Griffith Park offers the Park Center section for staging of foot races such as 5K/10K racing events. Organizations wishing to stage an event must acquire a permit through the Griffith Park Ranger Headquarters. The application will contain certain stipulations and guidelines that a sponsoring party must meet and adhere to in order for the event to take place.

In order to obtain a permit, a sponsoring party must submit an application to the Park Rangers Headquarters where the application will be reviewed by the special event coordinator. The application must be submitted at least three months prior to date requested. A preliminary plot plan and agenda must be submitted with the application.

Applicant will be contacted once the special event coordinator has reviewed the application and preliminary plot plan. Applicant will be contacted if application is accepted, and the Park Ranger in charge of the event will contact the applicant to set up a meeting and walk through of event staging area. At this time specifics, logistics and fees will to be discussed. The applicant will be instructed to pay the $60 reservation permit fee. It is important that a sponsoring party be prepared to meet the guidelines and time frame while processing applications.

Park Rangers reserve the right to inspect all phases of the event set-up, deny permission to any part or phase of an event that is not safe or if it excessively obstructs general park use.

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