Sepulveda's Secrets

Thousands of motorists catch a glimpse of LA’s Sepulveda Dam while madly weaving through the interchange of the 405 and 101 freeways, but few know that it's publicly accessible by foot and bike trails, with some movie mojo, too. Step outside for some Sepulveda Basin!

Week: 03.03.2016
Regions: Southern CA

Best Dam Ever

Explore Sepulveda Dam

The backdrop for many films, it was at the Sepulveda Dam just south of Burbank Boulevard that an eye-patched Kurt Russell played Snake Plissken in the 1981 cult classic Escape from New York. Thousands of motorists catch a glimpse of the dam while madly weaving through the interch
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Suiho-en

Japanese Garden in Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area

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Never has an area downwind from a water treatment facility been so worth a visit for its utopian beauty. The Japanese Garden hidden within the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area is called Suiho-En, meaning "garden of water and fragrance." Japanese black pines dominate a verdant, sto
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Bike the Basin

Bike Ride Around Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area

Oil up your metal steed and hit the bikeways at the 2,000-acre Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area in Encino. Pedal a 9-mile loop around the area's perimeter, or venture deep within on a number of other concrete paths. One option is to start at Victory Boulevard and Balboa Boulevard
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