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Experience the beauty and history of Griffith Park! Our new Griffith Park Explorer maps out 15 curated trail segments for every kind of hiker. From casual walker to seasoned expert, there’s a trail here for you.
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 CALENDAR
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 2022
acres of urban wilderness in metropolitan LA
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CURRENT EVENTS
Coming Soon – P-22 Memorial Statue in Griffith Park
The #SaveLACougars Campaign, Friends of Griffith Park and City of Los Angeles Partners Have Selected Artist, Adam Matano to Create the Memorial Sculpture of P-22. LOS ANGELES (October 23, 2025) — The National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars campaign, Friends of...
Griffith Park Updates
Friends of Griffith Park continues to initiate and promote projects that will enhance the visitor experience and those that support the Park’s wildlife and habitat GRIFFITH PARK MERRY-GO-ROUND As strange as it sounds, the privately-owned historic 1926 Stillman...
Raptor Study Final Report
Year Eight of the Los Angeles Raptor Study once again produced a remarkable pool of data on hawk, owl and falcon nesting activity over the same geographic areas as the last few years. For the 2024 nesting season, numbers were up from the previous two years for our...
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