Palisades Recreation Center
Palisades Recreation Center is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon: 0.3 mi
- Will Rogers State Historic Park: 1.0 mi
- Rivas Canyon Park: 1.2 mi
- Rustic Canyon Park: 2.1 mi
- Sullivan Canyon Park: 2.2 mi
- Rustic Canyon Recreation Center: 0.6 mi
- Palisades-Asilomar Park: 0.7 mi
- Almar Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Chess Park @ Palisades Park: 1.6 mi
- Goose Egg Park: 1.6 mi
- Long Wharf in Santa Monica: 0.8 mi
- Marquez Family Historical Monument: 1.0 mi
- Santa Monica Gables Beach Club: 1.8 mi
- Bodega: 2.6 mi
- The Ink Well: 3.2 mi
- Maison Johnny Halliday: 0.8 mi
- Case Study House #9: 0.9 mi
- fresh prince of bel air: 2.4 mi
- Breakdance Showdown: 2.7 mi
- Carousel Park: 2.8 mi
- Eames House: 0.9 mi
- The Getty Villa: 2.3 mi
- Santa Monica Museum of Art: 3.5 mi
- California Heritage Museum: 3.6 mi
- The J. Paul Getty Museum: 3.8 mi
- The Gables Beach Club Street Mosaic (former enterance): 1.7 mi
- Santa Monica: 2.2 mi
- Deer: 2.3 mi
- Bust of an Athlete, Possibly Hercules: 2.3 mi
- Bust of an Athlete: 2.3 mi
- Castellammare Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Goat Peak (High Point): 2.2 mi
- Parker Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Green Peak: 3.4 mi
- Temescal Peak: 4.5 mi
- East Garden: 2.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 2.3 mi
- Yale Street Urban Garden: 3.1 mi
- 19th Street Community Farm: 3.4 mi
- Organic Learning Garden: 3.6 mi
- Common Grounds: 7.7 mi
- Lake Side: 9.1 mi
- Blue Lagoon: 9.2 mi
- Garden Grove: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Central: 9.3 mi
- Palisades Beach: 1.5 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 1.6 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 2.2 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 3.2 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 5.5 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 3.8 mi
- Eagle Spring: 5.1 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 8.2 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 13.5 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 17.4 mi
- Temescal Falls: 1.9 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 4.3 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 14.6 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 14.6 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 22.8 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 10.2 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.3 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.3 mi
- Kima Point: 23.6 mi
- Spa Palace: 14.7 mi
- Coba Arch: 18.7 mi
- Mentryville: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Palisades Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdugo Peak | NE 49° | 951.6 m | 18.4 mi |
| Castro Peak | WNW 281° | 855 m | 15.2 mi |
| Saddle Peak | WNW 288° | 851 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mission Point | N 358° | 832 m | 18.6 mi |
| Tongva Peak | NE 55° | 803 m | 18.6 mi |
| Rocky Peak | NNW 340° | 797 m | 18.4 mi |
| Simi Peak | NW 308° | 732 m | 18.4 mi |
| Chatsworth Peak | NNW 336° | 692 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Monica Pier, 3 mi away.
- Western Fence Lizard728 obs
- California brittlebush235 obs
- California Ground Squirrel185 obs
- California Towhee172 obs
- Cliff Aster165 obs
- canyon sunflower160 obs
- Western Honey Bee158 obs
- California Buckwheat158 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/447096581
Day trips start here
- Pacific Palisades · 0 mi
- Santa Monica · 3 mi
- Westside · 3 mi
- Los Angeles/West · 5 mi
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area · 6 mi
- Topanga · 6 mi
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