California All-Weather Tracks, Southern California

 

 

Legend to the layout--here's what I know:

Facility Name
Year Constructed Legal Curb?
type
Steeplechase information
Cross streets or directions
Notes on unique situations and security problems
Credited Manufacturer or installer Type of Surface
Finish direction "Imperial" if track is measured in yards. Number of lanes
Straightaway length
Mapquest photos have been removed
Altitude
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Alameda County

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Alameda, Berkeley-2, Emeryville, Hayward-2, Livermore-2, Newark, Oakland-6, Piedmont, Pleasanton-2, Union City

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Butte County

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Chico-2, Oroville

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Contra Costa County

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Antioch, Concord, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill-2, San Pablo, San Ramon

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Del Norte County

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Crescent City

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El Dorado County

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South Lake Tahoe

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Fresno County

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Clovis-4, Coalinga, Fresno-6, Reedley-2, Sanger

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Humboldt County

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Arcata, Eureka-2, Fortuna

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Imperial County

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Brawley

Desert Valley High School
2000    
Magnolia Street and North 1st Street
Southwestern Eurotan
East
8
Aerial Photo
0 ft.

El Centro

Central Union High School
1998    
W. Brighton and S. 10th St.
Southwestern Eurotan
South Aerial Photo
0 ft.
Southwest High School
1998 No  
Octillo Drive. and S. La Brucherie Rd. by the 8 Freeway
Southwestern Eurotan
East
8
Aerial Photo
0 ft.
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Kern County

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Bakersfield

Bakersfield College
   Yes Yes
Mt. Vernon and University
! The razor wire fencing makes this quite difficult to get into. Finish line offset more than 10m.
Northeast
9
Aerial photo
California State University, Bakersfield
  Yes  Stationary
Inside
Haggin Oaks Blvd. & Camino Media
! Barb wire surrounds this track that is locked much of the time.
South
8
Aerial photo
Liberty High School
2001 No  No
Has an inner curb that raises the track.
Jewetta Ave. and Brimhall Road.
South
8
Aerial photo

Editorial: The poor people of Bakersfield. They have two excellent facilities and both of them are barricaded behind high, barb wire topped fences. What a complete disservice to the local runners of the community. I don't know about the new track at Liberty High School--hopefully they are more reasonable.

Ridgecrest

Cerro Coso College  

Yes

No
3000 College Heights Blvd.
East

8

Aerial photo

Taft

Taft Union High School   No Stationary
Inside grass
San Emidio and 10th Streets
Blue. Open 24 hours, lit until midnight, aren't small towns great? Steeplechase has grass runway. ! has barricades
.
South
9
Aerial photo

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Kings County

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Corcoran, Hanford, Lemoore

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Lassen County

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Susanville

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Los Angeles County

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Los Angeles County Dirt Tracks

Honorable Mentions

Hal Connely Throwing Center at West Los Angeles College in Culver City. There now is an All Weather Track on the other side of the campus, and four cages and a landing area for Hammer and Discus training, which is harder to find than a decent track. The new throwing area is nearing completion--I hope to get pictures of it soon.

Aerial Photo

Almansor Park, Alhambra is a large, city park, surrounded by all weather surfaced paths.

Aerial Photo

Evergreen Jogging Path, East Los Angeles is a sidewalk wide all weather path that goes around a square (but certainly not flat) section of East Los Angeles. Actually what it goes around is the Evergreen Cemetary just down the street from my favorite East L.A. Mexican Restaurant. It seems to be just short of a mile and a half around, with driveways and utility boxes interrupting the surface occasionally.

Aerial Photo

Tanaka Park, Long Beach is a small, narrow, city park, surrounded by an all weather surfaced path.

Aerial Photo

Ron Brown G (Baldwin Park High School), Ron Morris S (Burroughs High School, Burbank) Mike Powell SS (Edgewood High School, West Covina)

Agoura Hills (See also Westlake Village and Ventura County)

Agoura High School August
2001
No No
Thousand Oaks Blvd. at Argos St., 1 block East of Kanan
Blue. This track has an extra 9th lane about 1 1/2 feet wide filling the space from lane 8 to the fence. At least it gives them somewhere to put the soccer bench and hurdles--don't try to run this lane. ! Has barricades but I haven't seen them used--it is nicely lit at night. One of the runways has disintegrated, the other runways and lane 1 are now showing very bad deterioration. This doesn't appear to be related to consistent wear as much as poor (inconsistent) installation being aggrivated by normal use.

