Vista Hermosa Natural Park
100 N Toluca St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Kid essentials
About this place
A nature-themed playground with a slide built into the hillside, plus easy trails, a stream and meadows with one of the best downtown skyline views around.
How kid-friendly is it?
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- Mommy Poppins2023
Nearby places
A gated pocket playground with a pirate ship to climb and a fast metal slide built into the side of the hill. Shade trees cover the picnic tables above the play area.
A big play area right by Echo Park Lake, so you can pair playground time with a walk around the lotus beds or a swan boat ride.
Free contemporary art museum with a scavenger hunt for kids (finish it and claim a prize), a quiet room for sensory breaks, and a kids' audio tour narrated by LeVar Burton.
Kids love the glass elevators riding the outside of the six-story atrium, and there's an outdoor pool deck for downtime between downtown sights.
Kids check in to a welcome backpack with binoculars, an activity book and snacks, plus milk and cookies delivered on the first night. The heated outdoor pool is on the fourth floor.
A splash pad with inch-deep water and a playground with a soft, wavy rubber surface and climbing structures, right by City Hall. There's a Starbucks inside the park for the grown-ups.