Los Angeles itself has its special little nature gems. Here are four of my favorites:
1. Los Angeles Reservoir Park: 13 miles from my place
- Location Attributes: Outdoors! Has cactus, long corn grass, cute area with little flowers, red-berry tree, green grass area with LA city view in the back, can see the Hollywood sign very well too!
- Hike: Very easy and short
2. Arlington Arboretum: 18 miles from my place
- Location Attributes: Mini garden with several different garden spaces; ex. cactus, tropical, etc. Less manicured than Huntington Botanical Garden
- Entry Fee: Free
3. Huntington Botanical Garden: 16 miles from my place
- Location Attributes: Garden with several different garden spaces; ex. cactus garden, tropical garden, Japanese garden, etc. Click image above to see a full blog post of a session there
- Entry Fee: Adults // $25 on weekdays, $29 on weekends
4. Los Angeles Zoo during Christmas Time: 18 miles from my place
- Location Attributes: Pretty lights everywhere and several garden locations as well
- Entry Fee: Adults // $20
- Blog Post Example: Click here to see Kyler + Bianca’s couple session at the LA Zoo last Christmas