Deena (Drossin) Kastor
South
8
100m
Aerial Photo
900 ft.

Arcadia

Arcadia High School   No No
Duarte west of Santa Anita
Host of perhaps the best mid-season High School Invitational in the country, yet they have to conduct it with cones in place of a curb.
West
9
100m
Aerial Photo
425 ft.

Azusa/Glendora (see also Pomona)

These two tracks are barely 1/4 mile apart but are technically in different cities. Azusa is West, Citrus in Glendora is East

Azusa Pacific University 2006 (Yes)
metal
Adjustable Inside
Citrus Avenue at Foothill, Azusa
I had reported there was no curb, apparently the metal curb is removed out of track season and is replaced each year at least when they have meets. Entrance to the track is over a bridge from the parking lot. Not only a full discus and hammer cage, but a separate cage for Weight Throw.
Tartan APS

Bryan Clay GS, Innocent Egbunike B
East
8
84.5m
Aerial Photo
625 ft.
Citrus College   Yes
metal
Adjustable Inside
Barranca north of Alosta, Glendora
Built into an artificial dirt bowl that holds the steep stands and fills the east end of the stadium. Finish line offset 10m. Backstretch marked for sprints and hurdles in reverse. ! They have high fences and/or razor wire around most of this track--quite dangerous Stadium website link with photos
. Separate discus and Hammer Cages. Steeplechase finishes on backstretch. 2 companies claim this as a reference.
Zaino/SRI
East
9
100m
Aerial Photo
625 ft.

Bell Gardens

Bell Gardens High School 2005 No No
Jaboneria St. where it ends at Watcher St.
Finish line offset 10m. Lane 9 is very close to the fencing. Fake Grass infield. Note the long straightaways and tight turns.
East
9
108m
Aerial photo

Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills High School 1999 No No
Olympic Blvd, 1 block East of Century Park East
This is a square track, meaning 4 normal circumference turns and 4 distinct straightaways. There is an unused 9th lane on sprint straight.
Southwestern Eurotan
South
8
Aerial Photo
250 ft.

Calabasas

Calabasas High School 2002 No No
Mullholland Hwy, east of Parkway Calabasas
East
6
97m
Aerial Photo

Canyon Country See Santa Clarita

Carson

California State University, Dominguez Hills (Home Depot Center) May 2003 Yes
metal
Adjustable, inside
Perimeter Rd. north of University Drive
The new Olympic Training Facility. Dual start/finish lines though south seems to be the primary the first international invitational meet used the north. Relays and Steeplechase finish south. !Security is high right now, and gates are still locked.
Mondo
North/South
9
82m
Aerial Photo

Cerritos/Norwalk

Cerritos College Redone
2006
Yes Adjustable
Inside
Studebaker entrance at Falcon Way, south of Alondra or East entrance on Alondra
Blue. Cerritos College technically is in Norwalk. An AW track has been here since the 1970's, was resurfaced in the mid-90's) 9L Frequent host of many meets including the annual CIF State meet, the National Championships and the most succesful meet I've ever hosted. ! Campus rent-a-cops don't like the public on campus, your car will attract their attention. Entirely redone in 2006 with a Fake Grass infield and outside the oval too. Nothing horticultural in the stadium.
Mondo
North
9
94m
Aerial Photo
70 ft.
Gahr High School 1995 No No
Artesia and Studebaker
Finish line offset 10m. No fudge room here, the edge of the surface ends at the lane line of lane 9, the exposed subsurface has a lip in some places.
Southwestern Seal Flex
South
9
92m
Aerial Photo
50 ft.
Liberty Park 2004 No No
Studebaker Road, South of South St.
A short track in a public park.
North
4
m
Aerial Photo

Claremont see Pomona

Compton

Centennial High School 2002 No No
El Segundo and Central
! High spiked fencing makes it difficult to get into. Inner curb raises the track. This is another imperial track built in the new millenium. Since we "officially" no longer conduct meets in imperial distances, building this as an imperial track was an expensive act of stupidity. The old 220y straightaway still exists and was paved in the AW installation. The track is in the SW corner of the campus.
South, Imperial
9
96m
Aerial Photo
65 ft.
Compton Community College 2003 Yes
metal
Adjustable, Inside
Santa Fe and Artesia
Beautiful new track with complete facilities for everything. The one visible drawback to this location is their apparent inability to grow grass.

