Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area

WOW. This place has everything. Tons of rare and uncommon birds. Views of the city and an MLK memorial. There is like no people there and tons of hiking trails. I highly recommend this place for bird watching, hiking, and other connections with nature. I took some pretty cool pics of the some of the birds. (swan goose; Domestic mallard mix, Magpie duck, and humming birds along with a Vireo and a Mockingbird. Parking and getting there is super easy by the way.

Kenneth Hahn State Park is a true gem in Los Angeles! The hummingbird garden is absolutely magical—peaceful, colorful, and full of life. The park offers plenty of space to explore, with numerous trails that make you feel as though you've escaped the city while still being close to everything. The highlight for me is the view; it is undoubtedly one of the most breathtaking sights of LA you'll ever come across. From the skyline to the mountains, it’s picture perfect. This is definitely a spot I’ll keep coming back to!

This location offers several smaller trails that can be combined into a larger loop, which is what we did. We parked on the street on one side of the park and made our way up and around, creating a full-circle route. You can customize your hike—make it short or long depending on your energy or time. We took on the bigger loop, and I’d rate it as an easy to moderate hike overall. There’s only one steep incline, which comes near the end when you’re heading from the information center back up toward the big park area - where you can play "frisbee golf". There’s also a few official parking lot, one near the Blue Lagoon and Japanese Garden, with a fee of around $8–$10. Facilities (like restrooms) are mostly located near this area, so make sure to bring water, especially if you’re hiking mid-day when it can get warm. Dogs are allowed on leash, just be aware there are limited water fountains once you’re in the middle of the loop. Beautiful views of the city throughout most of the trail

Been coming to this park since I was a kid. Now I get to enjoy the trails for walking and running. You can get a great 45-60 minute walk/run workout. Some areas are steep so take your water to hydrate along the way. There is a daily fee now of $10 & $8 for senior citizens due to the cuts for our recreational parks. Please support your local parks.

Truly Love love this place. No matter you want to walk along the lake & have some self reflection time🩵, Or take your kids here for a lovely family time..this is the right place! ——💰Daily Pass: $8 (8.2025), annual pass is about $190.

For the $7 car fee entry, you’re offered a very expansive park area with plenty of amenities and tables available. Spacious fields for recreation in the lower and upper portions of the park (w/ a couple overlook viewpoints); plenty of nature to observe as you walk/hike around. Hands down one of the best-maintained recreational parks in SoCal imo.

Wow wow 😱 wow 🙀 This is really underrated! I was amazed in each season, and its variety. You love creek? Yes, 🙌🏻 it has. You love bird, and kinds of bird. Yes, it has. You love wild animals, I saw coyote once in front of me like 5 feet in the early morning around 6:00am. I saw rabbits 🐇 a lot time. I don’t wanna see snakes, but I know here has. You love fresh air. Yes, definitely. You love kinds of wild flowers. You will be amazed.

I’ve been coming to Kenneth Hahn Park since I was a little kid, and it’s amazing to see how much it has grown and improved over the years. The park is beautiful and well-maintained, with updated play areas for the kids and peaceful lakes and ponds where you can go fishing. It’s a great place to spend time with family or just enjoy nature. There is a small fee to enter, but they offer senior and military discounts, which is a nice bonus. Definitely one of my favorite parks in the LA area!

I loooove any opportunity to come here. Started coming here because of WalkGood's outdoor yoga sessions on Sundays. They usually have yoga just past the Japanese garden. We had a birthday party here and it was beautiful. There are pavilions that you can reserve for parties, reunions, etc. but there are also free standing tables that are first come first served. We came at 8:30am to claim three tables for a 11am party. This is a beautiful park featuring a lake, ample parking, and many hiking trails. Parking is $7 cash and there are discounted rates for seniors and those with a disability placard.

