Col. Leon H. Washington Park

Florence-Graham, Los Angeles County, CA

DogsOn leash (6 ft max)
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FeesNone listed
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Hours6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
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Size
13 acres Source
Managed by
Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation

About Col. Leon H. Washington Park

Col. Leon H. Washington Park is named after the founder of the Eastside Shopper, the newspaper now known as the Los Angeles Sentinel.

The park is best known for basketball. It is home to the Drew League, one of its most popular programs, which is known across Southern California for drawing top NBA players. League games are played every weekend from May through August, more than 155 games a season. The 2011 NBA lockout gave players more time to spend in their communities, and pros including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Matt Barnes, and Trevor Ariza have come to the park to play against local competition.

Based on Col. Leon H. Washington Park official information, checked Oct 15, 2026.

Know before you go

Col. Leon H. Washington Park covers 13 acres in Florence-Graham, Los Angeles County. The county also lists basketball courts, community centers, gymnasiums, computer labs, fitness par courses, and futsal courts at Col. Leon H. Washington Park. OpenStreetMap shows 1 parking area. The closest mapped bus stop is Maie & 88th, at the park edge.

Facilities

  • Picnic Area
  • Playground
  • Tennis Courts
  • Restrooms
  • Swimming
  • BBQ Grills

Facility details: official park information

Getting to Col. Leon H. Washington Park by bus

Stops within a quarter mile of Col. Leon H. Washington Park; confirm times with the transit agency.

Compared with nearby parks

Among the 25 other parks in this guide within 10 miles, Col. Leon H. Washington Park is number 12 of 26 by size at 13 acres.

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Rules & reservations

Official park page
  • Dogs

    At Col. Leon H. Washington Park: on leash (6 ft max), under the Los Angeles County Code 17.04.410. Source

  • Fees

    The county fee schedule lists no vehicle entrance fee for Col. Leon H. Washington Park; confirm with Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation. Source

Map & directions

8908 S. Maie Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90002

1Location overview · map data © OpenStreetMap

33.956891, -118.243825Get directions

Nearby parks

Straight-line distance
Franklin D. Roosevelt Park0.9 miTed Watkins Memorial Park1.0 miMary M. Bethune Park1.9 miGeorge Washington Carver Park2.2 miEarvin “Magic” Johnson Recreation Area2.8 mi

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Los Angeles County parks Parks in Florence-Graham Playgrounds Tennis Courts

Sources & verification

Last verified: Oct 15, 2026
  1. California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) 2026aname, county, agency, access, acres
  2. LA County Parks park page (hours and description re-read in a browser)hours, description
  3. LA County Parks park page (read in a browser)official_url, address, features, facilities.playground, facilities.picnic-area, facilities.restrooms, facilities.swimming, facilities.tennis-court, facilities.bbq-grills
  4. LA County Parks fee schedule (vehicle entrance)unstated.fees
  5. Los Angeles County Code 17.04.410 (dogs in parks)dogs
  6. U.S. Census Bureau place boundariescity
  7. OpenStreetMap: parking, restrooms, water, trailheads, trail lines, and bus stopsvisit
  8. Official park page (summarized in our words)narrative
  9. Official park page (introduction excerpt)intro
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