Charles Dumas, Jeanette Bolden, Ken Carpenter
South
9
100m
Aerial Photo
50 ft.
Compton High School   No No
Oleander and Cocoa, one block north of Alondra
Blue It is nice to take this off the Bottom Ten. They have resurfaced the formerly damaged, repair pocked track. In the process, they removed the formerly legal curb. In order to fit 9 lanes, the lanes are exceptionally narrow. ! High spiked fencing makes it difficult to get into.

Ulis C. Williams
North
9
100m
Aerial Photo
55 ft.
Dominguez High School 2002 No No
Artesia and Hunsaker
! High spiked fencing makes it difficult to get into. Inner curb raises the track. This is another imperial track built in the new millenium. Since we "officially" no longer conduct meets in imperial distances, building this as an imperial track was an expensive act of stupidity just like Centennial above. The remains of the old dirt track continue past the end of the finish chute.
South, Imperial
9
101m
Aerial Photo
55 ft.

Culver City

Culver City High School January
2001
No No
St. Nicholas Ave. east of Braddock Dr.
Installed the first week of 2001
Southwestern
South
8
100m
Aerial Photo
50 ft.
West Los Angeles College (WLAC) 2005 Yes
metal
Adjustable Inside
Overland and Freshman Dr., east of Jefferson
10 lanes on the homestretch. Backstretch also marked for sprints. Throws are on the other side of the campus at the Hal Connely Throwing Center, no Javelin runway (anymore). Fake grass infield used for Arena Football practice.
Mondo
South
9
84m
Aerial Photo
90 ft.

Diamond Bar see Pomona and Walnut and Chino in Riverside County

Downey

Downey High School 2005 No No
Birchdale Ave. south of 5th St.
North of Lakewood and Firestore

Cal Tracks
East
9
100m
Aerial Photo
100 ft.
Warren High School 2005 No No
Paramount opposite Brookmill Rd., south of Firestone

Cal Tracks
East
9
100m
Aerial Photo
100 ft.

Glendale

Jack Davis (Hoover High School)
Crescenta Valley High School 2006 Yes
metal
No
Ramsdell Ave at the 210 Freeway (north east side), La Crescenta area
Around a fake grass infield. Sprint straight marked for both directions (reverse finishes at 90m). A new high school track with a real metal curb.
Cal Tracks Rekortan S
Northwest
8
95m
Aerial Photo
1440 ft.
Glendale Community College 2005 No Adj. Inside
N. Verdugo Rd. (Glendale Ave.) and E. Mountain St.
On its own terrace on the hillside. Shotput on a lower terrace on the south end. Enter through the tunnel--you have to go up hill opposite the finish line. ! Parking on the campus is minimal and enforced. Park across Verdugo Rd. down hill from the track. Sprints/hurdlesalso marked both directions on sprint straight, to finish at the 100m start.
Mondo
 Northeast
8
102m
Aerial Photo
760 ft.
Glendale High School 2006 Yes
metal
No
Colorado Blvd and Campus
Notable for the wide turns. 8 lanes on the sprint straight. Wide apron for horizontal jumps on the west side of the stadium. Around a fake grass infield. A new high school track with a metal curb.
Cal Tracks Rekortan S

Frank Wykoff GGG, Dwight Stones BB
South
6
79.5m
Aerial Photo
580 ft.

Glendora listed with Azusa (and Pomona)

Gardena

Serra High School 2001 No No
Marine and Van Ness
! Campus is protected by barb wire fences. The chute is on the opposite side of the track from the common finish, but all straightaway markings conform to the common finish.
 North
8
106m
Aerial Photo
45 ft.

Hawthorne

Hawthorne High School 2002 No No
Sundale and Broadway near Inglewood and El Segundo
An inner curb raises the track. Sprints/Hurdles run on backstretch where the chute is. Finish line offset 10m.
Mike Marsh
North
8
100m
Aerial Photo
70 ft.

Inglewood see also Hawthorne, Lawndale and Culver City

Inglewood High School January
2002
No No
Between Inglewood and Cedar, Kelso and Hillcrest
Separate location not on the High School Campus. Extra space (like a half a lane) next to the stands on straights and part of the north turn (narrowing to nothing at a concrete box at the center).
South
8
102m
Aerial Photo
80 ft.
Morningside High School November
2001
No No
107th St. and Yukon
! New, imposing spike fences protect the track in this notorious neighborhood--the school grounds are not protected in the same manner.
East
8
100m
Aerial Photo
75 ft.

