Exposition Park
Exposition Park is a 160-acre urban park (65 ha) in the south region of Los Angeles, California, in the Exposition Park neighborhood.
A park & preserve inside Los Angeles
You can stay in Los Angeles
Exposition Park is inside Los Angeles, which has 224,945 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1872
Exposition Park dates from 1872. About ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 67–80°. When to go ↓
An airport 7 miles away
Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal (HHR) has airline service, about 7 miles from Exposition Park.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Los Angeles. Green months are the mild ones.
Exposition Park
Exposition Park is a 160-acre urban park (65 ha) in the south region of Los Angeles, California, in the Exposition Park neighborhood. Bounded by Exposition Boulevard to the north, South Figueroa Street to the east, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the south and Vermont Avenue to the west, it is directly south of the main campus of the University of Southern California.
The park was established in 1872 as an agricultural fairground. Exposition Park is now notable for containing several significant museums and sports venues, such as the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, BMO Stadium, the California Science Center, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and the California African American Museum.
- Type
- Park & preserve
- Established
- 1872
- Area
- 160 acres
- Wikipedia readers
- 7.3K a year
Stay in Los Angeles, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Exposition Park | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | in town | 224,945 | 3,857,263 | $921K | D |
| View Park-Windsor Hills | 4 mi west | 174 | 11,230 | $1,142K | — |
| Florence-Graham | 4 mi southeast | 807 | 60,690 | $545K | — |
| Vernon | 5 mi east | 512 | 331 | $917K | — |
| Huntington Park | 5 mi southeast | 2,497 | 53,108 | $573K | D |
| Walnut Park | 5 mi southeast | 166 | 14,958 | $589K | — |
| Ladera Heights | 5 mi west | 380 | 7,334 | $1,662K | — |
| Westmont | 5 mi south | 153 | 34,123 | $654K | — |
| Inglewood | 5 mi southwest | 5,566 | 104,569 | $793K | D |
| Maywood | 6 mi east | 706 | 24,317 | $634K | C− |
| Culver City | 6 mi west | 5,761 | 39,931 | $1,143K | D− |
| West Athens | 6 mi south | 258 | 8,726 | $718K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Exposition Park
Other well-known places within 26 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw17 mi📍 LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year🌲Big draw211 mi🌲 Park & preserveOzone Park
Big draw35 mi🏛 MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits
Big draw425 mi🎢 Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw58 mi📍 LandmarkHollywood Sign
Big draw620 mi🎢 Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
Big draw79 mi🏜 Canyon & gorgeLaurel Canyon
85 mi🏛 MuseumLos Angeles County Museum of Art621K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Laurel Canyon: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
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Visiting Exposition Park
Is Exposition Park in Los Angeles?
Yes. It’s inside Los Angeles, CA.
When is the best time to visit Exposition Park?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, with highs of 67–80°.
How far is Exposition Park from Long Beach and Santa Ana?
About 18 miles southeast of Long Beach and about 30 miles southeast of Santa Ana, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Exposition Park?
Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal (HHR), about 7 miles away. The nearest big hub is Los Angeles (LAX), about 9 miles.
Where should I stay near Exposition Park?
Los Angeles (in town, 224,945 hotel and restaurant jobs), View Park-Windsor Hills (4 mi, 174 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Florence-Graham (4 mi, 807 hotel and restaurant jobs).
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.