Nice and clean park near Culver City.l with ample amount of space. It has a few playgrounds for the kids. Nice little pond to walk around, my kids rode their scooters while other kids were fishing. It's free during the week but in the weekend it's $7 at the entrance. The view up top is real nice.

visited kenneth hahn state park over the wknd the line to pay and get in was so backed up, the line was at the fwy off ramp this is a large park, it is beautiful tho! it is a bit confusing , esp when you are trying to find a party and the day i went, seemed like everyone there was there for a party there should be large identifying markers dividing the areas they only take cash, they should also have it available to purchase a pass online to make things go a bit smoother

Well. It was nice to drive thru here. I always pass by it driving to South LA. And now I took the next step of a car tour, because my dogs are too stir crazy lately to be trusted on or off leash in any grass expanse. Better than potentially running into traffic, sure, but I don't trust my dogs around strangers and I don't trust strangers around my dogs. So I will say, this is a beautiful grassy venue that has potential for every park activity: hiking, picnicking, photos, frisbee, even walking well mannered dogs that don't belong to me. In short, it is a park. And parking is free unless you come on the weekend apparently, which isn't indicated by the entry sign.

We came here first Sunday hike and just to enjoy the outdoors. This has got to beckons of the nicest parks in LA. It has amazing hiking trails, beautiful flowing streams & waterfalls, and a lake for fishing. There are gorgeous view of the city scape, places to BBQ, and play area for kids. This is a great place to enjoy a day in the outdoors with plenty do to and enjoy! I'd be here every weekend if I lived closer!

I visited this place for the very first time on Veterans Day 11/11/23. I was expecting to pay an entrance fee but it was free that day. Although I've never been, I already knew the top reason why people come here. It's the view of Los Angeles from Hollywood to downtown and beyond. It was very busy on the day of my visit. So many people were having picnics and barbecue parties. Many joggers and hikers as well. It's pretty clean and well maintained although some there are some areas with lawns and trees that are dry and dusty. Lots of parking spaces all over this place. Restrooms are surprisingly clean. Complete with soap, toilet paper and hand dryer that you'll never in other parks.

I remember going to this park when I was young. I had my children and I've taken them there. We enjoyed walking around and playing in the playground.

CAN NOT FEED DUCKS I looked on a Pinterest list and it said that you can feed the ducks but u can't

One of my favorite parks in LA! It's such a spacious and beautiful park to picnic, walk, exercise, or just enjoy the day. There's a couple different parts to the park, but we drove halfway through and stopped at a large grass field to have a picnic. The place is maintained regularly and it's very clean with trash bins every couple of feet. It's also really nice to relax here during sunset. I was told if you go to the very top, you'll get a gorgeous view. I definitely intend on coming back and checking it out entirely. This place does close at 8PM though, so make sure you time it right. Overall, I highly recommend! There's so much space to park and there's a playground available as well. Gotta check this place out while it's still nice and sunny out!

Making the bowl area a dumb frisky golf course completely ruined the park for many. It was always nice to have big family gatherings in that section but now it's a huge waste

Still my favorite park in LA. Lots of parking at the bottom of park. There is a lake, japanese garden, hiking trails, basketball court and kids playgrounds. Super clean and peaceful. Super big. I have been here for over 5 years and I have even tapped into so much other places at this park. I plan to explore more in the hills/trails. Definitely would recommend

The Greenery. The Scenery. Breath Taking Indeed. Enjoy Mother Nature Namaste Everyone

Went on a 3 mile hike today with my old girl : -)!! She kept up pretty well for her age (13, 14 in july) Overall the trail was clean, most dogs were on leash (which I loved because my girl isn't very fond of others), and park/field part of this walk was gorgeous!!

Such a beautiful place to hike/play/walk/exercise/picnic/meditate....this place is massive! I love walking the hill it's such an incline! The hiking trails are spacious enough for two way traffic. Love visiting the fruit vendor after a long hike! They are at the very top before the parking lot usually see them between times we've been there 11-1, I'm sure longer. In my first video posted to this review is where they normally are serving.

I live in Bakersfield and needed to pick up my wife at LAX at noon. With traffic, it's far to difficult to time. Since I don't do well with long periods of sitting, I picked Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area as a stop for a good hike to break up the trip. It's only 20 minutes from the cell phone lot and it looked like there were some good trails. It said there was a day use fee, but no one was at the front kiosk. I stopped by the visitor center for a map, and no mention was made of a pass. The attendant said there was a good view and hiking trail at the Upper Bowl, so I headed for the top. It was a pleasant day. The trails are well marked and the views were very nice. In the bowl there is a Frisbee Golf Course. While I didn't have time to explore the lower area, there was a lake, campsites, and many other fun activities. On this weekend was a family camping event and a fishing tournament. It was a really nice break in my day.

