Hiking is very cheap for virtually all of Los Angeles, the second largest city in America. This is because: - 88% of households have a car, enabling them to ge

Hiking is very cheap for virtually all of Los Angeles, the second largest city in America. This is because: - 88% of households have a car, enabling them to get to a hike [1] - the average vehicles per household is 1.6 [1], thus the average across 2 households is 3 cars. Considering most people to hiking with friends, this greatly increases the chance a vehicle is available regularly. - there are many hikes available in state parks in the Santa Monica mountains within 15 miles of the majority of the population - parking is very cheap. I agree that rock climbing or kite surfing are way more expensive, but there is little substitute for a good hike.