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Griffith Park - North of the 134 Freeway

a.k.a. Bette Davis Picnic Area & Meadow Picnic Area

Information

This area is also know as Bette Davis Picnic Area & Meadow Picnic Area

Bette Davis Picnic Area is a small area in the NW corner of Griffith Park in Glendale, at the corner of Victory Blvd. and Riverside Drive. Birds found here include ducks, shorebirds, raptors, doves, sapsuckers, corvids, warblers, sparrows, blackbirds and tanagers. SFVAS does not conduct regular bird walks here.

The habitat is oak, sycamore and eucalyptus trees in the park area and willows in the Los Angeles River, which borders Bette Davis on the south.

To reach Bette Davis Picnic Area:

Directions
From 134 eastbound
Exit at Victory Blvd. Turn left onto Victory, left onto Riverside, left onto Buberta and right onto Rancho.
From 134 westbound or I-5 northbound
Take the Zoo Drive exit and turn right onto Zoo Drive. Turn right again onto Victory Blvd. and follow the directions above.
From I-5 southbound
Exit Western Ave. south. Turn right onto Western. Go to Victory Blvd and turn left. Turn right onto Riverside and join the directions above.
 

Griffith Park - North of the 134 Freeway

1850 Riverside Dr.

Glendale, CA 91201