Outdoor Activities
Arroyo Seco
The seasonal canyon that runs the length of west Pasadena, with trails from Hahamongna to the Lower Arroyo.
Why visit
The city's defining landscape feature and its longest continuous trail system, passing under the Colorado Street Bridge.
The arroyo runs from the San Gabriel Mountains through Pasadena toward the Los Angeles River.
Lower Arroyo Park, Brookside Park and Hahamongna Watershed Park form a nearly continuous open-space corridor.
Know before you go
- Trail surfaces are unpaved in the Lower Arroyo.
- The Colorado Street Bridge is best seen from the canyon floor.
Keep exploring
More things to do
Sports
Rose Bowl Stadium
The 1922 National Historic Landmark stadium in the Arroyo Seco, home of the Rose Bowl Game and a 3.1-mile public loop.
Gardens
The Huntington
Library, art museum and 130 acres of botanical gardens just beyond Pasadena's southeast edge in San Marino.
Museums
Norton Simon Museum
European, American and South and Southeast Asian art on Colorado Boulevard at the western edge of the city.