La Canada/Flintridge

The following two tracks are within a couple hundred yards of each other.

La Canada High School 2003 No No
Foothill Blvd. and Oak Grove Dr.
Surrounding a fake grass infield, finish line offset 10m. Sprints and hurdles marked to run reverse on home stretch out of the chute. This is the southernmost of the two tracks
South
9
100m
Aerial Photo
1120 ft.
St. Francis High School 2004 No No
Foothill Blvd. near Oak Grove Dr.
Surrounding a fake grass infield, finish line offset 10m. Non-standard length track fits available space. This is the northern of the two tracks.
South
6
100m
Aerial Photo
1135 ft.

La Mirada

Biola University 2004 No No
On campus between Biola Ave. and LaMirada Blvd. north of Rosecrans and south of Imperial
This now takes the award for the stupidest facility built yet. First, it is not the right distance and is thus not a suitable competition facility. But considering what was already done to make this facility work, the minimal extra effort to make this into a suitable competition venue should have been completed. Frankly, it doesn't feel flat either. Worse yet, most (but not all) track markings are imperial. The 110H are marked, but the last 10m do not exist. The 440 hurdles are apparently marked relative to the start line, but the 4x100 appears to be marked relative to the finish line with no marked start line. Turns are broken-back, multi-radius. This is frequently lit at night and gets heavy walker/jogger usage and is already showing wear.
South
Non-Standard
3
91.5m
Aerial Photo
La Mirada High School Nov.
2004
No Yes, inside
Foster Road east of Adelta
This is the is the first high school I have seen recently built with a steeplechase water jump--probably because Biola did not construct a regulation facility around the corner. There is a huge, unmarked chute (high jump pad) beyond the finish line--I estimate 198 meters of straightaway. Hurdles marked both directions from different start lines on home stretch.
West
8
85m
Aerial Photo

Lancaster

Antellope Valley College Resurf.
1999
No Yes, inside grass
30th Street W and K Street--on west side of campus
There is a curb here, covered in AW surface material, but it never reaches a height that would make it legal. A curious thing about both tracks in Lancaster. Both have similar markings and both are wrong. Click picture to see details. One probably duplicated the other.
South, Imperial
8
102m
Aerial Photo
Quartz Hill High School   Yes No
60th Street W and L Street--on east side of school
Actually has a concrete curb that is legal or close to it in most places. Has lots of patch marks from repairs.
This also markings that are wrong. Click picture to see details.
Black
South, Imperial
9
102m
Aerial Photo

La Puente

La Puente High School 2006 No No
Glendora Ave. south of Temple Ave.
Enter school grounds from Hacienda Blvd. Surrounding a fake grass infield. Long chutes make for almost 180m of straightaway. Pull up and paralell bars built into surface next to finish chute.
Cal Track Rekortan S
East
8
100m
Aerial Photo
325 ft.

La Verne see also Pomona

Bonita High School, La Verne Sports Park 1999 No No
D St. and Outward Way--West of N. White Ave.
Looks old, though reported to be resurfaced in 1999. Major repair in the west turn, plus some other cut out patches. An inner curb raises the track. There is a 10th lane on the east turn, indicative of a conversion from imperial to metric. Also a chute but no calibrated lines on backstretch. No sign of a discus area.
Southwestern Seal Flex
East
9
100m
Aerial Photo
University of La Verne  

Yes
concrete

Adjustable Inside
1st Street and B Street
Some repairs have been made and others are needed (marked by spraypaint). Curb may not be a full 5cm everywhere but its close enough. No curb through the entire steeplechase area. Steeplechase finishes on backstretch. ! Has barricades and uses them. Lane 8 seems to be the hurdle storage area.
South
8
98m
Aerial Photo

Lawndale see also Hawthorne, Inglewood and Carson

Lawndale High School 2002 No No
Inglewood and Marine
Formerly this location was called Lloyde High School. They then closed High School, turned it into an Adult Education Center and removed the original track. This new track is a different location. The previous turf area here was pockmarked with all sorts of holes and weeds. The new turf is remarkably smooth, natural grass. Lots of construction still going on here. ! Imposing fences guard the campus
East
9
100m
Aerial Photo
50 ft.
Leuzinger High School 2002 No No
Avis and Rosecrans (1 block west of Prarie)
Long 109m straights, thus short, tight turns ! Imposing fences guard the campus
East
8
109m
Aerial Photo
45 ft.

