Mary M. Bethune 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
5 acres Source
Managed by
Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation

About Mary M. Bethune Park

Mary M. Bethune Park honors Mary McLeod Bethune, the educator and civil rights leader. The park sits on E. 61st Street in the Florence-Firestone community, and its skate park was one of the first that LA County Parks built.

Youth leagues in baseball, softball, soccer, and flag football are run here together with Kids N' Sports. Beyond the skate park, the grounds include a gym, handball and basketball courts, a swimming pool, civic art, a computer lab, a play area for children, and picnic shelters with barbecues. Teen clubs, martial arts, movie screenings, day camps, computer classes, summer lunch, and toy loans fill out the calendar.

Restrooms shut half an hour before the park's 9 p.m. closing.

Based on Mary M. Bethune Park official information, checked Oct 16, 2026.

Know before you go

Mary M. Bethune Park covers 5 acres in Florence-Graham, Los Angeles County. The county also lists baseball fields, basketball courts, community centers, computer labs, gymnasiums, handball courts, multipurpose rooms, and softball fields at Mary M. Bethune Park. The closest mapped bus stop is Hooper & Gage, about 120 feet from the park.

Facilities

  • Playground
  • Skate Park
  • BBQ Grills
  • Camping
  • Picnic Area
  • Restrooms
  • Swimming

Facility details: official park information

Getting to Mary M. Bethune Park by bus

Stops within a quarter mile of Mary M. Bethune Park; confirm times with the transit agency.

Compared with nearby parks

Among the 25 other parks in this guide within 10 miles, Mary M. Bethune Park is number 25 of 26 by size at 5 acres. It is the only one of them with camping.

Closest places for what Mary M. Bethune Park doesn't list:

How comparisons work

Rules & reservations

Official park page
  • Dogs

    At Mary M. Bethune 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 Mary M. Bethune Park; confirm with Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation. Source

Map & directions

1244 E. 61st St., Los Angeles, CA 90001

1Location overview · map data © OpenStreetMap

33.983862, -118.253095Get directions

Nearby parks

Straight-line distance
Franklin D. Roosevelt Park1.1 miCol. Leon H. Washington Park1.9 miTed Watkins Memorial Park2.7 miGeorge Washington Carver Park4.0 miJesse Owens Community Regional Park4.2 mi

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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.bbq-grills, facilities.camping, facilities.playground, facilities.picnic-area, facilities.restrooms, facilities.skate-park, facilities.swimming
  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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