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  • Hansen Dam

    Hansen Dam is a very popular place for pedestrians, runners, equestrians, and bicyclists—a sort of beach bike path for the families of the north San Fernando Valley. The dam's massive size is an indicator of the power of the broad Tujunga Wash as it descends from the steep San Gabriel Mountains into the San Femando Valley. Most folks walk along the top of the dam, which offers cool breezes and panoramic views of the San Femando Valley. I prefer to start out on the equestrian trail below the front of the dam, and return along the top. Wheelchair users will want to remain on the even surface atop the dam. Read more about "Hansen Dam"...

  • Tujunga Wash

    The walk features the grassy, tree-lined Tujunga Wash Greenway. It also showcases LA’s longest mural, The Great Wall of Los Angeles, painted on the concrete wall of the Tujunga Wash, which runs alongside Los Angeles Valley College. Read more about "Tujunga Wash"...

  • River's Mouth

    The Los Angeles River empties into the Pacific Ocean at the Port of Long Beach. This walk features the new Cesar Chavez Park and the Golden Shore Marine Reserve—a restored tidal wetland area. Cesar Chavez Park serves the population-dense communities on the west side of downtown Long Beach. Its bathroom and community center buildings echo the craftsman style common to historic homes in the adjacent neighborhood. The walk follows the riprap embankments of the river, where it becomes very tidal. The area features good bird-watching and cool ocean breezes. Read more about "River's Mouth"...

  • Estuary at Willow Street

    This walk begins where the concrete ends. Below Willow Street in Long Beach, the river has an earthen bottom with sides reinforced by boulder riprap levees. The walk features native plantings, pocket parks, and good bird-watching. Read more about "Estuary at Willow Street"...

  • Sepulveda Basin - Upstream of Balboa

    The Sepulveda Basin, a lush green oasis in the middle of the San Fernando Valley, is the Valleyís Central Park. This 2.2 mile walk showcases the tall trees and plentiful birds of the soft bottom channel in the west end of the basin.. Read more about "Sepulveda Basin - Upstream of Balboa"...

  • History of the River

    The history of the Los Angeles River is, in many ways, the history of the city. It flowed here long before Europeans settlers arrived in the 18th Century.  In about 5000 BC, the indigenous Tongva and Chumash people lived by the river’s banks and took their water and life from its waters.  The Tongva tribe created a movable village, known as Yangna, in what today is downtown Los Angeles. When the river flooded, they relocated their settlement to dry ground. When the waters receded, they returned to its banks. The Tongva called the river wenoot, otcho’o, or pa-hyt. They drank from its waters, ate the acorns that fell from its oak trees, and harvested its reeds to build huts and weave cloth.  They dined on steelhead trout and frogs caught in its pools, and on the deer, badgers, bears, squirrels and other game that resided along its banks. Read more about "History of the River"...

  • Virtual Tour

    The Headwaters of the Los Angeles River begin in the Santa Susana, Simi, San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains. These border the San Fernando Valley and drain a watershed that covers 834 square miles. When California’s annual winter rains arrive, the runoff flows down the canyons and into the flats. In the 19th century, the water seeped into the ground and filled the underground aquifers of the Valley. Read more about "Virtual Tour"...

  • Omar hired

    *L.A. River Revitalization Corporation Announces new Executive Director: Omar Brownson* Read more about "Omar hired"...

  • Water Quality

    For thousands of years, winter rains in the Los Angeles River watershed created a year-round creek. Read more about "Water Quality"...

  • Filming on the River

    More than 100 films and countless scenes from television shows and commercials have been shot on the LA River. The 52 miles of concrete has been used as a movie set for car races, murders, science fiction scenes and more.  Here’s a list of some of the better-known Hollywood productions filmed on the River: Read more about "Filming on the River"...