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Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook

By Dahlia Acevedo

Today we visited Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Culver City. I find it hard to believe we have lived in Los Angeles County our whole lives and have never been to this awesome place. When you first arrive you see people walking up the incredibly steep and lengthy hill. Although I felt tempted to do so, I knew I am pretty much out of shape and couldn't possibly handle it. Instead we drove to the top of the hill and parked in the lot. Parking is two dollars per hour or six dollars for the day. The whole place is a scenic overlook offering 360 views of Marina Del Ray (we could see the ocean!), Culver city, and Down Town LA. It was hot, but because of the ocean breeze hikes were tolerable. Every single path we took was short, and lined with lush greenery and yellow wild flowers. In addition, yellow wild flower covered hillsides are abundant. At one point while stopping to take a picture I noticed the mountains peaks were covered in snow.

Oh!, and one very cool feature of this place is it's staircase that begins street level and cuts through the center of the park. It is VERY long, so I do not recommend you attempt climbing it unless you are in very good shape. My husband and son took the stair case down. It seemed like a very fun thing to do, but someone had to drive the car back. As I drove back down the hill I was treated to amazing views of the city once again. I would have loved to take the steep walking path down to street level. When the fam returned to the car they were winded. The descent plus the heat, a tolerable 84 degrees, really zapped them of all energy.

I highly recommend you make a trip out to the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, It is a real gem. Please enjoy the following pictures.















Comments

  1. HelenApril 4, 2019 at 9:05 PM

    I've never been there. So Baldwin Hills overlooks Marina del Rey. I've never been there either. It's good that you're exploring new places....I'd like to do that ..there are so many places in San Diego County that I've never seen.

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  2. HelenApril 4, 2019 at 9:06 PM

    The pictures are pretty.

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  3. UnknownJuly 18, 2019 at 7:27 PM

    That looks like a really nice and scenic hike!

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  4. UnknownMarch 22, 2020 at 6:14 PM

    Very nice

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