Franklin Canyon park - wikipedia Franklin Canyon park Franklin Canyon Park Franklin Lake Type Urban park Location Unincorporated area abutting Beverly Hills Post Office, Beverly Hills, and the city of Los Angeles, California Coordinates 34 ° 06 ′ 11 '' N 118 ° 24 ′ 44 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 34.1031 ° N 118.4122 ° W ﻿ / 34.1031 ; - 118.4122 ﻿ ( Franklin Canyon Park ) Coordinates : 34 ° 06 ′ 11 '' N 118 ° 24 ′ 44 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 34.1031 ° N 118.4122 ° W ﻿ / 34.1031 ; - 118.4122 ﻿ ( Franklin Canyon Park ) Area 605 acres ( 245 ha ) Elevation 630 Created 1981 Operated by Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Open All year Franklin Canyon Park is a public park located near Benedict Canyon at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. The park comprises 605 acres ( 2.45 km ), and is located at the purported geographical center of the city of Los Angeles. The park features a 3 - acre ( 12,000 m ) lake, a duck pond and over five miles ( 8 km ) of hiking trails. The lake and pond are visited by birds in the Pacific Flyway. The park was used for the hitchhiking scene in It Happened One Night, and the opening credits of The Andy Griffith Show. The lake was also frequently seen in the Nickelodeon show Salute Your Shorts. Hastain Trail sign in Franklin Canyon Park, Los Angeles, California Hastain Trail in Franklin Canyon Park, Los Angeles, California Heavenly Pond in Franklin Canyon Park, Los Angeles, California Contents 1 History 2 Flora and fauna 3 Activities 4 Stop sign cameras 5 In the media 5.1 Television 5.2 Film 5.3 Music 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History The park traces its beginnings to 1914 when William Mulholland and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power built a reservoir in upper Franklin Canyon. The canyon was used by the family of oil baron Edward L. Doheny as a summer retreat. The 1930s began the frequent use of the canyon for filming. Claudette Colbert 's famous hitchhiking scene from It Happened One Night was filmed in 1935. Today about 25 films are shot here annually. During the 1970s the canyon was spared from development through the efforts of conservationist Sooky Goldman and Congressman Howard Berman, which resulted in the creation of the park. Flora and fauna See also : Flora of the Santa Monica Mountains Franklin Canyon is rich in plant life. Chaparral, shady grassland meadows and oak woodlands are found in the park. Also within the park 's boundaries are sycamore, redwood and walnut trees, along with non-native pines. A vast array of wildflowers grow here. The park is home to a variety of indigenous wildlife such as frogs, rabbits, squirrels, rats, mice, snakes, cougars, gray foxes, coyotes, and bobcats. Known as a bird watcher 's delight, great horned owls, as many as seven species of hawk can be found here, and even eagles. And of course there are the ducks, including Mandarins and Wood ducks. Franklin Canyon is part of the Pacific Flyway and as a result the resident bird species often share company with neo-tropical migrants and other transient species, such as Canada geese. Activities Map of Franklin Canyon Park Popular activities are hiking, cycling, picnicking and bird watching. Park staff lead regularly scheduled hikes. In spite of the famous lake, swimming and fishing are not permitted. The park conducts natural history programs at the Sooky Goldman Nature Center, and the William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom. Located directly adjacent to Franklin Park is the headquarters of the conservation organization TreePeople. TreePeople also offers organized hikes, as well as tree - care workshops and themed festivals. Stop Sign cameras In July, 2007, the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority ( MRCA ) installed three stop sign cameras in the park. The cameras photograph on average 17 motorists per day. The cost of the citation is $175. A spokeswoman for MRCA said, `` We have seen a significant reduction in the number of people running stop signs. '' Former Beverly Hills city attorney Jack Allen opposes the cameras. He decried the alleged safety issue saying, `` They 're not speeding through there. '' In September 2010 a class action lawsuit was filed against the MRCA. The chief staff legal counsel of MRCA said in 2015 that the camera and ticketing program generates $1.5 million in revenue annually and costs the agency about $780,000. Cameras are also installed at Temescal Canyon Park, Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park, and Topanga State Park. MRCA issues roughly 24,000 traffic citations each year