O'Melveny Park

O'Melveny Park
Entrance
Type	Urban park-Regional park-Nature reserve
Location	17300 Sesnon Boulevard Granada Hills, CA 91344
Coordinates	34°19′N 118°31′W / 34.31°N 118.52°W / 34.31; -118.52 (O'Melveny Park)Coordinates: 34°19′N 118°31′W / 34.31°N 118.52°W / 34.31; -118.52 (O'Melveny Park)
Area	672 acres (272 ha)
Created	1973
Operated by	Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks
Status	Open all year
Website	http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/oMelvenyPk.htm

O'Melveny Park is a public park located in the Santa Susana Mountains, in the Granada Hills community of the northern San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles, California.

History

The park is named after Henry W. O'Melveny, in 1927 one of the original members of the California State Parks Commission.^[1] Originally called C.J. Ranch, O'Melveny Park was purchased in 1941 by attorney John O'Melveny of O’Melveny & Myers and later acquired by The Trust for Public Land and turned into a park.^[2]

The park

O'Melveny Park is the second largest public park in Los Angeles after Griffith Park. O'Melveny Park is managed by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.

The park is unstaffed. Ir provides large grassy areas, barbecue pits, and picnic tabes, and is known for its extensive hiking and horse trails and the stunning views they lead to.^[3] Near the entrance is a grove of citrus trees.^[4]

See also

• Santa Susana Mountains
• California chaparral and woodlands - Ecoregion
• Chaparral - plant community
• California oak woodland - plant community
• Oaks - List of Quercus species
• Quercus agrifolia

External links

• Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
• City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks

References

1. ^ Colby, William E.; Frederick Law Olmsted (April 1933). "Borrego Desert Park". Sierra Club Bulletin XVIII: 144. http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/73fall/anza.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-29. 
2. ^ Carl, Wilmsen (1998-1999). "Trust for Public Land Founding Member and President, 1972-1997: the Ethics and Practice of Land Conservation (interview with Martin J. Rosen)". University of California. http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt1199n4bs;NAAN=13030&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=d0e2097&toc.id=d0e1223&brand=oac. Retrieved September 4, 2010. 
3. ^ "O'Melveny Park". Nickelodeon Parents Connect. http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/attraction/o-melveny-park-17300-sesnon-blvd-granada-hills-ca-91344-us. Retrieved September 4, 2010. 
4. ^ Swanson Patrick, Deborah K. (May 2007). "The Quiet Majesty of O'Melveny Park". The Trust for Public Land. http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=21422&folder_id=266. Retrieved September 4, 2010.