Can one see the San Fernando valley from Griffith Park?

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I was reading a glowing review of the movie La La Land and it has this sentence:

"When they come together a third time, though, it’s on a luminous night in Griffith Park overlooking the lights of the San Fernando Valley.."

I know one can see all of LA, but all the way to the valley?

Just curious..

[Kablooie]

1. Yes. Griffith park borders the valley.

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2. Thanks. Will look for it next time we are in LA (nt)

[dhill926]

3. yep...

just turn around. It's beautiful....in kind of a weird way.

[DarthDem]

4. Sure

It's just not the "classic view" from Griffith Park, which is looking toward downtown. But turn the other way, and you see the whole Valley spread out in front of you.

[pkdu]

5. Yep

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8. Oh my! That's impressive

Are both views of the valley? I've never been there at night so my orientation is off.

[pkdu]

9. Yes - I believe they are , I think about 180 degrees apart..here is a 360 deg photosphere

that shows it all in daytime ( notice HOLLYWOOD sign - so anything behind/right would be SFV )

just drag the image right or left to get full 360

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Griffith+Observatory/@34.1191886,-118.3003194,3a,75y,146.22h,86.94t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s-JqebwXgUmnA%2FVRoOO7XhYMI%2FAAAAAAAAvv8%2FYiYB5ih-R_0OIHXyLjzq2_YEChP1xmqSACJkC!2e4!3e11!6s%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2F-JqebwXgUmnA%2FVRoOO7XhYMI%2FAAAAAAAAvv8%2FYiYB5ih-R_0OIHXyLjzq2_YEChP1xmqSACJkC%2Fw203-h100-k-no-pi-2.9999962-ya348.5-ro0-fo100%2F!7i10240!8i5120!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2bf61e9d408cb:0x73ff07b1c2d6dadc!8m2!3d34.1184341!4d-118.3003935!6m1!1e1?hl=en

[Basic LA]

6. One side of Griffith faces the Valley (Burbank)

But I don't know where you'd stand to view the Valley lights. The usual view, from the Observatory, is on the other side of the park. There you can see the LA basin and even Downtown.

[SoCalNative]

7. Some areas of Griffith Park

are actually in the San Fernando Valley. The Bette Davis Picnic Park is on the other side of the hill in Glendale (her house was just down the street). And the LA Equestrian Center is just adjacent in Burbank. The Travel Town museum, though technically in Los Angeles city proper, is also on the valley side of the hill.

[Basic LA]

10. But you don't get a Valley View from those points.

Or even from Forest Lawn, also on the Valley side. So where can one get a sweeping view of the Valley from Griffith Park equivalent to the Observatory view of the L.A. basin?

[SoCalNative]

11. From the hiking trails mostly

that go up to the top of the hills, or the roads that you can drive through the park with places where you can pull over and park

[Basic LA]

12. Thanks, SoCalNative

I can't wait to see that movie.

[TeamPooka]

13. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone sing and dance all over Los Angeles in the movie La La Land and they're

getting rave reviews.
But when I do it they say I'm blocking traffic and creating a public disturbance.