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Whether you're visiting it for the first time or the hundredth, the Los Angeles River has something for everyone to enjoy. Our comprehensive guide with maps, photos, trail directions and nearby amenities will help you find an activity and location best suited to you.

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Compton Creek Paths

COMPTON CREEK IS A NEARLY 6 MILE RIDE. The upper section, just under three miles long, parallels the creek. It's a more urban ride along vertical concrete walls. Sycamore trees line portions of the lower route, which runs just under...

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Departures: L.A. River

Departures L.A. River

Experience Departures: L.A. River, where the Los Angeles River comes alive through an intimate collection of interactive panoramas, first-person interviews, mapping tools and archival imagery, showing the incredible diversity and history of the Los Angeles River.