Destinations · California
South Valley
CA · 34.1592, -118.5011
From South Valley, California, Byway's registries place 1 scenic byway, 2 public land units and 4 campgrounds within 30 miles.
Understand
Reseda grew into a prominent town after World War II when many of the existing ranches and orange groves were converted to housing for the returning soldiers. Today the population hovers around 80,000. The town has been featured in several movies and songs, most notably 1984's Karate Kid as the home of the title character. Tom Petty's hit Free Fallin also features the town in the lyric "It's a long day livin' in Reseda. There's a freeway runnin' through the yard".
Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 · 16 mi · national
Public land
- Angeles National Forest · 11 mi
- Los Padres National Forest · 26 mi
Campgrounds
- Lightning Point Group Campground · 23 mi
- Messenger Flats Campground · 23 mi
- Monte Cristo Campground · 26 mi
- Chilao Campground · 30 mi
Lookouts
- Point Grandview · 17 mi
Named places
- Los Encinos State Historic Park · 0 mi
- The Japanese Garden · 2 mi
- The Assyrian Genocide Memorial Wall · 2 mi
- San Vicente Mountain · 2 mi
- Adventures of Superman · 3 mi
- Skirball Cultural Center · 3 mi
- Gizmo Peak · 3 mi
- H.K. Valley Center Gate · 3 mi
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- Sherman Oaks · 3 mi
- Van Nuys · 4 mi
- North Valley · 5 mi
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- Studio City · 6 mi
- Los Angeles/West · 7 mi