Long Beach

Andrea Anderson G (Poly High School), Mike Tully S (Millikan High School), Kate Schmidt BB (Wilson High School)

California State University, Long Beach Resurf.
1999
Yes
metal
Adjustable H, Inside
Atherton entrance, near The Pyramid
I'm told they are now locking this at night, otherwise this is a very friendly place. An AW track here dates at least to the 70's. They have barriers, but I have never seen them in place.
Southwestern Eurortan
North
8
98m
Aerial Photo
15 ft.
Long Beach City College Resurf.
2004
Yes
concrete
Yes, kept in storage
Lew Davis Street and Clark
! Locked behind fences (that are difficult to climb because of the slats in the chain link holes) with nasty "No Trespassing" signs. Stadium management says the public is not welcome here. Steeplechase finishes in opposite direction. Concrete curb. Originaly Southwestern Martin ISS, now
Cal Track Rekortan Overlay

Kate Schmidt
South
9
91m
Aerial Photo
35 ft.

Los Angeles--City of

Since Los Angeles is so large, look for the general district notation. Also, many of the small cities listed in Los Angeles County fit in between areas of the monstorous Los Angeles City.

Note: Many Los Angeles area tracks were created as training facilities before the 1984 Olympics. USC, CSLA, CSUN, Birmingham, SMCC, ELAC, LASW and Rancho Cienega to name a few.

Sherri Howard G, Denean Howard S (Kennedy High School), Danny Everett GB (Fairfax High School), Johnny Gray B (Crenshaw High School), Kevin Young G, Florence Griffith-Joyner GGGSS (Jordan High School), Cornelius Johnson G (Los Angeles High School), Allyson Felix GSS (LA Baptist High School), Charles Dumas G (Jefferson High School), Quincy Watts GG (Taft High School), Cliff Bourland G (Venice High School)
92nd Street Elementary School 2000 No No
f
(Track near) 95th and Grape
Square 133m with relay zones marked for a 3 lap 4x100
Cal Track Cal Trax IMF
East
3
Aerial Photo
! Ahmanson Training Center 2000 No No
83rd and Osage. Westchester/LAX area
! This is the Police Training Academy and not open to the public. I am not sure of the distance of this rectangular track (four straightaways, two shorter than the others), it is definitely shorter than 400m. There are three painted lines but so far I can make no sense of the distance between start/finish lines--I have yet to get a measuring tape out there. There is a notable peak (thus an incline and decline) in the middle of each straight (all four). Lots of additional AW areas surfaced (obviously for police training purposes, not running).
Southwestern Eurotan
East
4
Aerial Photo
85 ft.
Banning High School 2002 No No
Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and Normandie--Wilmington/Harbor area
Now done with 6 lanes all the way around, 7.5 from the 200 start (including a strange partial lane). Finish line offset 10m.
Southwestern

Tonie Campbell
South
6
98m
Aerial Photo
20 ft.
Birmingham High School Resurf.
1989/2006
Yes
metal/plast.
No
Victory and Balboa--Van Nuys/Valley area
! Very friendly to runners until it closes, then it is locked behind multiple tall fences (weekends and after 10 p.m.) Originally built in 1982. ! Has barricades but rarely uses them.

Tartan APS
East
8
97m
Aerial Photo
725 ft.
Brentwood School 2002 No No
Sunset Blvd. and Barrington Place--Brentwood Area (hills north of West Los Angeles)
There is a dirt warm up lane around the outside, wide enough for two more lanes. Obviously the width was due to economics at this small private school. ! High security at this campus. Full time guard to keep you away and they are serious. Finish offset 8m.
South
6
98m
Aerial Photo
California State University, Los Angeles (CSLA) Resurf.
1991
(Yes)
metal
Stationary
Inside
Southwest corner of the campus near 10/710 interchange--East L.A. area
They apparently remove the curb outside of the track season. The stadium recently underwent some renovation though the track was not affected.. Steeplechase finishes in the opposite direction.
Southwestern Rekortan
North
8
98m
Aerial Photo
480 ft.
California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Resurf.
1995
Yes
metal
Adjustable, Outside
South of Lassen, Lindley and Halsted--Northridge/Valley area
I have a photo layout of this track as I explain how a track is marked. See the whole article.
Previously claimed by Southwestern Martin ISS Repairs by Zaino Current surfacing by Tartan APS

Valerie Brisco-Hooks GGGS, Alice Brown GGS
South
9
100m
Aerial Photo
910 ft.
Central High School #2 (Santee High School) 2005 No No
23rd St. and Maple--Downtown area
Brand new high school campus built into the location of a former dairy. High Jump pad next to the stands, not in the oval. Interesting both the field event runways seem to go uphill. Finish line offset 10m. ! Tall fences make this difficult to get into.

