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| Formed | July 1, 1903; 122 years ago (1903-07-01) |
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| Jurisdiction | Los Angeles County |
| Headquarters | 433 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90020 34°03′59″N118°17′31″W / 34.0663352°N 118.2919874°W /34.0663352; -118.2919874 |
| Employees | 1,477 (2010)[1] |
| Annual budget | US$149,369,000 (2010)[1] |
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| Website | parks |
TheLos Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation is an agency of theCounty of Los Angeles which oversees its parks and recreational facilities. It was created in 1944.[2] It operates and maintains over 71,249 acres (28,833 ha) of parks, gardens, lakes, natural gardens, and golfing greens, and 200 miles (320 km) of trails.[2]
It maintains 183 parks and operates the world’s largest municipal golf course system with 20 courses. It also owns theHollywood Bowl and theJohn Anson Ford Amphitheatre.[3]
Weddings can be held at theLos Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia,Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge,South Coast Botanic Garden on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, andMagic Johnson Park in Willowbrook.[4]Virginia Robinson Gardens is open for tours.
Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation operates nature centers at:[4]
It has fishing lakes at:[4]
The Department hosts approximately 300 film projects a year, including feature films, television series, television commercials, and still photography shoots for various magazines and publications.[5]
Safety and law enforcement services are provided on a contract basis from theLos Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Parks Bureau. Prior to 2010, theLos Angeles County Office of Public Safety (County Police) and its predecessor agencies were responsible for law enforcement in the county parks.
Since 2020, the director is Norma Edith García-Gonzalez.[2] The department is governed by a five member commission, appointed by theLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors.[6]
