Los Angeles’ Griffith Park is a massive, mountainous, wild oasis in the middle of the city’s dense urban sprawl. Its real and cinematic history is pure joy to explore.

Cristina Ochoa This popular hike is the most direct route to LA’s famed Griffith Park Observatory via a moderate 4.5-mile round-trip walk on a wide fire road. The trailhead address is 5400 Black Oak ...

Opened in 1935, Griffith Observatory is one of the most visited public observatories in the world. Located on Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, it offers free public telescopes, interactive space ...

Griffith Observatory sits on the south face of Mount ... Encompassing more than 4,200 acres, the park features more than 50 miles of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails, soccer fields ...

One of the wonderful aspects of living in Los Angeles is that you can have a big city job and yet still be able to get out in ...

A man walks a dalmatian on the Mount Hollywood Trail in Griffith Park on a warm, bright Jan. 1. The Griffith Observatory is in the distance. (Photo by David Allen, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin ...

It’s a perfect stop before or after the hike up to Griffith Observatory on the southwest side of the park. At Golden Road Brewing’s beer garden, you can wash the dust out of your mouth from a ...