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Places near Hawthorne by type
All 298 places by distance →One day from Hawthorne
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:02 pm
41 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Hawthorne
- Rivers Lakelake · 45 min
- Recreation Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Manhattan Beach Botanical Gardengarden · 1.5 hrs
- Columbia Parkpark · 45 min
- Gardena Willows Wetland Preservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Hawthorne
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Hawthorne?
Falcon 9 Booster B1019 (attraction, about 3 km), Rivers Lake (lake, about 5 km), Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden (garden, about 6 km), Randy’s Donuts (attraction, about 7 km), Recreation Park (nature spot, about 7 km), Bruce’s Beach (beach, about 8 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Hawthorne?
262 places on Spotwander: 64 parks, 39 churches, 19 other attractions, 33 wildlife, forests & gardens, 33 museums.
Which is the nearest park to Hawthorne?
Columbia Park, about 8 km by road; Edward Vincent Jr. Park (8 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Hawthorne?
Venice Buddhist Church, about 13 km by road; Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (16 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Hawthorne?
Start in Hawthorne, visit Rivers Lake, then Recreation Park, then Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden, then Columbia Park, then Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve, and drive back — about 41 km by road in all.


















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