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Old Trapper's Lodge

The Old Trapper's Lodge is a California Folk Art display started in 1951 in the United States. Head to Los Angeles to see it. Our list goes on with Hollywood Walk of Fame, 15 mi away.

Photo: Konrad Summers from Santa Clarita (Valencia) , California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Where
In Los Angeles
841 places to stay
In brief

A museum inside Los Angeles

You can stay in Los Angeles

Old Trapper's Lodge 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 ↓

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.

When to go

Weather through the year

Here is how the weather at Old Trapper's Lodge changes month by month.

Jan67° / 49°
Feb67° / 49°
Mar68° / 51°
Apr70° / 53°
May71° / 56°
Jun74° / 60°
Jul78° / 63°
Aug80° / 63°
Sep79° / 62°
Oct76° / 58°
Nov72° / 52°
Dec67° / 48°
Typical highs and lows in Los Angeles. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for Los Angeles. Los Angeles’s full climate →
About

Old Trapper's Lodge

The Old Trapper's Lodge is a California Folk Art display started in 1951 in the United States. It was designated a California Historical Landmark (No. 939-5) on March 25, 1985. The Old Trapper's Lodge art work is located in Los Angeles Pierce College's Cleveland Park at 6201 Winnetka Avenue in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles in Los Angeles County. The folk art is a life-size sculpture made by John Ehn (1897-1981), a self-taught artist who loved Old West culture. Ehn used his family as models and turned them into life-size outsider art Old West characters.

Type
Museum
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.
Where to stay

A base for Old Trapper's Lodge

Nearest for a night are Los Angeles (841) and Santa Monica (57).

Old Trapper's Lodge1234567Los Angeles841Santa Monica57Beverly Hills33Burbank29Inglewood49Thousand Oaks25Hollywood Walk of FameSoFi StadiumLucas Museum of Narrative ArtHollywood SignLa Brea Tar PitsUniversal Studios Hollywood10 mi
Old Trapper's Lodge12Places to stay in town
  1. 1Hollywood Walk of Fame
  2. 2SoFi Stadium
  3. 3Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
  4. 4Hollywood Sign
  5. 5Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  6. 6La Brea Tar Pits
  7. 7Universal Studios Hollywood
In town

Los Angeles

841 places to stay · 554 hotels · 169 motels · 39 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 36 hostels · 17 campgrounds · 9 RV parks

You’re already here.

3,869,089 people

20 min drive

Santa Monica

57 places to stay · 46 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel · 3 campgrounds

90,082 people

13 mi south of Old Trapper's Lodge

20 min drive

Beverly Hills

33 places to stay · 32 hotels · 1 campground

30,764 people

13 mi southeast of Old Trapper's Lodge

20 min drive

West Hollywood

31 places to stay · 29 hotels · 2 motels

34,231 people

14 mi southeast of Old Trapper's Lodge

Compare 8 towns
TownFrom Old Trapper's LodgeDrivePlaces to stayPeopleTypical homeSafety
Los Angelesin town—841 554 hotels · 169 motels · 39 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 36 hostels · 17 campgrounds · 9 RV parks3,869,089$921KD
Santa Monica13 mi south20 min57 46 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel · 3 campgrounds90,082$1,756KD−
Beverly Hills13 mi southeast20 min33 32 hotels · 1 campground30,764$2,000KD
West Hollywood14 mi southeast20 min31 29 hotels · 2 motels34,231$925KD−
Burbank15 mi east20 min29 24 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground102,988$1,089KD
Inglewood21 mi southeast30 min49 31 hotels · 13 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 hostels · 1 RV park101,662$793KD
Thousand Oaks17 mi west25 min25 16 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 4 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds122,230$992KB
Glendale19 mi east30 min32 22 hotels · 6 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins187,160$1,102KC

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Oxnard36 mi westLong Beach37 mi southeastPalmdale39 mi northeastLancaster42 mi northeastGarden Grove45 mi southeast

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

BURHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope · major hub13 mi
LAXLos Angeles · major hub20 mi
HHRJack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal23 mi
Places to stay: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Old Trapper's Lodge’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.
Make a day of it

Combine it with these

A wider trip can take in these, within 47 miles.

Big draw115 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a yearBig draw221 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi StadiumBig draw320 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative ArtBig draw415 mi LandmarkHollywood SignBig draw521 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumBig draw616 mi MuseumLa Brea Tar PitsBig draw714 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Hollywood8.7M visitors a yearBig draw46 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Universal Studios Hollywood: 林振宇, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0

Common questions

What people ask about Old Trapper's Lodge

Is Old Trapper's Lodge in Los Angeles?

Yes. It’s inside Los Angeles, CA.

When is the best time to visit Old Trapper's Lodge?

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, with highs of 67–80°.

How far is Old Trapper's Lodge from Long Beach?

About 37 miles southeast of Long Beach, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to Old Trapper's Lodge?

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR), about 13 miles away.

Where should I stay near Old Trapper's Lodge?

Los Angeles (in town, 841 places to stay), Santa Monica (13 mi, 57 places to stay) and Beverly Hills (13 mi, 33 places to stay).

From locals

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.