Tongva Park is a park in

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. The park is named after the indigenous

Tongva people The Tongva ( ) are an Indigenous people of California from the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands, an area covering approximately . Some descendants of the people prefer Kizh as an endonym that, they argue, is more historicall ...

, who have lived in the Los Angeles area for thousands of years. The park is located just south of Colorado Avenue, between Ocean Avenue and Main Street. The park includes an amphitheater, playground, garden, fountains, picnic areas, and restrooms. An overlook offers scenic views of the

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and of the

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. Notable trees in the park include "Morty," a large Moreton Bay Fig Tree (''Ficus macrophylla'') and the "Three Amigos," three Rusty Fig (''Ficus rubiginosa'') trees each weighing over 100 tons. The "Three Amigos" were moved 550 ft from their prior location at the intersection of Main Street and Olympic Drive and replanted in the park. A Santa Monica City Ordinance prohibits smoking in any City park. The park was dedicated on October 13, 2013.

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Official website
maintained by the City of Santa Monica

at

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