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Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Phone: ( 213 ) 485-5501 or (
323 ) 913-4688
With over 4,107 acres of natural terrain covered with California oak
trees, wild sage and manzanita, Griffith Park is the largest municipal
park and urban wilderness area in the United States. Situated in the
eastern Santa Monica Mountain range, the Park's elevations range from
384 to 1625 feet above sea level with climates varying from semiarid
chaparral foothills to forested valleys. Over the years recreational
attractions have been developed throughout the Park, however an
amazingly large portion of the Park remains virtually unchanged from
the days Native American villages occupied the area's lower slopes.
Today's Griffith Park offers numerous family attractions, an
assortment of educational and cultural institutions, and miles of
hiking and horseback riding trails, and provides visitors an ideal
environment for enjoyable recreation activities.
Originally a part of the Spanish land grant, Rancho Los Feliz, the
park was named for its former owner, Colonel Griffith J. Griffith.
Born in Glamorganshire, South Wales, Griffith emigrated to the United
States in 1865, eventually, making a personal fortune in California
gold mine speculation. In 1882, Griffith settled in Los Angeles, and
purchased a 4,071 acre portion of the Rancho Los Feliz, which
stretched northward from the northern boundaries of the Pueblo de Los
Angeles. On December 16, 1896, the civic-minded Griffith bequeathed
3,015 acres of his Rancho Los Feliz estate as a Christmas gift to the
people of Los Angeles to be used as parkland. The enormous gift, equal
to five square miles, was to be given to the city unconditionally - or
almost so.
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