Deukmejian Wilderness Park
Deukmejian Wilderness Park was almost razed to the ground in the infamous Station Fire that raged in this area in 2009, but fortunately the park was preserved, and visitors can still visit this scenic spot. One of the signature features of the park is a McFall Oak that is 200 years old, and there are a number of trails such as the 2 mile Dunsmore Canyon Trail that ends with gorgeous vistas over Crescenta Valley. As you walk along you will pass local flora and fauna such as wild Canterbury bells, lupines, poppies, and yellow monkey flowers. Deukmejian Wilderness Park was almost razed to the ground in the infamous Station Fire that raged in this area in 2009, but fortunately the park was preserved, and visitors can still visit this scenic spot.
One of the signature features of the park is a McFall Oak that is 200 years old, and there are a number of trails such as the 2 mile Dunsmore Canyon Trail that ends with gorgeous vistas over Crescenta Valley. As you walk along you will pass local flora and fauna such as wild Canterbury bells, lupines, poppies, and yellow monkey flowers. In the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, at the northernmost extremity of the City of Glendale, the Deukmejian Wilderness Park occupies a rugged 709-acre site. The park offers streamside woodlands and scattered remnants of big-cone spruce woodland. The park also offers visitors trails with spectacular views of the Cresenta Valley and the Los Angeles basin.
Grant funding was used for developing and improving the Deukmejian Wilderness Park which included the development of a new trail head, construction of roads and parking lots for both vehicles and horse trailers, construction of an outdoor amphitheater classroom, development of picnic areas, construction of a restroom building and information kiosks which included an environmental display area. Funding was also used for the installation of the utility infrastructure and partial preservation of the stone Le Mesnager Barn.
