Hansen Dam Recreation Area Playground

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season · confirmed against the parks department

One of LA City's designated Universally Accessible Playgrounds, set inside the sprawling Hansen Dam Recreation Area in the northeast San Fernando Valley. Inclusive equipment lets kids of varying abilities play together.

Accessibility

Accessible. Recorded as wheelchair accessible — step-free routes to the equipment.

When to go

Comfortable weather in Lake View Terrace runs roughly January to July and September to December. Midsummer highs average 92°F, hot enough that dark equipment and rubber surfacing sting by mid-afternoon.

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Other playgrounds nearby

There are 0 other playgrounds within 5 miles and 10 within 15. These are ranked by accessibility and facilities first, then by distance:

• Coldwater Canyon Park — 13.1 mi · Beverly Hills · fenced, toddler, shade
• Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Recreation Center Playground — 9.3 mi · Sherman Oaks · accessible
• Shane's Inspiration (Griffith Park) — 9.8 mi · Los Angeles · accessible, shade, restrooms
• Lake Balboa / Anthony C. Beilenson Park Playground — 10.4 mi · Lake Balboa · accessible, toddler
• Fern Dell Playground (Griffith Park) — 11.5 mi · Los Angeles

Confirmed against an official parks-department listing: recreation.parks.lacity.gov. See how we verify listings.

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