Guide to L.A.’s Canyons
Stay
Beverly Hills Hotel doubles from $505.
Great Value Sportsmen’s Lodge Hotel doubles from $134.
Eat
Canyon Country Store lunch for two $20.
Fabrocini’s lunch for two $40.
Pace dinner for two $90.
Do
Franklin Canyon Park visit lamountains.com for park information, including hiking trails and tours.
Virginia Robinson Gardens call 310/276-5367 for tour reservations (required).
Read and Watch
Atomic Filmmakers: Hollywood’s Secret Film Studio directed by Peter Kuran.
Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon—and the Journey of a Generation by Sheila Weller (Atria Books; $28).
Laurel Canyon directed by Lisa Cholodenko.
Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll’s Legendary Neighborhood by Michael Walker (Faber & Faber; $15).