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May 13, 2007 3:05 am US/Pacific

Portions Of Griffith Park Reopen Following Fire

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LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― Some of the most popular attractions at Griffith Park have reopened, and cool skies and slight winds mean that blowing ash from the earlier fires in the week will be at a minimum in the largest municipal park in the nation, officials said.

City councilman Tom LaBonge's office said the park will be able to host thousands of people over the weekend, as most of the grassy areas at its periphery are open and untouched by last week's fire that burned more than 800 acres in the center of the Los Angeles basin.

The Los Angeles Zoo, Autry Museum, the Observatory are all open, park officials said. However roadways inside the park remain closed, meaning the zoo and Autry Museum must be accessed from the exits near the Golden State (5) and Ventura (134) freeways interchange. The park entrance from Forest Lawn Drive near Travel Town open, as is Travel Town itself.

Closer to the fire area, the merry-go-round, Old Zoo Picnic area and Vermont Canyon remain closed. Crystal Springs Drive is also closed to traffic.

At the park's southeast side, the train and pony rides and grassy picnic area near Los Feliz Boulevard are all open.

Vermont Canyon's picnic and tennis areas are closed, and the Greek Theater's ticket office is operating out of temporary quarters closer to Los Feliz Boulevard.

The Commonwealth and Vermont Avenue park entrances are closed, but shuttle buses are taking Observatory patrons with reservations up through the burned-out Vermont Canyon to the world-famous astronomy center.

All park hiking trails remain closed until further notice, the councilman said.

(© 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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