such it's easy to get lost and be redirected. Maps of the trails and the land around the hills should be studied before attempting to hike the area for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laparks.org/sites/default/files/griffith/pdf/GriffithParkMap.pdf|title=Griffith Park Trail Map|last=|first=|date=|website=www.laparks.org|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref>

==Wildlife==
An adult [[North American cougar|mountain lion]], named [[P-22 (mountain lion)|P-22]],{{notetag|"P" for puma, another name for mountain lion, and "22" as he is the 22nd of his species which has been tracked by [[National Park Service]] rangers.}} inhabited the park from 2012 to 2022.<ref>Steve Winter, ''Ghost Cats'', [[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]], December 2013.</ref> An image of the cougar was captured on an automatic camera.<ref>Keefe, Alexa (November 14, 2013) [https://web.archive.org/web/20131114222015/http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2013/11/14/a-cougar-ready-for-his-closeup/ ''A Cougar Ready for His Closeup''] ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/04/19/400616078/las-mountain-lion-is-a-solitary-cat-with-a-knack-for-travel|title=LA's Mountain Lion Is A Solitary Cat With A Knack For Travel|date= April 19, 2015|work=[[NPR]]|access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/ballad-p22-mountain-lion-los-angeles|title=The Mountain Lions of Los Angeles  |first=Michelle |last=Nijhuis|date=April 20, 2015|magazine=[[The New Yorker]] }}</ref> P-22 is likely not the first mountain lion to have taken up residence in Griffith Park, although the duration of his stay was remarkably long. A mountain lion's body was found in Griffith Park sometime in 1996 or 1997, after being hit by a vehicle. Another mountain lion was sighted several times in Griffith Park in 2004 and rangers found evidence (including deer remains) to support its presence there.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Hymon |first1=Steve |last2=Sciaudone |first2=Christiana |date=April 29, 2004 |title=A Mountain Lion Far From Home |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-29-me-lion29-story.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref>

An urban ecologist monitors wildlife within the park.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lovett |first=Ian |date=2011-09-14 |title=Baying at the Bard, Appropriately and Otherwise |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/us/out-here-coyotes-provide-soundtrack-to-theater-in-griffith-park.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The ecologist has also been conducting a raptor study in the communities surrounding the park through volunteers since 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kim |first=Dakota |date=2023-03-02 |title=Go bird watching with an urban ecologist and learn about L.A.'s predators of the sky |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/newsletter/2023-03-01/los-angeles-raptor-study-griffith-park-bird-watching-the-wild |access-date=2023-03-02 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Permanent signs on the Griffith Park Observatory deck warn of [[Southern Pacific rattlesnake|rattlesnakes]] in the surrounding area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Rattlesnake-Warning-Los-Angeles-Zoo-season-153225855.html|title=Rattlesnake Warning: They're Shy, but Dangerous|last=Hicks|first=Reva|date=May 23, 2012|work=NBC Southern California|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20|quote=the [[Southern Pacific rattlesnake]] [is] found in Griffith Park -- a place where humans, dogs and rattlesnakes share the trails.}}</ref>

[[Urban coyote]]s abound in Griffith Park and are generally active at night. Park visitors report frequent sightings during the day and have had their dogs attacked by coyotes.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Wolfe |first1=Chris |last2=Habeshian |first2=Sareen |date=2022-01-26 |title=Actor Travis Van Winkle warns hikers after his dog was attacked by coyotes at Griffith Park |url=https://ktla.com/news/local-news/actor-travis-van-winkle-warns-hikers-after-his-dog-was-attacked-by-coyotes-at-griffith-park/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=KTLA |language=en-US}}</ref> Visitors are strongly discouraged from feeding Griffith Park coyotes including near "the base of Fern Canyon, where up to eight coyotes per day are present more or less continuously."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Matthew |date=2017-06-18 |title=LA park rangers warn visitors: Stop feeding the coyotes! |url=https://www.dailynews.com/environment-and-nature/20170617/la-park-rangers-warn-visitors-stop-feeding-the-coyotes |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Los Angeles Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>

The newly created habitat of a [[Miyawaki forest]] near the [[Bette Davis]] Picnic Area has attracted [[Western toad]]s from the [[Los Angeles River]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Buckley |first=Cara |date=2023-08-24 |title=Tiny Forests With Big Benefits |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/climate/tiny-forests-climate-miyawaki.html |access-date=2023-09-14 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wagner |first=Tara Lynn |date=2021-10-25 |title=In the face of a huge climate crisis, can micro forests be the answer? |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/environment/2021/10/25/in-the-face-of-a-huge-climate-crisis--can-micro-forests-be-the-answer- |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=spectrumnews1.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Geology==
Much of the exposed rock in Griffith Park is marine or non-marine [[sedimentary rock]] of [[Neogene]] and [[Quaternary]] formations, including the Lower, Middle and Upper [[Topanga Canyon Formation|Topanga]], as well as the [[Monterey Formation|Monterey]] and [[Fernando Formation|Fernando]] formations. Both inclined [[Bed (geology)|bedding]] and fossil-bearing [[Stratum|strata]] are common. Also present is late [[Miocene]] [[intrusive rock]], generally strongly weathered and easily cleaved, as well as some [[Dike (geology)|dikes]] and purple and gray [[andesitic]] [[extrusive rock]] bodies. [[Fault (geology)|Faulting]] as well as clear contacts between rock bodies are also common.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Helman |first=Daniel |date=2012 |title=Public Geology at Griffith Park in Los Angeles: A Sample Teachers' Guide |url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/01m2d0cx |journal=Electronic Green Journal |volume=1 |issue=33 |doi=10.5070/G313310917 |s2cid=129401303 |access-date=18 August 2018 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

