Address: 100 N Toluca St, Echo Park, CA

Just across the highway from City Hall in Downtown LA – friends, professionals, and family’s all intermingle on the green grassy meadow of this clean, welcoming, urban park.

Whether looking to eat a meal outdoors, read a book on a blanket, or let your child run wild, this spot definitely delivers – transporting you away from the city’s chaos into a soothing, rural refuge. In addition to the lawn, also on-site: a play area for kids (with a giant, climbable turtle and snake), rocky amphitheater, restrooms, and “the bench” – an Instagram-famous bench with postcard views of DTLA.

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