Will Rogers State Historic Park (Los Angeles, California)

USA / California / Santa Monica / Los Angeles, California / Sunset Boulevard
 park, trail, horse, trailhead, bicycle / bike, polo ground, horseback riding, historic landmark
Will Rogers State Historic Park;
Large Park and Trails @: 1501 West Sunset Boulevard, Pacific Palisades 90272
- (310) 454-8212
State Historic Park Link: www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=626

Will Rogers Ranch Park: Historic buildings and Horse facilities, open space, trailhead for beautiful short walks and exploring hikes on foot-bike-horse, panoramic views, picnic grounds, recreation area, and parking. Connects via the Backbone Trail to other Santa Monica Mountain Parks.





In what is now the town of Pacific Palisades, Rogers built his ranch, where he lived with his wife Betty and their three children, Will Jr., Mary and James. The 31-room ranch house, which includes 11 baths and seven fireplaces, is surrounded by a stable, corrals, riding ring, roping arena, golf course, polo field - and riding and hiking trails that give visitors spectacular views of the ranch and the surrounding countryside - 186 acres. The ranch became a State Park in 1944 after the death of Mrs. Rogers, and the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Rogers_State_Historic_Park
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Coordinates:   34°3'16"N   118°30'46"W

Comments

  • Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh were visiting with Rogers when they received the news that Bruno Hauptmann has been arrested for the 1932 kidnapping and murder of their son Charles Lindbergh, Jr.
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