West
9
100m
Aerial Photo
Chaminade High School 1998 No No
Chaminade Ave. off Strathmore--West Hills/Valley area
373.4m makes for some strange calibrated start lines scattered along the home stretch. The lane lines are blue here to match school colors.

Southwestern Eurotan
East
non-standard
6
81m
Aerial Photo
840 ft.
Crenshaw High School 2008 No No
50th St. and 8th Avenue--Crenshaw District
Surrounding a fake grass infield

South
m
Aerial Photo
East Los Angeles College (ELAC) 1982
redone2003
(Yes) Adjustable Inside
Caesar Chavez Blvd./East L.A. area
The previously criticized, badly damaged track here has been removed and replaced with a beautiful new track with fake grass infield. I finally found they do have a curb. It is nicely stored on top of a stack of storage containers down the tunnel.
Mondo
West
8
99m
Aerial Photo
300 ft.
Fairburn Elementary School 2000 No No
Rochester & Westholme, north of Ohio
Westwood area near Beverly Hills
about 12.5 laps to a mile, triangular shape with a playground in the middle. Four narrow lanes and tight turns, I can't make sense of the calibrated start lines.

Cal Track Cal Trax IMF
East
4
Aerial Photo

Garfield High School was erroneously reported. When I visited it was still dirt

Granada Hills Charter High School 2006 No
No
Zelzah Ave. and Hiawatha Street, 1 block north of Devonshire--Granada Hills/Valley area, just north of CSUN
The first fake grass infield in the L.A. School District. This was paid for by a huge donation from Alum/NFL Great John Elway whose name is on the stadium. ! Locked behind multiple tall fences with signs that warn of video surveilance.
West
8
97m
Aerial Photo
1000 ft.
Harvard-Westlake High School 2004 No No
Coldwater Canyon S. of Ventura Blvd. Studio City/Valley area
This has been redone completely, with a new track and a new fake grass infield. Gone are the goofy partial lanes and the sinkholes. No start chute, 110m hurdles finish on a different finish line in the finish chute.

North
6
98m
Aerial Photo
690 ft.
L.A. Harbor College 2006 No No
Lagoon Dr. just west of Figueroa Place which paralells the 110 south of PCH
Harbor/Lomita area
Out of stupidity came another track. There was a dirt track here that was ruined by their need to expand an adjacent soccer field, chopping off the end of the track. That lasted a few years. Now a proper track has been constructed here. !Fine mesh fencing and security patrols make this very unfriendly.

East

8
85m
Aerial Photo
15 ft.
L.A. Memorial Coliseum

 

Yes Yes
Coliseum Drive and Menlo Avenue, just north of Martin Luther King Blvd. between Vermont and Hoover (south of Exposition)
Home of the 1932 and 1984 Olympics, then removed to make more space for the Raiders football games. The Raiders then vacated the stadium leaving the stadium without its historic track.
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East
8
m
Aerial Photo
L.A. Police Academy

 

No No
Academy Rd. east of Elysian Parkway
Paved 200y track with narrow lane lines. No calibrated start or finish lines.
Asphalt
 
6
Aerial Photo
L.A. Southwest College 1983 Yes*
metal/plast.
Stationary
Inside
Imperial and Western--Athens/South Central area near Inglewood
Signs say joggers are not welcome at night. Its an old track and is showing its age. *The curb on the steeplechase turn is missing.
Mondo
South
8
94m
Aerial Photo
160 ft.
L.A. Valley College 2006 No?*
Adjustable
Inside
Hatteras and Coldwater Canyon, north of Burbank Blvd.--Valley Village area
Striped. This is to become the premiere track in Southern California. 10 lanes of alternating stripes (2 lanes wide) surrounding a fake grass infield. West finish, but curiously the wind direction in this area of the valley usually goes that way. Most field events except vertical jumps are outside the oval. I haven't found javelin facilities yet, discus and hammer are on a small field with only about 180 feet to the fences. No curb installed (yet?) !!This track has some of the most intense, prison like, high, angled fencing protecting it. They look like they will protect it from public usage at all costs.
Mondo
West
10
84m
Aerial Photo
665 ft.
Locke High School 2002 NoNo
107th and San Pedro--Watts/South Central area
Black with blue lane lines. 10m offset finish line ! they have been extremely creative in making their fences inaccessable. There are no stadium lights here--they don't plan on holding any events at night.

