- Source: Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation is an agency of the County of Los Angeles which oversees its parks and recreational facilities. It was created in 1944. It operates and maintains over 71,249 acres (28,833 ha) of parks, gardens, lakes, natural gardens, and golfing greens, and 200 miles (320 km) of trails.
It maintains 183 parks and operates the world’s largest municipal golf course system with 20 courses. It also owns the Hollywood Bowl and the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre.
Weddings can be held at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia, Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, South Coast Botanic Garden on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and Magic Johnson Park in Willowbrook. Virginia Robinson Gardens is open for tours.
Los Angeles County nature centers
Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation operates nature centers at:
Deane Dana Friendship Park and Nature Center
Devil's Punchbowl Natural Area
Eaton Canyon Park & Nature Center
Placerita Canyon Nature Center
San Dimas Canyon Nature Center
Santa Catalina Island Interpretive Center
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area
Stoneview Nature Center, Baldwin Hills
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park
Whittier Narrows Nature Center
Los Angeles County fishing lakes
It has fishing lakes at:
Alondra Community Regional Park
Apollo Community Regional Park
Belvedere Community Regional Park
Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park
Castaic Lake State Recreation Area
Cerritos Community Regional Park
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Park
La Mirada Community Regional Park
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area
Whittier Narrows Recreation Area
The Department hosts approximately 300 film projects a year, including feature films, television series, television commercials, and still photography shoots for various magazines and publications.
Safety and law enforcement services are provided on a contract basis from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Parks Bureau. Prior to 2010, the Los Angeles County Office of Public Safety (County Police) and its predecessor agencies were responsible for law enforcement in the county parks.
Management and Commission
Since 2020, the director is Norma Edith García-Gonzalez. The department is governed by a five member commission, appointed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
References
External links
Official website
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