One of the best walks you can take in L.A. is in a spot you already love
LA TimesThe Hollywood Bowl celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Only one of those original pepper trees remains, and it’s located near the doors of the Hollywood Bowl Museum, which, by the way, is absolutely worth a visit if you’re interested in the Bowl’s rich history. 7, offering views of the Cahuenga Pass, is one of many picnic areas surrounding the Hollywood Bowl. Despite having an escalator and a set of angled concrete steps leading up to it, the tiny Toyon Terrace isn’t one of the Bowl’s official picnic areas, which makes it a rather hidden gem. It notes that the Heteromeles arbutifolia, or toyon California holly tree, is native to these hillsides and that “Hollywood was named for this plant.” There are native and nonnative plants all around the Bowl, but this area in particular is home to Plummer’s mariposa lily, a rare plant.
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