Valerie Brisco-Hooks
East
8
100m
Aerial Photo
95 ft.
Loyola High School

resurf
2006

No No
Venice and Normandie, just west of downtown
Blue. Extra long straightaways and narrower turns
resurfaced by Cal Track Rekortan Overlay
West
6
108m
Aerial Photo
Occidental College 1983 (Yes)
metal
Adjustable
Inside
Campus Rd. and Westdale--Eagle Rock area near Glendale and Pasadena
Extra wide turns and short straightaways. It has been resurfaced since its original installation. After track season, the curb and steeplechase are kept in storage. ! Instead of barricades, they apparently place hurdles and steeplechase barriers on the track to force runners to the outer lanes. Security patrols frequently for unauthorized usage outsides of normal hours. Here's the school's website.
North
8
66m
Aerial Photo
550 ft.
Overland Avenue Elementary School


No No
Putney Road, south of Manning Avenue and Ashby Street, just east of Overland Avenue
An undersized 3-lane elementary school track. I estimate it at 110 meters with tight turns.
South
3
m
Aerial Photo
Notre Dame High School 2003 No No
Woodman and Riverside, Sherman Oaks area
The track still goes behind the stands.
West
8
85m
Aerial Photo
650 ft.
Palisades High School

2008

No No
Temescal Canyon Road and Bowdoin Street, between Sunset Blvd. and Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades area just west of Santa Monica

South
m
Aerial Photo
Rancho Cienega Park, Jackie Robinson Stadium Resurf.
1997
No No
Rodeo Road east of La Brea--Crenshaw District
A rare All Weather track at a public park. F
requently lit at night (lots of soccer in the infield), this is the most used track in Southern California.
Southwestern Eurotan
North
6
85m
Aerial Photo
Ribet Academy 2002 No No
San Fernando Rd. at the 2 Freeway, Glassell Park area
330.3m broken back track with the sharpest corners I have seen on a competitive track--the turns add about 2-3 seconds to a 400, in other words not suitable for competition. 12m offset finish line needed (because the sprinters need room to stop). Some marks on the track must be mismarked. Pronounce the name in your best basso profundo and you will know why the team mascot is the Toads.
South
Non-Standard
5
106m
Aerial Photo
San Pedro High School 2000 No No
West 17th and Alma--San Pedro Harbor area
The new stadium here is a major improvement from the 4 lane square track that used to be here.
South
8
Aerial Photo
125 ft.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Resurf.
Nov. 1999
Yes Adjustable
Inside
Sunset Blvd. east of Gayley--Westwood area
Dates at least to the 1970's. Replacing Rekortan which resurfaced in 1991, 1995 and 1999. The new installation reshaped the track, widening the turns significantly. See the website.
Southwestern Martin ISS


Jackie Joyner-Kersee GGGSB, Gail Devers GGG, Evelyn Ashford GGGGS, Florence Griffith-Joyner GGGSS, Janeene Vickers B, Danny Everett GB, Kevin Young G, Ato Bolden SBBB, Mike Marsh GGS, Benny Brown G, Millard Hampton GS, Maxie Parks G, Mike Larrabee GG, Joanna Hayes G, Jeanette Boldon G, Kate Schmidt B, Rafer Johnson GS, Yang Chuan-Kwang S, Mebrahtom Keflezighi S, Mike Tully S, Greg Foster S, Kate Schmidt BB, Craig Dixon B, Dawn Harper G, Sheena Tosta (Johnson) S

South
9
77m
Aerial Photo
375 ft.
University of Southern California (USC) Resurf.
1999, 2001
(Yes)
metal
Adjustable
Inside
McClintock entrance from Jefferson
Throughout most of the year, the curb is not on the track. Apparently when the school has their own home meets, they put it down but most other outsiders are not so privledged. Finish line offset 10m. With west orientation, sprints are run reverse down the homestretch (from relay zone to relay zone due to the offset). Steeplechase finishes in opposite direction The building of this nice cozy stadium, that seats maybe a few thousand, s