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Woodland Hills, Los Angeles — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Woodland Hills is a district of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley, grouped with Tarzana and Canoga Park as the South Valley.
About Woodland Hills
Where to stay in Woodland Hills
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Woodland Hills is a residential district of Los Angeles, and it holds few hotels of its own. Very few rooms sit inside the district. It sits among the San Fernando Valley communities of the South Valley, with Tarzana, Encino, and Canoga Park close on either hand, so most visitors base themselves elsewhere in Los Angeles and drive in.
If you want a quiet Valley base away from the coast and downtown, these streets near Reseda and West Hills answer it.
About Woodland Hills
What are the main landmarks in Woodland Hills?
Woodland Hills takes its bearings from its neighbours rather than from monuments. The district holds the western end of the South Valley within the San Fernando Valley. Canoga Park and West Hills sit just past its streets.
Tarzana and Encino run along the valley floor toward the rest of Los Angeles, while Reseda lies across the flats, so the place is read by the company it keeps.
What is the history of Woodland Hills?
Woodland Hills shares its past with the other San Fernando Valley communities that Los Angeles drew together in the South Valley. Canoga Park, Reseda, Tarzana, and Winnetka grew alongside it. The seven neighbourhoods of the South Valley took shape on the valley floor as the city reached west.
Encino and West Hills complete the set. They rose together.
Where is Woodland Hills?
Woodland Hills lies on the San Fernando Valley floor of Los Angeles, at the western end of the South Valley beside Canoga Park and Tarzana.
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Updated September 2026