for various violations. In the media This is a partial list of media which have used Franklin Canyon Park : Television Play media Andy Griffith and Ron Howard walking in Franklin Canyon, filmed on July 26, 1960. The fishing hole, Myers Lake, from The Andy Griffith Show is Franklin Lake Bonanza Lassie That Girl Combat ! How the West Was Won Some alien landscapes from Star Trek, including `` The Paradise Syndrome '' Most episodes of Combat ! The Brady Bunch Matlock Quantum Leap Hunter Dynasty Falcon Crest Camp Runamuck The Young and the Restless Murder She Wrote NCIS CSI : NY Criminal Minds Sons Of Anarchy True Blood Twin Peaks Doogie Houser, MD ER Will And Grace How I Met Your Mother JAG According To Jim Salute Your Shorts Santa Barbara Mannix ( TV series ) S3E2 `` Color Her Missing '' Oct. 4th, 1969 Film The characters portrayed by Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable attempt to hitchhike in It Happened One Night. The lagoon from Creature from the Black Lagoon ( 1954 ) is Franklin Lake. The duck pond next to the reservoir was used in On Golden Pond ( 1981 ) Claudette Colbert 's famous hitch - hiking scene from It Happened One Night ( 1934 ), as well as rural roads were filmed here Dr. Dolittle 2 ( 2001 ) A Nightmare on Elm Street ( 1984 ) Private Lives ( 1931 ) The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ) Camp Nowhere ( 1992 ) Kindergarten Cop ( 1990 ) The Great Outdoors ( 1988 ) The Manchurian Candidate ( 1962 ) Drowning Mona ( 2000 ) 100 Million BC ( 2008 ) These Three ( 1936 ) Purple Rain ( 1984 ) The Man ( 1972 ) Four Men and a Prayer ( 1938 ) Bittersweet Love ( 1976 ) I Met My Love Again ( 1938 ) The Lady Escapes ( 1937 ) Rambo : First Blood Part II ( 1985 ) Platoon ( 1986 ) Big Momma 's House ( 2000 ) Minority Report ( 2002 ) Win A Date With Tad Hamilton ! ( 2004 ) When A Stranger Calls ( 2006 ) Georgia Rule ( 2007 ) All About Steve ( 2007 ) National Treasure : Book of Secrets ( 2007 ) I Love You, Beth Cooper ( 2008 ) Music The park has been used as a background for at least one album cover : Sounds of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel Big Hits ( High Tide and Green Grass ), The Rolling Stones See also California portal Greater Los Angeles portal Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Santa Monica Mountains References ^ Jump up to : De Turenne, Veronique ( 2003 - 11 - 27 ). `` L.A. 's balancing point ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 27. ^ Jump up to : `` Franklin Canyon Park ''. Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. Archived from the original on 2010 - 04 - 28. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 27. ^ Jump up to : Lethal, Donna ( 2008 - 04 - 09 ). `` Workout Wednessday : Franklin Canyon ''. LAist.com. Gothamist LLC. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 27. ^ Jump up to : Randall, Laura ( 2006 ). 60 Hikes within 60 Miles. Menasha Ridge Press. pp. 27 -- 28. ISBN 0 - 89732 - 707 - 1. ^ Jump up to : Wedner, Diane ( 2008 - 06 - 01 ). `` Hiking into Hollywood 's backyard ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 27. ^ Jump up to : Schenden, Laurie ( 2000 - 09 - 07 ). `` The Hills Are Alive With Plenty to Do ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 27. Jump up ^ Kahlenberg, Richard ( 1998 - 11 - 13 ). `` Looking and Listening ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010 - 05 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Nature and Discovery Centers ''. Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 27. Jump up ^ Stop Sign Cameras Issue 1,485 Citations Over Three Months ( archived ), The Beverly Hills Courier, Nov 5, 2010, p. 4 Jump up ^ Max Taves. `` Stop - Sign Camera Illegal ? Residents Weigh In ''. Palisadian Post. Jump up ^ Sue Pascoe. `` Lawsuit Filed over Stop - Sign Cameras ''. Palisadian Post. Archived from the original on 2012 - 03 - 18. Jump up ^ Sue Pascoe. `` Judge 's Ruling Aids Case Against MRCA 's Stop - Sign Cameras ''. Palisadian Post. Jump up ^ Lazarus, David ( May 26, 2015 ). `` An odd - looking traffic citation, but it should n't be ignored ''. Los Angeles Times. ^ Jump up to : Nelson, Valerie J ( 2002 - 04 - 04 ). `` It 's Seen a Lot of Action ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Ask Barry '' The Greg Brady Project ( 37 ) ``. Retrieved 10 March 2017. External links Franklin Canyon Park at LAMountains.com, official site Franklin Canyon at IMDb TreePeople, official site `` Franklin Canyon in Beverly Hills '', by Pineapple.LA, video about the park ( unofficial ) Blog post with numerous photographs, parts I and II ( obviously unofficial ). 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