BE ADVISED: Due to nearby events on Friday, April 4, parking and traffic around the Natural History Museum will be impacted. Parking for First Fridays is available at the Blue Visitor Parking Structure, located at 39th St and Fugueroa St in Exposition Park. Please plan your visit accordingly, and consider using rideshare or public transportation.

Urban Waterfall & Creek Bed

Come get your feet wet!

people in urban waterfall in nature gardens

Meet the many plants and animals that occur in creeks around Los Angeles, then dip your toes in the waterfall.

Kids flock to wade in the urban waterfall on a hot summer day

Kids wading on a hot summer day.

Mourning cloak butterfly eggs on a willow leaf

Mourning cloak butterfly eggs on a willow leaf.

urban waterfall and 1913 building view in nature gardens

Urban waterfall with the museum's historic rotunda in the background.

kids playing in urban waterfall in the nature gardens

There's room for everyone!

Toyon berries in the rain

Toyon berries in the rain.

Visitors stroll the boardwalk

Visitors stroll the boardwalk.

A brown bushtit nest in a coast live oak tree

Bushtit nest in a coast live oak tree.

Creek view

Creek view in the rainy season.

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Kids wading on a hot summer day.

Mourning cloak butterfly eggs on a willow leaf.

Urban waterfall with the museum's historic rotunda in the background.

There's room for everyone!

Toyon berries in the rain.

Visitors stroll the boardwalk.

Bushtit nest in a coast live oak tree.

Creek view in the rainy season.

While you're visiting, you can:

  • Spend a hot summer day wading in the water.
  • Walk over the river—um, creek—and through the woods.
  • Keep your eyes peeled for bird nests.