The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation is an agency of the County of Los Angeles which oversees its parks and recreational facilities.

It also owns the Hollywood Bowl and the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre.

Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation operates nature centers at:[4] It has fishing lakes at:[4] The Department hosts approximately 300 film projects a year, including feature films, television series, television commercials, and still photography shoots for various magazines and publications.

[5] Safety and law enforcement services are provided on a contract basis from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Parks Bureau.

[2] The department is governed by a five member commission, appointed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.