Los Angeles’ Griffith Park is a massive, mountainous, wild oasis in the middle of the city’s dense urban sprawl. Its real and cinematic history is pure joy to explore.

The "Griffith Park Explorer," or "GP-eX," is a fresh and free resource covering all aspects of the vast park. By Alysia Gray Painter • Published April 16, 2025 • Updated on April 16, 2025 at 9 ...

The event will also be live-streamed on Instagram. If you want to make a full day of it, Griffith Observatory sits atop some of the most beautiful hiking trails in Griffith Park.

Los Angeles’ Griffith Park is a massive, mountainous, wild oasis in the middle of the city’s dense urban sprawl. Its real and cinematic history is pure joy to explore.

At 4,210 acres, Griffith outshines other extraordinary city parks of the US, such as San Francisco’s Golden Gate, which barely tops 1,000 acres, and New York’s Central Park, a mere 843 acres.