What a great place for photos! I don't often have the opportunity to come here, but when I do, I try to make an entire day of photographing downtown LA to West LA. There's a couple of overlook spots that are amazing in the morning because there's not as many people. Once you get to the weekends and later into the day, the overlook paths are slightly run amok with people, especially photographers. It's quite a walk from the main parking area, but worth the trek because of the gorgeous view of the mountains you get here. There's no shortage of things to see at the state park, such as birdwatching and people watching as well. I've been at this park from sunrise to sunset, and filled my day with exercise, fresh air and spur of the moment discussions.

LOVE this park. Been coming here for years. I did see a medium sized coyote Saturday afternoon over by the bowl area parking. I was walking to my street parking and it saw me and sort of ran to a grassy area. Fortunately not a lot of.people around.

My sister was showing me around LA and mentioned that she saw the gate to the park was open so we went in and walked around a bit. I could see why she liked walking around here during the pandemic, however, then she could only get into the park if someone who lived in the area had their key with them. This was a nice tranquil park and if I had to come back, because I happened to be in the area, I'd come by for a nice, meditative walk.

My family and I love to hike and try different trails! We love Kenneth Hahn for the view, easy parking access, and especially the Hummingbird Garden.

Free on weekdays. The Doris Japanese Garden: Small but a nice spot to find a little piece of Japanese serenity. The pond is full of lily pads and the occasional lotus flowers in the summer. The pond is also home to a swarm of turtles. Outside the pond you'll find a "prairie" like grass area with rabbits, ground squirrels, and sparrows just hanging out. Unfortunately the bridge is closed

parking is $7 on weekends, free(?) on weekdays. Came here since I was a kid. The playgrounds have been updated since then within walking distance of each other. If you keep going there is a swing area. There are plenty of picnic tables all over. There's a lake people can fish at which is also filled w ducks and geese. (Btw, it's illegal and often unhealthy to feed wildlife including ducks and geese in parks. https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/duck-feeding-prohibited#:~:text=Section%20251.1%20of%20Title%2014,the%20animal's%20natural%20foraging%20behavior.) Love walking alongside the stream up to a small waterfall. There's a small Japanese garden on one end. If you drive to the far end going uphill, you can walk around a bowl shaped trail. There are hiking trails but pretty steep going uphill. It's pretty cool that the park is part of the Park To Playa bike trail.

We love Kenneth Hanh...lots of places to walk and dog friendly! Sometimes we will park on the back side (Norman O Houston park) and walk in to bypass the parking fee... the pond is nice to walk around especially to view the wildlife (ducks, birds), and it's fun to see the oil pumpjacks as well as views of DTLA.

Kenneth Hahn Park is an excellent area for the whole family to enjoy the best that LA has to offer. It's very large and spread out. You can do hiking, biking, playing, picnicking, and just enjoying the day!

Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area has a lot to offer: There are a variety of trails with terrain offering varying levels of difficulty. There's benches at the top of some of the trails for overlooking the city, and landscape below. And the vegetation is gorgeous! If hiking isn't your thing, or you have young kiddos/strollers in tow, there's sidewalks around a duck pond, and around the upper park. There's areas for picnicking, including tables, and ample shaded areas for throwing down a blanket, yoga mat, or playing games. There's a cute little Japanese garden with a koi pond, featuring fish and turtles, and there's hummingbird feeders towards the top of the park. Bring cash for parking on holidays or weekends - or your California state recreation park pass! This has been one of my go-to spots in the Culver City area for hiking or picnicking. Check it out!

This is a beautiful recreation area. Unfortunately it does cost $7 to park your car here but it does help keep the area maintained. Coming in May there was a lot of beautiful flowers. Very obvious trail and pretty scenic. Rated pretty easy I think this area is great for everyone. Looks like a lot of events goes on here as well.

We love taking our pup on hikes here! Always ample (and affordable - bring cash) parking, and so many trails to keep you occupied and challenged. They also have some solid mountain biking trails, and a big grassy field at the top perfect for lazy picnics and frisbee on a Sunday. The views are really great and no icky smells like Hollywood hikes.

