
Margaret L
BLM Horton Creek Campgrounds
Bishop, California
Great find! Close to Buttermilks and town. Clean vault toilets but bring your own water. The time we went there the pumps were not working. Each site has fire rings, picnic tables and latern hooks. It can get pretty windy and exposed, so bring the appropriate gear.
The campground has 49 tent/RV campsites with 4 pull-through parking spaces. There are no hookups, but there are potable water pump...
Echo Park Lake
Los Angeles, California
0.98 mi
/ 0 ft gain
Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles has a loop that is about 1 mile around. It’s a pretty busy park, that has ducks and geese everywhere. Beautiful lotus blossoms and iris flowers in the lake. Generally flat and one tiny incline that can easily be avoided. You can also rent swan paddleboats that light up at night. There is the chain link fence that now encloses the park, surrounding the lake, which s...
Elephant Seal Vista Point
San Simeon, California
Elephant Seal Vista Point is a favorite place to see the elephant seals. If you’re in the area and have the opportunity, it's a must see. During the Spring, the adult elephant seals and the baby seals are out. Nearby are easy, clearly marked, walking paths, along the cliffs edge. Dogs are not allowed on the paths.
McPolin Barn
Park City, Utah
A historic farmstead, The McPolin Farmstead is north of Park City, Utah. A fun place to visit with the family. It has buildings constructed c.1921 and later, including a large dairy barn. The lovely trail, named after the farm is nearby to walk along.
Saddleback Butte State Park Loop
Lancaster, California
0.58 mi
/ 46 ft gain
Saddleback Butte State Park is a state park in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert. It’s oftentimes looked over, but you’d be surprised what you can find there. Definitely a place to stop. It is located east of Lancaster. It can get hot so make sure to bring lots of water and wear sunscreen. in the unincorporated community of Hi Vista. It can get hot so make sure to bring lots of w...
Ord & Yale Street Park
Los Angeles, California
4.0
Recently opened in 2021, right behind the LA Library in Chinatown, you’ll find this secret gem, tucked away in the corner. Covered picnic tables, with checkerboard game boards in place, and all gender bathrooms with changing tables for the little ones. Two play areas as well as a small climbing wall and exercise equipment on two levels. Along the outside of the park is a set of 147 steps you ca...
Central Arroyo Seco Community Recreation Loop
Pasadena, California
5.0
0.66 mi
/ 36 ft gain
Beautiful views of the Rose Bowl and surrounding San Gabriel Mountains. A protected .75 mile loop, that offers an easy path, to stroll along. You’ll find convenient water filling stations, clean bathrooms, and a fitness area, along the path. Easy parking all around.
Descanso Steps
Los Angeles, California
0.1 mi
/ 20 ft gain
The steps are a series of stairways you will find throughout Silver Lake and neighboring areas. They facilitated people from the neighborhood in getting to the “red” streetcars, that used to run throughout the city. Cool relics of a mostly-forgotten past. These particular steps take you down from Descanso Street.
Piano Mural Staircase aka “Murray Staircase”
Los Angeles, California
0.08 mi
/ 69 ft gain
The “Piano Stairs” is a stair mural in Silver Lake neighborhood section of LA. Not to be confused with the “Music Box” staircase that is close by. These 90 steps were painted to look like the piano keyboard by the artist Carrey. Great for a cardio workout and not as creepy as some of the stairs have become. Close to local eats so a good excuse to get a short workout in before.
Mattachine Steps
Los Angeles, California
5.0
0.09 mi
/ 52 ft gain
The Mattachine Steps, also known as the Cove Avenue stairway, is dedicated to the Mattachine Society (The name was taken from a medieval French secret society that set out to right wrongs.) in 2012 in memory of Harry Hay, who cofounded the gay rights group. Right along this stairway is a small house where the courageous Harry Hay once resided.
Music Box Steps
Los Angeles, California
5.0
0.08 mi
/ 20 ft gain
Climb a historical landmark in LA. This is where the famous, Academy Award winning short, Laurel and Hardy made called "The Music Box”. Filmed back in the 1930's the story is about two movers trying to deliver a piano, up these steps. There is a plaque is dedicated at the bottom to this film. It’s faded but you can still see images of their faces.
If you happen to get stuck on the upper level,...
Baywood Park & Pier
Baywood-Los Osos, California
A quiet little beach front, with a raised boardwalk and beautiful views all around. A great place to walk the dog or take small children. Amazing sunsets and A+ for bird watching. Excellent spot to launch a kayak, canoe, or SUP. But watch the tides before you do. The water is usually glassy when it's not windy. Ample parking off of 1st Street. Cute local restaurants to dine at nearby to boot.
Three Stooges Stairs
Los Angeles, California
4.0
0.07 mi
/ 43 ft gain
The stairs are about 147 steps. Located at Fair Oak View Terrace and Edendale Place in the Silver Lake, a district of Los Angeles. They are famous for where the Three Stooges short "An Ache In Every Stake" was filmed in 1941. It is a classic scene of where they have to deliver a block of ice all the way to the top of the stairs and with the stairs being so long, the block melts into a cube.
Micheltorena Stairs
Los Angeles, California
3.0
0.19 mi
/ 75 ft gain
I preferred the steps, before anything was painted on them. Whoever thought it would be a great idea to do that was wrong. No upkeep and these stairs have been heavily vandalized.
The steps are a series of stairways you will find throughout Silver Lake and neighboring areas. They facilitated people from the neighborhood in getting to the “red” streetcars, that used to run throughout the city. ...
Landa St Stairs (Esther's Steps)
Los Angeles, California
0.18 mi
/ 138 ft gain
One of the hidden gems of the neighborhood, a beloved local named Esther Aagaard Tapebland walked these steps everyday, for 50 years in Silver Lake. Fountain Ave becomes Landa St. Park on Griffith Park Ave and hike your way up the steep driveway. Amazing views of Hollywood, the Hollywood Sign, the Griffith Observatory from here. The steps are shady, so it will be a welcome when the days are hot.
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