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You can never go wrong when you hike anywhere in griffith park. This trail is below the drive to the observatory. So basically you are hiking in the park below but if you really wanted you could keep driving up the road and end up at the top

There are multiple kids plays areas, lots of bathrooms, and so many benches, picnic areas, and just generally great places to have lunch a enjoy the best of LA

The only downside is the parking. There is a lot at the top before you head up the hill, but if you do not get there in the morning spots are hard to come by. There are also spots along the road heading up into the park but again, make sure you get there early

Decent place to put in a kayak for the marina but beware there is lots of stingrays! Like you basically cant walk there without stepping on one...

There is a parking lot that is something like 5 bucks an hour hour you can easily find street parking nearby and walk over.

They do rent equipment but at $40/hour you might as well just go buy your own kayak from Costco for like $100

The best part of going to this beach is all the good seafood nearby. Yes there are some really overpriced and silly places like the warehouse but this is also one of the only places in LA you can get an SF style crab sandwich. If you haven't had one, just know it's better than any lobster roll you've ever had

It is not the biggest park but it has a great sand filled kids play area. There are covered picnic tables plenty of water fountains and it's great for dogs