View of the Hollywood Sign from

Dante's View

A woman enjoys the view of the Hollywood Sign from Dante's View in Griffith Park

Dante's View is a bit of a hike from the parking lot at the Griffith Observatory, but it's high vantage point provides an incredible view south over Griffith Observatory to Downtown Los Angeles and west to the Hollywood Sign on Mt. Lee. It's one viewpoint where you find yourself looking across, rather than up at the sign. A forest fire burned Dante's View in 2008, and there is still evidence of the fire, but the landscape is beginning to recover.