Sawtelle Community Sawtelle Boulevard between Olympic and Santa Monica Boulevards. American community, with restaurants, bonsai nurseries and ethnic shops, adjacent to the West Los Angeles Japanese-American Community Center and Buddhist Temple. A 10-acre spiritual sanctuary of tranquility and natural beauty that was established in Pacific Palisades in 1950 by Paramahansa Yogananda, who came to America in 1920 from India. Stoner Park Located at 1835 Stoner Avenue. It serves a diverse population.
Plans are underway to rebuild the bath house and swimming pool.
A major highlight is the Japanese gardens and the 100 cherry trees surrounding the park. There's a Cherry Blossom Festival each March 19th. Will Rogers State Beach - Along Pacific Coast Highway, the facilities include sand volleyball courts, showers, picnic tables, and a bike path. In 1944 Betty Rogers donated 186 acres of the Rogers Ranch to the State of California as a memorial to the memory and life of her husband, Will Rogers. The central portion of the park consists of the Rogers house and barn, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places, where there are conducted tours of the home.