This is a list of parks in Los Angeles County, California outside of the city of Los Angeles itself (for those, please see List of parks in Los Angeles).
There are at least 183 parks maintained by Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, many of which are in unincorporated areas of the county. Some of these are actually owned by the state of California, e.g. Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area.
Locations of all places having coordinates below may be seen in a map together by clicking upon "Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap" at the right of this page.California state parks that are in Los Angeles County outside of the city of Los Angeles include:
| Park name | Classification | Location | Size[1] | Year established | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | ||||
| State natural reserve | Los Angeles County 34.7275°N -118.3947°W | 1781disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1976 | Showcases the state's most-consistent blooms of California poppy, in the high Mojave Desert.[2] | |
| State historic park | Los Angeles 34.6503°N -117.8489°W | 397disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1979 | Interprets the Native American cultures of the Great Basin and surrounding regions in a 1928 folk art building on the NRHP.[3] | |
| State park | Los Angeles County 34.7592°N -118.5031°W | 566disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1993 | Preserves a remnant stand of Joshua trees and junipers in the Antelope Valley.[4] | |
| State recreation area | Los Angeles County 34.5576°N -118.569°W | 4224disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1965 | Features 29miles of shoreline on Castaic Lake.[5] | |
| State vehicular recreation area | Los Angeles County and Ventura 34.7917°N -118.8715°W | 18533disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1978 | Offers 130miles of off-highway tracks, connecting to more routes in Los Padres National Forest.[6] | |
| State park | Los Angeles County and Ventura County 34.0444°N -118.9339°W | 2513disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1953 | Honors actor and conservationist Leo Carrillo with a 1.5miles beach. Part of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.[7] | |
| State park | Los Angeles County 34.1008°N -118.7111°W | 8215disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1974 | ||
| State beach | Malibu, Los Angeles County 34.0333°N -118.6792°W | 110disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1951 | ||
| State historic park | Whittier 33.9936°N -118.0711°W | 5.5disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1917 | ||
| State park | Los Angeles County 34.3758°N -118.4458°W | 342disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1949 | ||
| State beach | Malibu(?) 34.0009°N -118.8068°W | 37disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1958 | ||
| State beach | Malibu 34.0386°N -118.875°W | 37disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1978 | ||
| State park | Los Angeles County 34.6667°N -117.8°W | 2954disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1957 | ||
| State beach | Santa Monica 34.015°N -118.5017°W | 48disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1948 | Operated by City of Santa Monica | |
| State historic park | Los Angeles County and Ventura County 34.2567°N -118.6206°W | 671disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1979 | ||
| State park | Los Angeles County 34.0953°N -118.5489°W | 12666disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1967 | ||
| Park property | unincorporated Los Angeles County, Glendale, Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge; as well as the City of Los Angeles neighborhood of Sunland-Tujunga 34.2167°N -118.2833°W | 251disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 1984 | ||
See main article: List of Culver City municipal parks.
See main article: List of parks in Lancaster.
Manhattan Beach is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California; its municipal parks include:
Its pocket parks include:
See main article: List of Santa Monica municipal parks.