Hikers should stick to wide fire roads rather than narrow trails where it’s harder to social distance. County, runners, hikers, walkers, cyclists and all visitors are required to wear face coverings and stay at least six feet from others. Social distancing: Like everywhere in L.A. Start exploring with a map, guidebook or a friend who knows the way around. Where to go: There are many entrances to the park, depending on where you want to go.
So why are Angelenos seemingly unaware of the blockbuster in their backyard? The park estimates about 10 million people visit each year. The park grew to more than 4,300 acres of green space, five times bigger than Central Park in New York City and just a little smaller than all eight of London’s royal parks added together. In 1910, after his release from San Quentin State Prison, Griffith wrote a book about parks and open space. One drunken night seven years after donating the parkland, he shot his wife in the face. Griffith, was a philanthropist and a felon. Griffith, not to be confused with film director D.W. It really put a lot of things about the park’s history and future into perspective for me.”
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" believed that parks were a necessity, not a luxury, for cities, and that they should be free and accessible to everyone. “He was decades ahead of the curve,” said Casey Schreiner, founder and editor of. Griffith gave Los Angeles a huge gift: more than 3,000 acres to create a park that would be, in his words, “a resort for the rank and file, for the plain people.”
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