Hancock Park
Hancock Park is a city park in the Miracle Mile section of the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.
A park & preserve inside Los Angeles
You can stay in Los Angeles
Hancock 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 ↓
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 9 miles away
Los Angeles (LAX) has airline service, about 9 miles from Hancock 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.
Hancock Park
Hancock Park is a city park in the Miracle Mile section of the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.
The park's destinations include the La Brea Tar Pits; the adjacent George C. Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries, which displays the fossils of Ice Age prehistoric mammals from the tar pits; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) complex. They are among the most popular tourist attractions in Los Angeles.
- Type
- Park & preserve
- Listed
- California Historical Landmark (1935)
- Wikipedia readers
- 13K 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 Hancock Park | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | in town | 224,945 | 3,857,263 | $921K | D |
| West Hollywood | 2 mi northwest | 10,669 | 34,884 | $925K | D− |
| Beverly Hills | 3 mi northwest | 15,591 | 31,624 | $2,000K | D |
| Culver City | 5 mi southwest | 5,761 | 39,931 | $1,143K | D− |
| Ladera Heights | 5 mi south | 380 | 7,334 | $1,662K | — |
| View Park-Windsor Hills | 5 mi south | 174 | 11,230 | $1,142K | — |
| Inglewood | 8 mi south | 5,566 | 104,569 | $793K | D |
| Marina del Rey | 8 mi southwest | 2,102 | 9,176 | $459K | — |
| Lennox | 9 mi south | 83 | 19,449 | $708K | — |
| Santa Monica | 9 mi southwest | 14,253 | 91,169 | $1,756K | D− |
| Burbank | 9 mi north | 16,252 | 104,546 | $1,089K | D |
| Westmont | 9 mi south | 153 | 34,123 | $654K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Hancock Park
Other well-known places within 31 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw13 mi📍 LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw2in town🏛 MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits🌲Big draw38 mi🌲 Park & preserveOzone Park
Big draw45 mi📍 LandmarkHollywood Sign
Big draw31 mi🎢 Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw54 mi🏜 Canyon & gorgeLaurel Canyon
6in town🏛 MuseumLos Angeles County Museum of Art621K visitors a year
Big draw725 mi🎢 Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Laurel Canyon: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Visiting Hancock Park
Is Hancock Park in Los Angeles?
Yes. It’s inside Los Angeles, CA.
When is the best time to visit Hancock Park?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, with highs of 67–80°.
How far is Hancock Park from Long Beach and Santa Ana?
About 22 miles southeast of Long Beach and about 35 miles southeast of Santa Ana, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Hancock Park?
Los Angeles (LAX), about 9 miles away.
Where should I stay near Hancock Park?
Los Angeles (in town, 224,945 hotel and restaurant jobs), West Hollywood (2 mi, 10,669 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Beverly Hills (3 mi, 15,591 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.