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==In popular culture==
With its wide variety of scenes and close proximity to [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]] and [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], various locations in the park have been used extensively in movies and television shows.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rode |first=Erin |date=2024-01-26 |title=There's a secret mystery forest in the middle of this big city park |url=https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/california-griffith-park-forest-hike-18621449.php |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref> Griffith Park was the busiest destination in Los Angeles for on-location filming in 2011, with 346 production days, according to a FilmL.A. survey.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} Projects included the TV series ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' and ''[[The Closer]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-2011-top-film-locations-pictures,0,7345033.photogallery |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215042520/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-2011-top-film-locations-pictures,0,7345033.photogallery |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 15, 2011 |title=Top Film Locations for 2011 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 15, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Griffith observatory 2006.jpg|thumb|[[Griffith Observatory]]]]
[[File:Griffith Observatory entrance lawn with Hollywood sign.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mount Lee]] with the [[Hollywood Sign]]]]

Some sites within the park that have appeared in media include:
*[[Bronson Canyon]], also called Bronson Caves, is a popular location for motion picture and television filming, especially of [[Western (genre)|western]] and science fiction low-budget films, including ''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' (1956). The site was also used as the location for the climactic scene in [[John Ford]]'s classic western, ''[[The Searchers (film)|The Searchers]]'' (1956). The scene includes Ethan Edwards ([[John Wayne]]) cornering his niece Debbie ([[Natalie Wood]]) in one of the caves with the apparent intent of killing her. The craggy site of an old quarry, a tunnel in this canyon was also used as the entrance to the [[Batcave]] in the 1960s ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' television series, and in numerous other shows. The natural "cave" walls are preserved by the many layers of paint used to make them look like rock.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}
*[[File:Hiking Views at Griffith Park .jpg|thumb|Views from Griffith Park]] The [[Griffith Observatory]], which sits atop the southern slope of Mount Hollywood, was featured prominently in the classic ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]'' (1955). A bronze bust of the film's star [[James Dean]] is on the grounds just outside the dome. Other movies filmed here include ''[[The Terminator]]'' (1984), Disney's ''[[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]'' (1991), Stephen Sommer's film ''[[Van Helsing (film)|Van Helsing]]'' (2004), ''[[Yes Man (film)|Yes Man]]'' (2008), and ''[[La La Land]]'' (2016). The area of the park around the Observatory also appears as a location in the [[role-playing video game]] ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines|Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines]]'' (2004), which is set in Los Angeles. Griffith Park and [[Griffith Observatory]] are significant in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode "Future's End" (originally aired November 6, 1996). The crew are thrown into the past and Griffith Observatory discovers ''Voyager''. The tunnel was also used in the 1960s spy television series ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]''.
*The Griffith Park Carousel, opened in 1929 was the [[carousel]] that inspired [[Disneyland]]. [[Walt Disney|Walt]] sat on one of the benches around the carousel, and while watching his kids dreamed up Disneyland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palm |first=Iman |date=2025-08-26 |title=City of L.A. approves $1M purchase of carousel that inspired Disneyland |url=https://ktla.com/news/local-news/city-of-l-a-approves-1m-purchase-of-carousel-that-inspired-disneyland/ |website=KTLA |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Films:
** [[D.W. Griffith]] (no relation to the eponym of Griffith Park) filmed the battle scenes for his epic ''[[The Birth of a Nation]]'' in the park in 1915, as [[Lillian Gish]] detailed in her memoirs, ''The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me''.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}
**It was used for the road scenes in ''[[Sunset Boulevard (film)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' (1950).
**The climactic scenes of ''[[War of the Colossal Beast]]'' (1958) were shot at [[Griffith Observatory]].
** ''Flareup'' (1969), starring Raquel Welch. {{citation needed|date=December 2012}}
** The Travel Town Museum's Griffith Park & Southern Railroad appears in the miniature train scene in ''[[The Parallax View]]'' (1974).
**The tunnel was used as the entrance to the NORAD complex in [[WarGames]] (1983).
**It was used as a location in the first two ''[[Back to the Future]]'' movies. In the first movie (released in 1985) it was used for Marty McFly's starting point when accelerating to {{convert|88|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on}} in the film's climax, and in the second movie (released in 1989) it was used for the "River Road Tunnel" scene when Marty was trying to get the almanac back from Biff Tannen. 
**The tunnel was also featured in a scene in ''[[Throw Momma from the Train]]'' (1987).
**The same tunnel was used as the entrance to Toontown in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988). 
**The park was also featured in the [[Robert Altman]] movie ''[[Short Cuts]]'' (1993).
**Roads within the park were used to stand in for Pacific coastal roads in ''[[The Majestic (film)|The Majestic]]'' (2001).
**The area around the observatory is used extensively in ''[[La La Land (film)|La La Land]]'' (2016).
*Music:
** The park was the location for [[Adam Lambert]]'s music video for his single, "If I Had You".
** Griffith Park was the location used in [[Ellie Goulding]]'s music video "[[Guns and Horses]]".
**The silver Trans Am in the [[Simple Plan]] music video for [[Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)]] is seen driving out of the tunnel just before the head-on crash.
*Television: ''[[Adam-12]], ''[[Remington Steele]]'', ''[[Salute Your Shorts]]'', ''[[Full House (TV series)|Full House]]''

