Griffith Park Playground

Griffith Park Playground near Crystal Springs Drive is the most-reviewed playground in the Los Angeles area — 902 reviews at 4.7 stars is a remarkable number for a public park playground, and it reflects how central this space is to families in the Los Feliz, Silver Lake, and East Hollywood communities.

The playground features large, multi-component play structures with inclusive design elements that accommodate children with varying physical abilities. Multiple age-targeted sections mean a 3-year-old and a 9-year-old can both be at their appropriate challenge level simultaneously. The surrounding lawn areas in Griffith Park extend the play area well beyond the equipment itself.

The Griffith Park context is a significant advantage. After the playground, you're already inside one of the largest urban parks in the United States. Options from here include: walking the park paths, heading to the LA Zoo (10-15 minutes by car within the park), visiting Travel Town Museum (a free outdoor museum of old locomotives), or simply finding a picnic spot among the many areas.

Crystal Springs Drive has free parking lots, but they fill on weekend mornings. Arriving before 10AM on weekends solves the parking problem. On weekdays, parking is generally easy.

This playground is a baseline Griffith Park activity for LA families — the one parents return to regularly because it delivers reliably, it's completely free, and it's set within one of the great urban park experiences in California.