Silver Lake Reservoir Complex Master Plan

The Silver Lake Reservoir Complex Master Plan reimagines the fenced-off William Mulholland reservoirs at the heart of Silver Lake, taken out of drinking-water service in 2006, as a 116-acre public park designed by landscape architects Hargreaves Jones, at 1850 W Silver Lake Drive.

The plan pulls back the chain-link fences and wraps the Silver Lake and Ivanhoe reservoirs in a 2.5-mile landscaped promenade, with seating terraces and overlooks stepping down to the water, wetland terraces and footpaths, and habitat islands built for fish and birds. The Meadow grows into a larger park with an education center, gardens, a picnic grove and a play area; the Knoll gains shade structures and a nature trail; a Eucalyptus Grove overlook and an Ivanhoe observation platform frame views across the water; and the South Valley's recreation center and dog park are renovated behind a new entry plaza. A two-way bike trail along Silver Lake Boulevard completes the loop. The work is planned in two phases, beginning with Ivanhoe Reservoir, the Eucalyptus Grove, the Habitat Islands, the Knoll and the Meadow, and continuing with the East and West Narrows and the South Valley.