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Many large, beautiful parks are located within the City's boundaries and are operated and maintained by the Los Angeles City Recreation and Parks Department.

We are the Department of Recreation and Parks, stewards to over 16,000 acres of parkland, offering extensive recreational, social and cultural programs at 559 park sites in every Los Angeles neighborhood from the valley to the sea.

New parks will help stabilize neighborhoods - and property values - by providing needed public infrastructure improvements, removing blight caused by abandoned buildings and empty lots, and beautifying underutilized public property.

The Department of Recreation and Parks maintains safe parks and recreation facilities providing the public with a wide variety of recreational opportunities. All municipally owned facilities are operated by the Department of Recreation and Parks.

In spite of the unprecedented downturn in our nation's state and local economies, the Department of Recreation and Parks and its many outstanding employees continue to promote community …

Throughout the City of Los Angeles from our cliff-side beaches to the foothills of the iconic San Gabriel Mountains, Recreation and Parks boasts a wide variety of special venues and exquisite spaces to hold your memorable event.

A Department of Parks was included in the City's first Freeholder Charter, adopted in 1889. Placed under its jurisdiction were parks and public land that had been set aside for the perpetual use of the community in the original Spanish land grants.

Runyon Canyon Park is a 160-acre park in Los Angeles, California, at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains, managed by the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.

The City of Los Angeles, Recreation and Parks Department, Aquatics Division offers families and community members many healthy, affordable and safe aquatic activities at their public pools, lakes and beaches.