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="160">

File:Griffith Park welcome sign.jpg|Welcome sign at Griffith Park's northeast entrance
File:Downtown LA from Griffith Park.jpg|Griffith Park (south side) with the Downtown LA skyline in the background
File:Griffith Park south west view.jpg|Sunset at Griffith Park, with a view of west Los Angeles.
File:Toyon Landfill.jpg|[[Toyon Canyon Landfill]], with San Fernando Valley to the north
File:Pote Field, Griffith Park, Los Angeles.jpg|Pote Field, on Crystal Springs Drive
File:Entrance to Light Festival, Griffith Park.jpg|Light Festival, 2009
File:Golfing at Griffith Park, Los Angeles DSCN0103.JPG|Golfers at Wilson & Harding Course in Griffith Park (2013)
File:Griffith Park SW03.jpg|Railroad Museum
File:Downtown LA from GP Obs.jpg|View of Hollywood from Griffith Observatory, Dec. 2010
File:Bee rock.jpg|Hikers climb the summit of Bee Rock in Griffith Park, Los Angeles.
File:AlhambraAirportAirfields CA LA E.jpg|1934 map with Griffith Park Aerodrome
File:Lonesome Pine, Burbank Peak.jpg|Lonesome Pine/Wisdom Tree on Burbank Peak
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Trains|Los Angeles|Greater Los Angeles|California}}

* [[Hollywood Cricket Club]]
* [[List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood|Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood, Los Feliz and Griffith Park]]
* [[List of parks in Los Angeles]]

=== Similar large municipal parks elsewhere ===
* [[Daan Forest Park]], Taipei, [[Taiwan]] ([[Republic of China]])
* [[Royal National City Park]], Stockholm, Sweden
* [[Stanley Park]], Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

== Notes ==
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==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="Vision 2014">{{Cite report|date=January 8, 2014 |title=A Vision for Griffith Park |url=https://www.laparks.org/griffithpark/pdf/agenda/visionPk.pdf |publisher=City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks}}</ref>

<ref name="CHC-2008-2724-HCM">{{Cite report|docket=CASE NO.: CHC-2008-2724-HCM |publisher=Cultural Heritage Commission |date=October 30, 2008 |title=Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the Griffith Park |url=https://planning.lacity.org/StaffRpt/CHC/10-30-08/CHC-2008-2724.pdf}}</ref>

}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Griffith Park}}
* [http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/griffithPK/griffith.htm Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks: Griffith Park]
* [http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/gphome.html Griffith Park History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803122631/http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/gphome.html |date=August 3, 2004 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041207221504/http://lafire.com/famous_fires/331003_GriffithParkFire/100333_GriffithPark.htm Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Archive ''The Griffith Park Fire'']
* [https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com/CA/Airfields_CA_LA_C.htm#griffith Griffith Park Aerodrome]
* [http://www.griffithobs.org Griffith Observatory]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/75915718@N00/492903171/ Photograph of the Griffith Park Fire of May 2007]
* [http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/griffith-park/crime/ Updated crime report from Griffith Park]
*[http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz002dgqrv Unveiling of original statue "Spirit of the C. C. C" by John Palo-Kangas in Griffith Park on the day President Roosevelt, Los Angeles, 1935], [[Los Angeles Times]] Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, [[Charles E. Young Research Library]], [[University of California, Los Angeles]].
*[http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz0002qb4g Image of Zoly Cubias and friend along Fern Dell stream in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, 1988.] Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

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|North     = [[Burbank, California|Burbank]] 
|Northeast = [[Glendale, California|Glendale]]
|East      = [[Glendale, California|Glendale]] 
|Southeast = [[Atwater Village, Los Angeles|Atwater Village]]
|South     = [[Los Feliz, Los Angeles|Los Feliz]]
|Southwest = [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]<br>[[Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles|Beachwood Canyon]]
|West      = [[Hollywood Reservoir]] 
|Northwest =  ''[[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]]''<br>''[[Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery|Mount Sinai Memorial Park]]''
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