Baldwin Hills Information

There are several parks within the Baldwin Hills, including Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area and the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook. A state agency, the Baldwin Hills Conservancy, was established to acquire additional land within the hills, to form "one big park" on the West Side of Los Angeles. From parts of the hills one has views east to Downtown Los Angeles, South to San Pedro and Long Beach, West to the ocean, Santa Monica Bay, and Malibu, and North to the Hollywood Hills.

The Baldwin Hills were named for Lucky Baldwin, and there has been a lot of history in the hills. They were the site of the very first Olympic Athlete Village during the 1932 Los Angeles Olymic Games. They were also the site of the Baldwin Hills Dam collapse in 1963.

Geologically speaking, much of the Baldwin Hills remain part of the active Inglewood oil fields and there is an earthquake fault that runs beneath the hills.

This site gathers information on the Baldwin Hills and communities within the hills. Visit other pages of this site to learn about the different aspects of the Baldwin Hills.