Augustus F. Hawkins Park

Augustus F. Hawkins Park is a 8.5-acre public park in South Los Angeles, just south of downtown Los Angeles. The park includes a nature center and plantings donated by the Huntington Gardens in San Marino.

Type: Park
Description: habitat in South L.A., California
Also known as: “Augustus F. Hawkins Natural Park”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Slauson station and Mary Bethune Park.

Slauson station

Railway station

Photo: HanSangYoon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Slauson station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located within the historic right-of-way of the Pacific Electric Railway and elevated over the intersection of Slauson Avenue, after which the station is named, in the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Florence. Slauson station is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Augustus F. Hawkins Park.

Mary Bethune Park

Park

Mary Bethune Park is a public park located in South Los Angeles, California. The park is located at 1244 East 61st Street, near the intersection of Central and Gage Avenues.

Vernon station

Railway station

Photo: HanSangYoon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vernon station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the center median of Long Beach Avenue at its intersection with Vernon Avenue, in South Los Angeles, one-quarter mile from the border with Vernon, California. Vernon station is situated 1 mile north of Augustus F. Hawkins Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Alameda, Los Angeles and Huntington Park.