Elysian Park

If you’re the type who likes to find the best vantage points for skylines, look no further than Angel’s Point (in the park). Your GPS will take you to the trailhead in the park (park along the side of the road) and then it’s a short 2 minute hike along a dusty trail to an interesting art structure. From here you have clear views of Dodger Stadium, downtown LA, the Hollywood sign off in the distance and whatever else the weather will allow you to see. There’s also a longer hike that will take you up to this same point, but if you’re short on time and looking for lots of bang for your buck, this is one of the top spots to go for views of the area.

nice parts. lotta trash though, not sure why it has no trash cans. good walk or hike. note of caution, there are no benches to sit so take a towel or something and wear sturdy shoes. otherwise fun.

Beautiful park. Definitely not over crowded. Was nice to drive through and view the city from all sides. Beautiful palm trees and overall quite peaceful. Sadly, our joy over finding the trail to the tree swing was short lived as we realized that the swing is .... GONE! : ( Not sure if it was removed by park services for safety reasons, or if some nasty human decided to ruin everyone else's fun. Either way, the swing is gone. Still a very nice park - in fact, it's a historical place - the oldest park in LA. Definitely worthy of a picnic in the future.

We visited this park while we visited Dodger Stadium. We found the trail that took us up to a vista where there is a tree swing. You can view the mountains as well as the Hollywood sign from there. There are other vistas with a view of downtown LA as well.

This is a very urban park with many good features including: beautiful picnic area, a good 2.5 mile loop trail from Academy Road with many spring wildflowers, ball fields, tennis courts and open lawns all within a stone’s throw of Dodger’s Stadium. This is LA’s oldest park and although it is a little worn around the edges, it is a welcome respite from the urban sprawl.

I’ve only been one time but didn’t really experience any beautiful views or particularly special nature. There are many trails and maybe I missed some of the good ones otherwise, I’m not impressed

This was our first time at the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Coming from Cheyenne, Wyoming it was a very fun but expensive outing. We'd always wanted to go there for a Baseball game and finally made the effort. The Dodgers pounded the Rockies but that did not dampen our experience. We bought 2 lower level seats and the face value was over $200 for both. Food and parking was another $50.... oh well, that's why you work extra so that you can have a nice vacation. My wife is from Los Angeles originally and we'd love to do it again when we can. Great Ball park with so much History. As an added treat the one and only Tommy LaSorda was there......

Elysian Park might have pockets with green grass and clean picnic tables where families can gather, but it seems like 90% of the rest of the park is not kept up. Vegetation is underwatered...resulting in dead trees and dried up shrubbery and plants. There are areas (especially south of the 110 freeway) where homeless are taking over...I did not feel safe...one cannot wander off the main road onto trails. The homeless have left garbage everywhere...the city does not seem like they are cleaning it up. Radio Hill Gardens, once a wonderful spot, has completely been abandoned by the city...grafitti, turned over benches, and bags of homeless stuff are everywhere. My wife and I actually witnessed a completely (and I mean completely) naked man along one of the trails. I know that Los Angeles finances (thru taxes) a major homeless program and shelter, and the city should make sure these people are out of the park, being taken care of, so that the rest of the city can enjoy the parks!

Went up the very steep and slippery but short trail to find the secret swing and it was fantastic! Took a lot of awesome pics up there!

There 's a lot of spots where you can see the view of downtown LA . Take a nice drive here to see the sunset. There's a hidden swing located on top of the hill near Angel's point.