A welcome haven in the middle of this never ending pandemic... I don't come here enough, tho this amazing huge park is literally in my backyard. Anytime I do make it out there, I wonder why I don't come more often. Life story... eh! So many nooks and crannies to explore, with miles and miles of trails. Friendly folks on the trails. Socially distanced, most people with masks on. Oh and go check out the Hummingbird village. So many views too to practice your photography skills, downtown LA shots or nature. Week days parking free and weekend is now $7. I park on the free "local insider" side of the park ;-)

Great local park for a hike or picnic! The park has public restrooms, clear trails, and great views of LA throughout the hiking trails. Would recommend this park to anyone looking for an easy 1 - 2 hour hike.

Clean and beautiful views. Great for peaceful picnics and nice trails. If you have kiddos be sure to be on the lookout for a rattlesnake. We came across one. And the snake was face of off with a little one.

A few minutes from my house in Los Angeles and in particular, Beverlywood, off of a major street is a huge property that contains oil derricks and behind the oil derricks totally out of sight as you travel north and south in the Baldwin Hills is a park and hiking trail. On New Years Day after it rained in the late afternoon, my son and I decided to see what was behind this long hill covered seemingly in oil derricks. I have passed this space hundreds of times but had never thought to see what was behind the curtain. We pulled off the main road and entered a park with hiking trails to the top and tucked away in one section of the park is the Gwen Moore Lake. At the top of the mountain there were spectacular views of LA looking East and North toward Downtown and the Hollywood Hills. Who knew this oasis existed right in the city?

*** My goto park in the neighborhood for ... *** Jogging, walking, hiking and mountain biking etc. Because Ken Hahn Park has well over 5 miles of dirt trails which weave up and down the hillside. A solid place for an outdoor workout. Additionally there are some pretty good views of DTLA skyline, lots of rabbit, squirrel, hawk, and even a koi pond. Several picnic areas and restrooms as well. Enjoy. *** Free prkg on weekdays and non-holidays. ***

The Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, or in short as Kenneth Hahn Park, is a state park unit in the Baldwin Hills Mountains, managed by LA County Department of Parks and Recreation. It's one of the largest urban parks and regional open spaces in the central area. There is a lake, near the west entrance, for fishing like trout and catfish. The recreation includes plenty of picnic shelters and tables, also ample parking lots throughout the park. It offers walking and hiking trails with some of the great scenic vistas, including Hollywood Sign in the north, and towards the east is DTLA with San Gabriel Mountains behind etc. The popular features of the park are footpaths and trails, paved trails like the Community Loop, along the fishing lake, and the Bowl Loop along the old reservoir nowadays as the disc golf, and other unpaved trails for city views. The drought is severe here, hills and ground are bald without many green plants coverage, and the trails close to the water are full of goose poop. It's free to enter here during weekdays, and parking is enforced for weekends and holidays through the gate.

One of the most beautiful parks in Los Angeles! We finally decided to check this place out after talking about it for months (we recently moved to the area). There are beautiful panoramic views of all of LA - downtown with the white capped mountains in the back, the ocean, Hollywood sign and more. Such a special place. We also happened on a hummingbird park which was so so special. There are play grounds, picnic areas, fitness equipment, lakes, ducks, fishing and more. This park is awesome - so plan a day to picnic, relax, hike, or take some breathtaking photos on a day right after a rain. The views won't quit! Also you can hike the Culver City stairs and walk over the bridge to access the park. That or park on premise but you have to pay for parking which is only $7. Well worth it to support a park like this!

If you have a dog they'll love this place! A ton of grassy area and pretty ponds/streams. People host birthdays/ play sports/ do family gatherings and fish/ walk their dogs. I think it's a great date spot as well. There are hiking trails as well although dogs are not allowed on trails. The Japanese garden is tiny so don't expect much from it. It's quaint and nice if you want to walk around just in general. There is a $6 parking fee. OH the bathrooms are nasty.. just fyi. Bring hand soap/ hand sanitizer/wipes just in case. I took off 2 stars just because of that.

