What is Griffith Park?
[[Image:Downtown LA from Griffith Park.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Looking over south Griffith Park towards Los Angeles]] '''Griffith Park''' is a city [[park]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. It is one of the largest parks in the city, covering 4,210 acres (17&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land. Sometimes called the '''Central Park of Los Angeles''', it is located where the [[Los Angeles River]] makes a southwest bend towards the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is named for [[:en:Griffith_J._Griffith|Griffith J. Griffith]]. The [[:en:Griffith_Observatory|Griffith Observatory]] is a well-known point of interest in the park. {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Parks in the United States]] [[Category:Geography of Los Angeles]]