Highlights
AERIAL TRAM
FoGP believes that the proposed aerial tram will threaten the very soul of Griffith Park as a great wilderness park. We aren’t alone. More than 25 organizations have joined us in strong opposition.
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Park Happenings
Find out how FoGP is working on important Park issues, learn about FoGP events (online and in-person) and read about other newsworthy items that affect Griffith Park and the surrounding communities.
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GRIFFITH PARK NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY
Have a question about a bird? Have you seen a lizard? Want to volunteer? Help explore and protect Griffith Park’s precious natural resource.
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FoGP volunteers planted
trees and more than
native plants
miles of trails
FoGP volunteer hours in 2019
acres of urban wilderness in metropolitan LA
OUR MISSION
Friends of Griffith Park is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) charitable group that promotes the enlightened stewardship of Griffith Park so it can survive and thrive well beyond the 21st century.
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CURRENT EVENTS
Toyon: Griffith Park Lost and Found
Motorists on the 134 freeway have seen the oddly-terraced hillside that is in Griffith Park, but does not appear to be part of it. Hikers, runners and equestrians have explored it, but are not quite sure what to make of this semi-public nether world. And Friends of...
A Brief History of the Failed Griffith Park Master Plan(s)
Griffith Park is one of the largest urban parks in the United States — larger than the City of Beverly Hills. Yet, with 2022 about to begin, there is no modern, adopted Master Plan for managing and using Griffith Park’s more than 4,300 acres. Master Plans are...
The LA Zoo Vision Plan
A multi-level parking structure for 2,000 vehicles, three visitor centers featuring sit-down dining, a California vineyard, an aerial tram, a funicular, and a climbing wall. These are some of the attractions featured in the LA Zoo’s ambitious proposed Project. No...
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