#BALLONA DISCOVERY PARK FREE#

with ample free street parking along Jefferson Blvd. Ballona’s Freshwater Marsh is located on the corner of Lincoln & Jefferson Blvds. Come to ride it With our attractions you will feel like the main character in your favourite film.The freshwater marsh, located on the corner of Lincoln and Jefferson, was built in 2003 by the corporation that was building the adjacent Playa Vista neighborhood. No restrooms available at the Freshwater Marsh More than 250 visitors toured Ballona Discovery Park on a recent Saturday as part of the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants’ annual garden tour. Ballona Freshwater Marsh (BFM) is a 26.1-acre (106,000 m 2) marsh fed by water from the nearby Bluff Creek, a remnant of Centinela Creek.Can get hot, so try to time your visits accordingly It was a beautiful and 'monumental' day last week when the long-awaited Monument to the Founders of Friends of Ballona Wetlands was unveiled at a small gathering of friends and family.Trail is a dirt path probably not suitable to strollers (maybe okay for jog strollers).Ballona’s Freshwater Marsh perimeter trail is flat and short, making it perfect for little explorers.

A public trail along the perimeter of the Freshwater Marsh is open daily from dawn to dusk.Ballona Discovery Park is slated to open some time in 2011, though it was not completed as of our August visit.Free guided tours of the marsh & sand dunes are available every month check the calendar of events for dates & times.The Ballona Wetlands incorporate some 600 acres, including a salt marsh, dunes & a freshwater marsh the Freshwater Marsh is the only location people may access without a guide.Hope to share more on that with you soon. Ballona Discovery Park (1.7 acres) is outside the boundary of the state-owned preserve but is located across the street, next to Bluff Creek, within the. Gardening Club at Ballona Discovery Park Parking: Street parking on Bluff Creek Drive in front of the park, parking signs limit parking to 2 hours (the length. Our lovely morning outing prompted further interest in seeing the Wetlands with a guided tour.

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