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 841 places to stay, 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, Overture places to stay, Census 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
- 11K a year
Where to stay near Hancock Park
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Los Angeles (841) and Inglewood (49).
- 1Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 2SoFi Stadium
- 3La Brea Tar Pits
- 4Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
- 5Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- 6Hollywood Sign
- 7Crypto.com Arena
- 8Universal Studios Hollywood
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Hancock Park | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | in town | — | 841 554 hotels · 169 motels · 39 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 36 hostels · 17 campgrounds · 9 RV parks | 3,869,089 | $921K | D |
| Inglewood | 8 mi south | 10 min | 49 31 hotels · 13 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 hostels · 1 RV park | 101,662 | $793K | D |
| Santa Monica | 9 mi southwest | 15 min | 57 46 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel · 3 campgrounds | 90,082 | $1,756K | D− |
| Beverly Hills | 3 mi northwest | 5 min | 33 32 hotels · 1 campground | 30,764 | $2,000K | D |
| West Hollywood | 2 mi northwest | 5 min | 31 29 hotels · 2 motels | 34,231 | $925K | D− |
| Burbank | 9 mi north | 15 min | 29 24 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 102,988 | $1,089K | D |
| Glendale | 10 mi northeast | 15 min | 32 22 hotels · 6 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins | 187,160 | $1,102K | C |
| Culver City | 5 mi southwest | 5 min | 17 9 hotels · 7 motels · 1 inn or B&B | 39,452 | $1,143K | D− |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Hancock Park
Other well-known places within 8 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw13 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw3in town MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits
Big draw45 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw55 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw65 mi LandmarkHollywood Sign
Big draw75 mi Stadium & arenaCrypto.com Arena
Big draw85 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Hollywood8.7M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crypto.com Arena: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Universal Studios Hollywood: 林振宇, CC BY-SA 4.0
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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 Santa Ana and Anaheim?
About 35 miles southeast of Santa Ana and about 37 miles southeast of Anaheim, 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, 841 places to stay), Inglewood (8 mi, 49 places to stay) and Santa Monica (9 mi, 57 places to stay).
Tips from people in Los Angeles
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.