Recreation
Hahn Park offers walking and hiking trails with some of the area's best scenic vistas:
- North to the Hollywood Sign
- East to the Downtown Los Angeles high-rises and San Gabriel Mountains behind them
- Southeast to the Santa Ana Mountains
- South to the Los Angeles Harbor area
- Southwest to Santa Monica Bay and the Pacific Ocean
- West to the Santa Monica Mountains
The park is a destination for picnics and family gatherings, having 100 picnic tables in various picnic grounds around the park. The park also has four playgrounds, a half basketball court, a lit multi-purpose field, and a sand volleyball court. Garden areas include a Japanese garden with a stream and waterfall. There is a fishing lake, stocked monthly with trout or catfish, depending on the season.
Since 2004, the park, primarily the bowl, has been the site of the Southern California USATF Cross Country Championships.
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