Address: 570 West Avenue 26, Los Angeles
Phone: (323) 221-9944
Park features: Restrooms, Dogs On Leash, Picnic Tables, Parking Lot, Filming Location, Drinking Water, ADA Accessible
The River Garden Park is located at the corner of San Fernando Road and Avenue 26 at the northern tip of the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens . It is open to the public daily from sunrise to sunset. The park serves as an entry point to the River Center by foot or bicycle, and adds much needed green space to the local community. The River Garden Park draws upon the Los Angeles River for its design elements and organization. Park amenities include a running water fountain, park benches, a picnic table, and lawn area. Los Angeles River Greenway The most promising effort underway in Los Angeles today is the transformation of the Los Angeles River into a continuous 51-mile recreational greenway. Stretching 51 miles from the confluence of Bell and Calabasas Creeks at the western end of the San Fernando Valley to the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach, the river passes through 13 cities and numerous jurisdictions. Working with these cities, community groups, public agencies, private corporations and nonprofit organizations, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority are creating a greenway composed of trails, parks, and natural lands. The greenway provides new recreational opportunities for the heavily urbanized communities surrounding the river as well as enhancing economic vitality. Throughout history, the Los Angeles River has played an important role in the settlement of the great diversity of communities in the Los Angeles region. Today the river is surrounded by approximately 10 million people. Re-establishment of natural areas and parks along the river will promote economic vitality and much needed recreational opportunities in these heavily urbanized areas. The vision for the Los Angeles River Greenway provides for the optimal enhancement of aesthetic, recreational, flood control and environmental values by creating a community resource and enriching the quality of life for all residents. Other parks along the Greenway include: Los Angeles River Center and Gardens Elysian Valley Gateway Park The first park along the Los Angeles River designed and built by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Elysian Valley Gateway Park opened in 1996. Providing access to the natural streambed portion of the river, the river’s diversity of bird life can be viewed by park users. Great Heron Gates at Rattlesnake Park The Great Heron Gates, designed by sculptor Brett Goldstone, are an artistic interpretation of the wildlife of the Los Angeles River. Located at Fletcher Drive and the Los Angeles River in Rattlesnake Park, the gates welcome visitors to the greenway and its series of river parks. Oso Park Oso Park provides a community enhancement along Riverside Drive. In addition to native plantings including leafy California Sycamore trees, Oso Park features sculptures of wildlife that once roamed the river. Steelhead Park Steelhead Park, with steelhead trout adorning the top of wrought iron fencing, interprets the Juan Bautista de Anza National Trail and provides a small outdoor amphitheater for education against the backdrop of the river. Egret Park Egret Park provides a small but significant community enhancement and viewpoint of the Los Angeles River. The park features native plantings and interpretive displays on the Los Angeles River Greenway including wildlife still able to be viewed on the river.
Location
570 West Avenue 26, Los Angeles
Approximate coordinates: 34.08, -118.222
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Photo credits: Maribelle Martinez-Franco (1-4)
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Park description restored from the 2017 lamountains.com archive (Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy). Trail statistics courtesy of AllTrails. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
