Hiking
Mount Lee can be hiked, however, the immediate area where the Hollywood Sign is located is closed to the public since the area is a high-risk fire zone. Many documentaries and blogs online give instructions on how to legally hike up Mount Lee and get as close to the Hollywood Sign as allowed by law.
The trail leading to the Hollywood Sign can be accessed several different ways, the primary access-point being Mulholland Highway, which connects to the gated and private Mount Lee Drive. Mount Lee Drive is open to hikers, however is closed to vehicular traffic, except for security trucks which pass by on a periodic basis throughout the day. A secondary access point is Beachwood Canyon Drive, the terminus of which directs hikers to Sunset Ranch Stables. Towards the rear of the ranch, a link to the hiking trail, dubbed the Hollyridge Trail, can be found.
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“The westerner, normally, walks to get somewhere that he cannot get in an automobile or on horseback. Hiking for its own sake, for the sheer animal pleasure of good condition and brisk exercise, is not an easy thing for him to comprehend.”
—State of Utah, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)