The overlook is named in honor of Fryman canyon resident Nancy Hoover Pohl, who for more than 60 years fought to curb development in the Santa Monica Mountains and to create local parkland. Located on the north side of Mulholland Drive, the Nancy Hoover Pohl Overlook provides views of the San Fernando Valley, a 40-car parking lot, a physical fitness course, and access into the canyon trails below. The Overlook was built concurrently with Universal City Overlook in 1984 in preparation for the Summer Olympics.

To the east, the Hollywood Sign and Griffith Park Observatory are clearly visible, and to the north the San Fernando Valley. Daniel Overlook Above the Hollywood Bowl is situated to provide a beautiful view of the Hollywood Bowl Amphitheater, downtown Los Angeles, and, on a clear day, the ocean and Catalina Island. The most easterly of the MRCA’s Scenic Overlooks, the Jerome C. Fine, includes a large paved parking area and a short trail to viewpoints with a stunning view of the upper fork of Fryman Canyon, the San Fernando Valley, the Simi Hills, and the San Gabriel Mountains. On the north side of Mulholland Drive, the developed overlook named for local conservationist, Barbara A. The MRCA maintains seven scenic overlooks on Mulholland Scenic Parkway. Mulholland Highway starts in the City of Calabasas and twists through the Santa Monica Mountains for thirty miles to Leo Carrillo State Beach. Eight miles of the Scenic Parkway from the 405 freeway west to Woodland Hills remain unpaved, and are subject to closure.

The winding route starts west of the 101 Freeway in Hollywood, and offers panoramic city, mountain and ocean views. Mulholland, as a scenic road that would transport city dwellers to the mountains and beaches. Constructed in 1924, twenty four-mile Mulholland Drive in the City of Los Angeles was envisioned by the famous Water Bureau Chief and City Engineer, William D. The fifty five-mile Mulholland Scenic Parkway and Corridor is one of the most famous thoroughfares in the country.

The Upper Los Angeles River and Tributaries Working Group.

Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority Park Ordinance.

Mulholland drive view