Belvedere Community Regional Park, an unexpectedly lush urban oasis in East Los Angeles, features 30 acres of baseball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, swimming, skating and even trout fishing. Oh, and nice walking too.
The stats
Distance: 2 miles
Difficulty: 1, on a scale of 1 to 5
Duration: 1 hour
Details: Dogs on leash are OK. Free and metered street parking. Handicap accessible. Metro Gold Line, East L.A./Civic Center Station; Metro bus lines 258 and 68. Park closed from sunset to sunrise.
Written by Charles Fleming
Produced by Sean Greene