I can't believe that I've never known about this park after living in LA for more than thirty years. It's a huge urban oasis in the heart of the city. There are plenty of parking, and the facilities are clean and well-maintained. I was concerned that there might not be bathrooms near the top of the hill, but there are so many bathrooms scattered throughout the park. It helps that this used to be the site of the 1932 Olympic Village (the very first of its kind in the history of the Olympics). In addition to its historic significance, part of the park is dedicated to honor the late Martin Luther King, Jr. The view on top of the hill was also stupendous. There are plenty of amenities for dogs too. Drinking fountains for dogs, dog waste bags, and trash cans are available throughout the park. Dogs should be on leash, but there are occasional dogs that wonder off leash. Be mindful that there are ground squirrels and rabbits everywhere, so your canine friends might be excited and chase them around. The Japanese garden at the bottom of the hill is yet one more feature that makes the visit memorable. An artificial waterfall with stream languidly meanders in the garden. The fishing pond provides entertainment for those who prefer some peace and quiet.

Beautiful space with great views of LA. Awesome tribute to Dr. MLK! Took me del taco to the top for lunch.

Great for our door activities with family and friends... Nice view of Los Angeles, aswell as a pretty neat hiking trail for those who look the walks. Pretty large area for multiple events to host there.

Love this park. It's a gem in the middle of the LA metro area. Has great views and a neat history. Don't go for the Japanese Garden. It's tiny and disappointing and not really Japanese. Go for the nice walking path along the "river" go for the hikes up the hill to the MLK Jr. Memorial, the old reservoir basin, the humming bird garden, and the NE view of DTLA and the Hollywood Hills. If you're into it, go for the SW view of the oil fields and the glimpse of post-apocalyptic world we will become, as we drain the life blood of this planet... Be careful and watch for rattlesnakes on the hiking trains especially first thing in the morning when they come out to get some sun. This is like one of the few State Parks that does not accept the CA State Park annual pass. It's free M-F and $6 entry per car on Sat, Sun and Holidays.

Lots to see here! It's beautiful. Good hike. Some inclines, but do-able. If you do the whole loop, it's only like 2 miles. There's lot of good points to stop at to see overlook and get photoshoots. $7 entrance fee for parking, but it helps maintain the park.

Wonderful scenic views of LA that noone should skip! Plenty of fun for the whole family. The park has a pond, playground for the kids, hiking trails and plenty of space to just sit and relax.

This review is for the 9 hole disc golf course, not the entire park. I'm a newbie to disc golf. I was delighted to find out that Kenneth Hahn State Recreation area has a nine-hole course. You'll find the course in the "bowl" section located in the upper area of the park where people walk around the big loop. The website says the park opens at 8:00 AM, but it actually opens at 7:00 AM. I was there a little before 8:00 AM today and could not find parking in the upper area, even on the side of the road. If you go at 9:00 AM parking is a little easier but you probably won't find a spot in the parking lot. I have T-Mobile, and I'm lucky to get even 1 bar of cell reception there. Good to know if you're planning on meeting up with someone there. Since lots of people use this park, which is great, a lot of them will walk right where you want to throw or even be having a picnic there. It is what it is. There's a coach who has his team doing hill training right where the basket is for the first hole. He's always there in the afternoons and he won't move 50 yards to the north where he will be off the course. He told my friend that "he shouldn't be throwing those here." Most people are cool, though, and will move out of the way. The website says the park opens at 8:00 AM, but it actually opens at 7:00 AM. I was there a little before 8:00 AM today and could not find parking in the upper area, even on the side of the road. No entry fee during the week, but $6 on the weekends. Disc golf is free. When I first went there to play disc golf about a month ago, the launching platforms and markers were in disrepair but they've fixed them all up now and even added arrows in the baskets pointing to the next hole! So cool! It'll take you about an hour to play the 9 hole course. It's a dry and dusty course with a lot of gopher holes and the bumps they leave. Wear shoes you don't mind getting dusty because you'll be playing in a dusty bowl, and you'll have fun doing it. Hole 4 is my favorite. You'll see why when you play there.

