Los Angeles is a big city, and it is full of parks, gardens, and stadiums. Parks, gardens, and stadiums provide outdoor and indoor event venues often with a very reasonable rental fee. Parks and gardens are ideal for picnics and weddings while stadiums provide space for sporting events and performances.
Athens Park
323-241-6700
12603 S. Broadway, Los Angeles
Athens Park is a 20 acre park with two baseball diamonds, a basketball court, tennis courts, children’s play areas, picnic areas, a gym, swimming pool, community room and a computer lab. The park’s facilities are available to rent for events.
Atlantic Avenue Park
323-260-2341
570 S Atlantic Blvd, Los Angeles
Atlantic Avenue Park features a rose garden, a picnic area, a children’s play area, and a pool. The park’s facilities are available to rent for events.
Belvedere Community Regional Park
323-260-2342
4914 E. Cesar Chavez Ave., Los Angeles
Belvedere Community Regional Park is a 39.1 acre park with baseball fields, soccer fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, a skatepark, picnic shelters, a swim pool, a splash pad, a community room, and a gym. The park’s facilities are available to rent for events.
Bethune Park
323-846-1895
1244 E. 61st St, Los Angeles
Bethune Park is a community park with a baseball diamond, a skate park, a swimming pool, a gym, and a community room. The park’s facilities are available for events.
City Terrace Park
323-260-2371
1126 N. Hazard Ave, Los Angeles
City Terrace Park features a basketball court, tennis courts, a multi purpose field, a playground, a swimming pool, a community room, a computer center, and a gym. The parks facilities are available to rent for events.
Colonel Leon H. Washington Park
323-586-7205
8908 S. Maie Ave, Los Angeles
Colonel Leon H. Washington Park is a 13.2 acre park located in South Los Angeles. The park has a tennis courts, a playground, picnic tables, and a community recreation center with a gym, a computer room, and a swimming pool. The park’s facilities are available to rent for events.
Dodger Stadium
866-363-4377
1000 Elysian Park Ave., Los Angeles
Dodger Stadium is a sports stadium that is home of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The stadium seats up to 56,000 people outdoors and 500 people indoors. Group seating areas are available for private parties at the games.
Earvin Magic Johnson Recreation Area
323-241-6709
905 E. El Segundo Blvd., Los Angeles
Earvin Magic Johnson Recreation Area is a 94 acre recreation area with two fishing lakes, a walking path, soccer fields, and play areas. The park has picnic areas with barbecues available for picnics, and other events.
El Pueblo Historical Monument
213-485-6855
125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles
El Pueblo Historical Monument is a 44 acre park with 27 historic buildings, 11 of which are open to the public as museums of businesses. The park is available for filming and events.
Enterprise Park
310-603-3725
13055 Clovis Street, Los Angeles
Enterprise Park is a 10 acre park in South Los Angeles’s Rosewood neighborhood with a baseball field, a multipurpose field, a children’s play area, a swimming pool, picnic tables, and a recreation center with a gymnasium. The park’s facilities are available for events.
Eugene A. Obregon Park
323-260-2344
4021 E. 1st Street, Los Angeles
Eugene A. Obregon Park is located in East Los Angeles and features basketball courts, a multipurpose field, a swimming pool, and a recreation center with a community room, ceramic rooms, and a gymnasium. The park’s facilities are available for events.
Exposition Rose Garden
213-763-0114 x 214
701 State Dr., Los Angeles
Exposition Rose Garden is a popular garden that dates back to 1928. The garden is available for wedding ceremonies with up to 200 people. The Rose Garden Reception Hall is available for receptions and other events. The garden offers permits for photography and filming.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Park
323-586-7228
7600 Graham Ave., Los Angeles
Franklin D. Roosevelt Park was built in the 1930s and is one of the oldest parks in Los Angeles. The park’s facilities include basketball courts, tennis courts, play areas for the kids, a soccer field, picnic shelters, a swimming pool, a senior center, and a recreation center with a computer room, a computer center, and a gymnasium. The park’s facilities are available to rent for events.
