Feds Want To Double Size Of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

By CARMAN TSE / http://laist.com/

The Oat Mountain area in the Santa Susana Mountains. (Photo by Steve Matsuda/National Park Service)

On Tuesday, the NPS submitted a recommendation to Congress to add over 170,000 acres under the protection of the national recreation area, which would include portions of the Los Angeles River and Arroyo Seco corridors, the Verdugo Mountains, foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains foothills, the Simi Hills, the Santa Susana Mountains, and Conejo Mountain. Existing parks like Griffith Park, Hansen Dam Recreation Area, Sepulveda Basin, Los Encinos State Historic Park, Debs Park, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, and Los Angeles State Historic Park would also be integrated into the network of parks that make up the system.

Photo Credit: Della Huff