Hike with Usal Project | Kenneth Hahn and Baldwin Hills Overlook

(opens in a new tab)Hike through restored native habitat with Usal Project guide Gretchen Rudolph.  

Gretchen Rudolph is a Wilderness First Responder and hiking guide that has led hikes for Cotopaxi and Wondery Outdoors. Raised in Portland, Oregon, Gretchen grew up hiking in the Columbia River Gorge and specializes in bird identification. 

Explore nature and enjoy breathtaking views on a 2.3 mile hike through Kenneth Hahn Park, overlooking Culver City, Baldwin Hills, and West LA with views of the Pacific Ocean.  

Park to Playa Trail to Baldwin Hills Overlook (opens in a new tab)

Parking: Free parking at Culver City Park 

Meeting Place: Meet at Culver City Park - Parking 1 

Route: 2.3 mile easy-moderate trail with limited sun cover, bring sun protection. Estimated to take around 1.5 hours to complete. 

Afterwards, make sure to stop by Crenshaw Dairy Mart for Ancestry Day(opens in a new tab) – a day of free programming celebrating their PST ART: Art & Science Collide series and exhibition Free the Land! Free the People! a study of the abolitionist pod(opens in a new tab) from 11am to 5pm. The event, themed around the CDM tenet of Ancestry, will feature extended gallery hours and interactive gatherings, and a special demonstration with Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE).

This event is presented by USAL Project and Getty’s PST ART: Art & Science Collide as part of the West LA to South LA PST ART Weekend. USAL Project is a community providing experiences & goods for the modern outdoor enthusiast. With a team of hand selected guides, USAL and PST ART are collaborating to offer a series of free local workshops and retreats across all things outdoors, sustainably, and wellness. PST ART Weekends make it easy to explore the diversity of exhibitions and programming that make up Art & Science Collide. Over six weekends in fall 2024, presenting partners team up to offer a full weekend of events. To see the full PST ART Weekend: West LA to South LA schedule of events, please visit pst.art/events/westlaweekend(opens in a new tab)

PST ART is presented by Getty. The lead sponsors supporting PST ART are Bank of America, Alicia Miñana & Rob Lovelace, and the Getty Patron Program. Additional support is provided by the Simons Foundation; Eva & Ming Hsieh, Co-Founders of Fulgent Genetics; and Peggy & Andrew Cherng, Co-Chairs and Co-CEOs of Panda Express.

Southern California’s landmark arts event, PST ART, returns in September 2024 with more than 70 exhibitions from museums and other institutions across the region, all exploring the intersections of art and science, both past and present. Dozens of cultural, scientific, and community organizations will join the latest edition, PST ART: Art & Science Collide, with exhibitions on subjects ranging from ancient cosmologies to Indigenous sci-fi, and from environmental justice to artificial intelligence. Art & Science Collide will share groundbreaking research, create indelible experiences for the public, and generate new ways of understanding our complex world. For more information about PST ART: Art & Science Collide, please visit pst.art(opens in a new tab)