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Los Angeles Picnics: The 10 Best Parks To Celebrate National Picnic Day In LA

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Today is National Picnic Day and we aren't letting the cloudy sky deter us.

Los Angeles is filled with parks and gardens that make the perfect picnic spots. Whether you're an Eastsider looking to visit the newly renovated Japanese Gardens at The Huntington, or a Westsider carrying lunch to the Beverly Gardens, we've got a place for you.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this slideshow included the Huntington Library and Gardens where picnics are not permitted.

Browse the 10 best places in LA to put down your gingham blanket and picnic basket:

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  • The Santa Monica Bluffs

    The Santa Monica Bluffs feature an unbeatable view of the Pacific Ocean and numerous places to host a picnic. Built-in tables, benches and well defined paths make this an ideal location for picnic-goers of all ages. Ocean Ave from San Vicente Blvd to the Santa Monica Pier Photo: Facebook

  • Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden

    The Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden is located on the UCLA campus and has been used as a set in many films. It is managed by The Hammer Museum and comprises famed artworks by creatives such as Alexander Calder, Isamu Noguchi and Henri Matisee. UCLA area C, Parking in Lot 3 Photo: Wikimedia

  • Beverly Gardens Park

    The Beverly Gardens Park is a 1.9 mile stretch of impeccably manicured land along Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills. It is the grounds of the "Affaire In The Gardens" event, as well as the home of the "Beverly Hills" sign. Santa Monica Blvd between Palm and Wilshire Blvd. Photo: Flickr/ tracie7779

  • Pan Pacific Park

    Pan Pacific Park is a hidden gem in LA. Located across from The Grove, Pan Pacific Park is the former site of the Pan Pacific Auditorium, which burned in a fire in 1989. The park features a rec. center, three baseball diamonds, a swimming pole and barbecue pits with picnic tables. 7600 West Beverly Boulevard Photo: Facebook

  • La Brea Tar Pits

    The grassy lawn of the Page Museum La Brea Tar Pits are fit for a picnic. Stroll through the Pleistocene Garden and the Page Museum, and then walk next door to LACMA to check out the visiting exhibitions. 5801 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036

  • Barnsdall Art Park

    East Hollywood's Barnsdall Art Park is one of LA's most unique parks. Barnsdall is not only the location of Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House, but it is also home to the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, the Barnsdall Gallery Theater and Junior Arts Center. Olive Hill, 4800 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Photo: Facebook

  • Descansco Gardens

    The Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge boast 160 acres of gardens, woodlands and chaparral for visitors to walk through and enjoy. The gardens also host the Sturt Haaga Gallery, the Boddy House and the magical 'Enchanted Railroad'. 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011 Photo by Alice and Mike Zrodlo, courtesy of Facebook

  • Exposition Park Rose Garden

    The seven acre Exposition Park Rose Garden is considered one of LA's most treasured Historic Places. The garden is known for its sunken nature, four Boldsen statues and for its central fountain. The park hosts more than 200 varieties of roses. Exposition Blvd. and Vermont Photo: Wikimedia

  • The Silverlake Meadow

    The Silverlake Meadow is LA's newest park on the list. The Meadow which lines the east side of the Silverlake Reservoir opened in April 2011. Dogs are not permitted in the Meadow, but they are in the dog park next door. Silver Lake Reservoir, Los Angeles, CA 90039 Photo: Facebook

  • Bronson Caves

    If National Picnic Day has you looking for more of an adventure then heading over to the Bronson Caves in Griffith Park is for you. Also known as the Batman caves, the Bronson caves are the former site of the Union Rock Company quarry. Southwest Griffith Park Photo: Flickr/Clinton Steeds

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