George Washington Carver Park
323-357-3030
1400 E. 118th Street, Los Angeles
George Washington Carver Park is a 7.22 acre park with a baseball field, a multi-purpose field, a picnic area with barbecue grills, a swimming pool, and a recreation center with a community room and an arts and crafts room. The park’s facilities are available for events.
Grace E. Simmons Lodge
323-665-1155
1025 Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles
Grace E. Simmons Lodge sits on a quiet park with a pond. The lodge and park make a lovely setting for weddings, picnics, and other events. The lodge has a kitchen and accommodates up to 200 people. The park has a covered picnic pavilion, outdoor patios, and barbecues.
Griffith Park
323-644-2050
4730 Crystal Springs Dr., Los Angeles
Griffith Park is a 4,210 acre park with facilities, space, and trails for camping, golf, hiking, horseback riding, jogging, picnicking, soccer, swimming, and tennis. The park is home to the Autry National Center Museum, the Greek Theater, the L.A. Zoo, the L.A. Equestrian Center, and Travel Town Museum. The park also offers bike rentals, pony rides, and a carousel. The Visitors Center Auditorium is available to rent for events with up to 99 people. The park also offers picnic areas, an equestrian arena, and Pote Field for events.
Hellen Keller Park
323-241-6702
12521 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles
Helen Keller Park is a 6.6 acre park in South Los Angeles. The park has a community recreation center with a kitchen, picnic areas with barbecues, a swimming pool, lighted ball fields, a basketball court, and a children’s play area. The park’s facilities are available to rent for events.
Jesse Owens Community Regional Park
323-241-6704
9651 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles
Jesse Owens Community Regional Park is a 20 acre park located next to the Maggie Hathaway Golf Course. The park’s amenities include ball fields, tennis courts, a picnic area, and a recreation center with a gymnasium, an indoor swimming pool, a computer room and a meeting room. The park’s amenities are available to rent for events.
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area
323-298-3660
4100 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles
The Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area is a 380 acre property with basketball courts, ball fields, soccer fields, a children’s play area, a lake, and a Japanese Garden. The park has 8 picnic shelters, available to rent for events as well as 100 picnic tables dispersed throughout the park. The administration building also has a meeting room available for events.
Ladera Park
323-298-3629
6027 Ladera Park Ave., Los Angeles
Ladera Park is a 15.9 acre park with a senior center, a recreation center, an outdoor amphitheater, a ball field, a basketball court, tennis courts, play areas, and picnic areas with grills. The park’s facilities are available to rent for events.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
213-748-6136
3939 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena opened in !923 and is the only venue that has hosted two Olympiads, two Super Bowls, and one World Series. The Coliseum and Sports Arena is available to rent for events.
Parque de los Suenos
323-260-2330
1333 S. Bonnie Beach Place, Los Angeles
The Parque De Los Sueños Park of Dreams is a park for disabled children with a basketball court, a playground, and picnic and barbecue areas. The park’s facilities are available for events.
Ruben F. Salazar Park
323-260-2330
3864 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles
Ruben F. Salazar Park is an 8.4 acre park with a baseball diamond, basketball courts, tennis courts, a children’s play area, picnic shelters, a swimming pool, a senior center, and a community center with a gym, a community room, and a computer center. The park’s facilities are available to rent for events.
Saybrook Park
323-724-8546
6250 E. Northside Dr., Los Angeles
Saybrook Park is a 4.8 acre park with a ball field, two basketball courts, a tennis court, a playground, picnic areas, a community building, and a computer center. The park’s facilities are available to rent for events.
Ted Watkins Memorial Park
323-357-3032
1335 E. 103rd Street, Los Angeles
Ted Watkins Memorial Park is a 27 acre park with a community center with a computer lab and a gymnasium with a stage. The park also has ball fields, a soccer field, a skateboard park, tennis courts, a playground, picnic areas, and a swimming pool. The park’s facilities are available to rent for events.