Rio de Los Angeles State Park
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Rio de Los Angeles State Park is a California State Park
along the Los Angeles River
north of downtown Los Angeles
in the neighborhood of Cypress Park. The park includes restored wetland
s featuring native plants as well as sports fields, a children’s playground and a recreation building. Rio de Los Angeles State Park is currently managed in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation.
The park was built on a brownfield
abandoned freight-switching facility called Taylor Yard used by the Union Pacific
and later the Southern Pacific railroads from the 1920s until 1985.
Rio de Los Angeles State Park opened on April 21, 2007. It is located at 1900 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles.
California Department of Parks and Recreation
The California Department of Parks and Recreation, also known as California State Parks, manages the California state parks system. The system administers 278 parks and 1.4 million acres , with over of coastline; of lake and river frontage; nearly 15,000 campsites; and of hiking, biking, and...
along the Los Angeles River
Los Angeles River
The Los Angeles River is a river that starts in the San Fernando Valley, in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains, and flows through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the western end of the San Fernando Valley, nearly southeast to its mouth in Long Beach...
north of downtown Los Angeles
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in the neighborhood of Cypress Park. The park includes restored wetland
Wetland
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....
s featuring native plants as well as sports fields, a children’s playground and a recreation building. Rio de Los Angeles State Park is currently managed in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation.
The park was built on a brownfield
Brownfield land
Brownfield sites are abandoned or underused industrial and commercial facilities available for re-use. Expansion or redevelopment of such a facility may be complicated by real or perceived environmental contaminations. Cf. Waste...
abandoned freight-switching facility called Taylor Yard used by the Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
and later the Southern Pacific railroads from the 1920s until 1985.
Rio de Los Angeles State Park opened on April 21, 2007. It is located at 1900 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles.