Addition of Cahuenga Peak
100 additional acres around Cahuenga Peak was added to the park in July 2010, bringing the park's total acreage to 4,310 acres (1,740 ha); and putting it ahead of Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, Indiana, as the 10th largest municipally owned park in the U.S.
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