What I desire in a park is the ability to turn away from the built environment dominated by the human world--its traffic, its noises, machines and industry, to seek respite in arcadia--the lost eden of nature. But that's impossible in a "park" that is an unabashed memorial of homo americanus' destruction of nature. This park is the site of an erstwhile reservoir that stored water pumped and transported by violent, militaristic threat from indigenous peoples' territories in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains hundreds of miles away, by the LA aqueduct, brainchild of Mulholland and associates. The water was used to sustain anglo's residences, and signal their imperialist "American" domination by landscaping a city with green lawns better suited to the rainy climates of England or France. Ironically, the reservoir collapsed in the 1960s, as a result of of oil pumps sucking out the viscous black sludge from subterranean rock strata in the adjacent Baldwin hills. The nearby oil extraction caused seismic instability and shifting of bedrock material. Just as with Mulholland's notoriously shoddy engineering of the St. Francis dam, hairline cracks developed in this reservoir's concrete and led to a catastrophic blowout that washed away homes and killed a few residents down the hill. The basin at the helm of this "park" is that reservoir. The park's picnic areas, as well as the contrived, artificial pond and fountains, are within spitting distance of the aforementioned, still-actively pumping oil rigs, whose elbows and levers rythmically pumping up and down, gas valves and security fencing, certainly don't set up a relaxing ambience. The park is designed for the proverbial Los Angeles resident who has lost use of their legs to the gasoline-powered automobile, so rather than have trails to explore the hills, parking areas are dotted throughout the park. This invariably attracts go-kart racers and motorcar primpers who "gun" their engines uphill and you feel like you're on a highway rather than in a park to commune with nature. Speaking of which, highway is the ONLY way to arrive at this park, no bike-lanes are available to ride in. A recent development is a pedestrian crossing over La Cienega Road from Blair Hills, and that is worth checking out since it opened on Halloween 2020. The basin (erstwhile reservoir bottom) is circled by a walking path which is used by masses of Angelenos for walking and jogging (the majority of whom are masked--yay!). In the center of this unstable soil complex are some spectacular, mature indigenous live oak trees. But then you'll see people throwing disks across the basin and you'll want to make sure you duck. It's a common "sport" here, which doesn't mind whether your head is in the way or not. From the Martin Luther King obelisk memorial there's a great view of the LA Basin looking east towards the distinctive sky scrapers of downtown Los Angeles. The urban metropolis stretches on, and on, and on. The open vista across the basin is marred only by the shrieks of children in the playground which means that even here, with a bit of elevation from the maddening traffic-filled streets of the westside, you can't really escape the human complex. Spending time here doesn't feel like a nature break. Nature is contrived and false here, but it is ever forgiving and tries. The oil rigs to the west are the most visceral indication that you are in an altered environment. The Japanese garden is too paltry to be worth mentioning as an oasis of aesthetic pleasure and calm. One can only hope that a few of the visitors will use the site to learn more about the real, devastating history of environmental destruction that constitutes this dystopian city of Los Angeles.

Great! Beautiful. Clean. Not crowded. Bathrooms!!!! With water and soap and toilet paper!!! Parking!?!?! What. Loved everything about this park. Brought my dog and enjoyed a refreshing watermelon cup from a cart near the park. It was a clear day and the flowers were beautiful.

This park is huge and such a good find! There is hiking and walking trails, playgrounds (closed for covid at the moment), a beautiful water area and more! I came here for a picnic with my boyfriend and had such a nice time. We loved seeing the views of LA from the very top of the mountain. For our picnic we set up by the top of the water area. 99% of the park goers were wearing masks which was wonderful. There was one group who did not and they were annoying, running around trying to jump on things that you shouldn't and such. I was surprised by how many adults and children were in the water considering the signs saying to keep out.

Always a peaceful trip! Great place to find yourself a shady tree and read or meditate.

Simply a great place for hiking. I am not by any stretch a hiker, but this park has something for everyone. I was happy to see so many different people outdoors. But the great thing about the visit was how calm it felt. It was full of people, but did not feel crowded.

I used to go here during covid , and i love the vibe. I love the small water streams they have around and it is a beautiful place to breathe and enjoy and journal or have a picnic! Lots to do if you're will to explore :)

Love this park. Plenty of space to picnic or hike. Love the grass and albeit artificial creek.

What a beautiful park! My family had our Friendsgiving at Hahn Park and it was the perfect location for us. Bathroom facilities, kids play area, covered and uncovered picnic areas, a man made lake, recreation courts and plenty of paths to take walks, and lord of grassy areas, to relax, play games, or let kids or pets play. We saw locals walking their dogs, families taking wedding pictures on the bridge by the lake, vending machines and the park staff was nice and present. I told my aunt we should host every Friendsgiving here!