The Department of Parks and Recreation is making Cooling Centers available throughout Los Angeles County for residents who are seeking shelter from the extreme heat.

In both cases, the Cooling Centers and Pet Cooling Centers will be open during regular park business hours.
General Tips for Staying Safe During Extreme Heat
If you plan to be outdoors, please take precaution to protect yourself from the sun and heat.
- Avoid the sun from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. when the burning rays are strongest.
- Reduce physical activity.
- Wear a wide-brimmed hat and light colored lightweight, loose-fitting clothes when you are outdoors
- Avoid hot, heavy meals that include proteins.
- Set your air conditioner between 75° to 80°. If you don’t have air-conditioning take a cool shower twice a day and visit a public air conditioned facility.
- Check on elderly neighbors and family and friends who do not have air conditioning.
- Drink plenty of fluids even if you are not thirsty. Avoid alcohol.
- Use sun screen with a sun protection factor of at least 15 if you need to be in the sun.
- Don’t forget about your pets, they need plenty of water and shade.
- Insulate your home by installing weather stripping around your doors and window sills to keep the cool air inside.
Symptoms of dehydration and heat cramps include dizziness, fatigue, faintness, headaches, muscle cramps and increased thirst.
List of Cooling Centers
Available September 4th & 5th, 2022
Col. Leon H. Washington Park | 8908 Maie Ave Los Angeles, CA 90002 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Amelia Mayberry Park | 13201 Meyer Rd Whittier, CA 90605 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Adventure Park | 10130 S. Gunn Ave. Whittier, CA 90605 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Mary M. Bethune Park | 1244 E 61st St Los Angeles, CA 90001 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Lennox Park | 10828 S. Condon Ave. Inglewood, CA 90304 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Franklin D. Roosevelt Park | 7600 Graham Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90001 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Earvin “Magic” Johnson Recreation Area | 905 E. El Segundo Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90059 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Del Aire Park | 12601 S. Isis Ave. Hawthorne, CA 90250 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
George Washington Carver Park | 1400 E. 118th St. Los Angeles, CA 90059 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Roy Campanella Park | 14812 Stanford Ave. Compton, CA 90220 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Ted Watkins Memorial Park | 1335 E. 103rd St. Los Angeles, CA 90002 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Jesse Owens Community Regional Park | 9651 S. Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90047 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Ladera Park | 6027 Ladera Park Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90056 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Helen Keller Park | 12521 S. Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90044 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Alondra Community Regional Park | 3850 Manhattan Beach Blvd. Lawndale, CA 90260 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Athens Park | 12603 S. Broadway Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90061 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Mona Park | 2291 W. 121 St. Compton, CA 90222 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Don Knabe Community Regional Park | 19700 S. Bloomfield Ave. Cerritos, CA 90703 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
El Cariso Community Regional Park | 13100 Hubbard St. Sylmar CA 91342 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Loma Alta Park | 3330 Lincoln Ave. Altadena, CA 91001 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Jackie Robinson Park | 8773 East Ave. R. Littlerock, CA 93543 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Stephen Sorensen Park | 16801 East Ave. P. Lake Los Angeles, CA 93543 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Val Verde Community Regional Park | 30300 Arlington St Castaic, CA 91384 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Castaic Regional Sports Complex | 31320 N. Castaic Rd. Castaic, CA 91384 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Charles S. Farnsworth Park | 568 E. Mount Curve Ave. Altadena, CA 91001 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Crescenta Valley Community Regional Park | 3901 Dunsmore Ave. La Crescenta, CA 91214 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Dexter Park | 11053 N. Trail Rd. Sylmar, CA 91342 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
George Lane Park | 5520 West Ave. L-8 Quartz Hill, CA 93536 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Pearblossom Park | 33922 N. 121st St. East Pearblossom, CA 93553 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Veterans Memorial Community Regional Park | 13000 Sayre St. Sylmar, CA 91342 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
San Angelo Park | 245 S. San Angelo Ave. La Puente, CA 91746 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Sunshine Park | 515 S. Deepmead Ave. La Puente, CA 91744 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Allen J. Martin Park | 14830 E. Giordano St. La Puente, CA 91744 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Pamela Park | 2236 Goodall Ave. Duarte, CA 91010 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
City Terrace Park | 1145 Hazard Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90063 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Salazar Park | 3864 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90022 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Hacienda Heights Community and Recreation Center | 1234 Valencia Ave. Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Rowland Heights Park | 1500 S. Banida Ave. Rowland Heights, CA 91748 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Manzanita Park | 1747 S. Kwis Ave. Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |
Arcadia Community Regional Park | 405 S. Santa Anita Ave. Arcadia, CA 91007 |
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm No Staff on Sundays |