Sports & Recreation
Paddle the L.A. River
6300 Balboa, Los Angeles, CA, 91316
Near Anthony C. Beilenson Park in Van Nuys, the Los Angeles River is unrecognizably beautiful, with thickets of trees clinging to its earthy embankments.
Website: http://paddlethelariver.org
Neighborhood: Los Angeles
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Do, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Do, Family Fun, Sports & Recreation
Palos Verdes Drive
Palos Verdes Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90274
With no zoned-out pedestrians (as on the beach) or speeding drivers (PCH), and far better views than both, Palos Verdes Drive is cyclist heaven
Website: http://wikitravel.org/en/Palos_Verdes
Category: Family Fun, Sports & Recreation
Pasadena Roving Archers
415 S. Arroyo Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91105
626-577-7252
With all those arrows flying around in movies like The Hunger Games, The Avengers, and Brave, archery is enjoying a renaissance in the era of GPS.
Website: http://www.rovingarchers.com
Neighborhood: Pasadena
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Do, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Do, Family Fun, Sports & Recreation
Pasadena Roving Archers
360 N. Arroyo Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91103
626-447-7600
Every Saturday morning from 9 to 11, the dusty hollows of the Arroyo Seco become Sherwood Forest…
Website: http://www.rovingarchers.com/
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Pasadena
Category: Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation Instruction
Penmar Municipal Golf Course
1233 Rose Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90291
310-396-6228
Executive courses, as the truncated versions of the 18-hole game are called, too often feel claustrophobic and look dog-eared from the heavy use. Not Penmar Municipal Golf Course in Venice…
Website: http://www.ci.la.ca.us/RAP/golf/cdp_penmar.htm
Neighborhood: Venice
Category: Golf, Sports & Recreation
Performance Bicycle
1038 N. Hollywood Way, Los Angeles, CA, 91505
818-848-8330
Performance Bicycle in Santa Monica is the place to get a good deal on a two-wheeler. We’ve fared well at Helen’s Cycles, too, which got its start 68 years ago…
Website: http://bicyclejohns.com/
Neighborhood: Burbank, Los Angeles
Category: Sporting Goods, Sports & Recreation
Physique 57
320 North Canon Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90210
(310) 271-0570
Unlike its competitors, Physique 57 (which takes its name from the length of the workout, just three minutes short of an hour) features classes with a duo of instructors, so you can count on extra correction and encouragement.
Website: http://www.physique57.com
Category: Fitness & Instruction, Gyms, Sports & Recreation
Pilates Studio City
11650 Riverside Fr., Los Angeles, CA, 91602
Beginner-friendly sessions are led by hands-on teachers who offer guidance while classic rock keeps time.
Website: http://www.pilatesstudiocity.com
Neighborhood: Studio City
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Do, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Do, Pilates, Sports & Recreation
Pinz
12655 Ventura Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91604
818-769-7600
From shabby two-tone kicks to greasy chili-cheese dogs, bowling alleys offer little in the way of sex appeal…
Website: http://www.pinzbowlingcenter.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Studio City
Category: Bowling Alleys, Sports & Recreation
Piru Creek
Los Padres National Forest, Piru, CA, 93040
Of the countless myths that have defined Los Angeles, the most persistently misguided one is that the city is too congested, too paved, to allow the natural world much chance of survival
Category: Family Fun, Sports & Recreation
Poseidon Stand Up Paddle Surfing
1654 Ocean Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90401
310-694-8428
Sure, Matt Shubin of Poseidon Stand Up Paddle Surfing is laid-back: He grew up in Malibu and has surfed his whole life. But he never spaces out to where students feel abandoned to the big blue…
Website: http://poseidonstandup.com
Category: Personal Trainers, Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation Instruction
Racket Doctor
3214 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90039
323-663-6601
A technician refurbishing an expensive Volkl C-10 racket at one of the eight stringing machines at the Racket Doctor wears surgical scrubs…
Website: http://racketdoctor.com/
Category: Sporting Goods, Sports & Recreation
Raging Waters
111 Raging Waters Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 91773
909-802-2200
The long lines into Raging Waters look scary, but once inside the 50-acre grounds, the crowd quickly scatters…
Website: http://www.ragingwaters.com/
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, San Dimas
Category: Amusement Parks, Arts & Entertainment, Family Fun, Sports & Recreation
Red Rock Canyon State Park
23601 W. Red Rock Rd., Los Angeles, CA, 90290
The rules at Red Rock Canyon State Park require dogs to be kept on-leash, but this area has so few hikers, most people untether theirs.
Website: http://lamountains.com/parks
Neighborhood: Topanga
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Do, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Do, Best of LA: Pets, Family Fun, Sports & Recreation
Riviera Tennis Club
1250 Capri Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90402
310-454-6591
At the Riviera Tennis Club in the Pacific Palisades, children get the attention of funny and patient instructors as parents sit on the tranquil, immaculate terrace…
Website: http://therivieracountryclub.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades
Category: Baby, Family Fun, Recreation Camps, Recreation Clubs, Shopping, Sports & Recreation
Rockreation
11866 La Grange Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90025
310-207-7199
Forget meditation. When we really want to quiet our minds, we head for Rockreation, the indoor climbing gym where your search for the next toehold requires a focus…
Website: http://www.rockreation.com/
Category: Recreation Facilities, Sports & Recreation
Roger Nolan at the Yoga House
11 W. State St., Los Angeles, CA, 90033
626-403-3961
Meditation may involve clearing your mind, but it requires the opposite to find the right beginner’s class. We sat in on a religion-infused session involving prayer…
Website: http://www.yogahouse.com/html/workshops/roger.html
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Pasadena
Category: Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation Instruction
Round 1
1600 S. Azusa Ave., Ste. 285, Los Angeles, CA, 91748
This well-kept, noise-filled neon arcade puts even the most tricked-out rumpus room to shame.
Website: http://www.round1usa.com
Neighborhood: Industry
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Do, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Do, Family Fun, Sports & Recreation
