When green is White: The cultural politics of race, nature and social exclusion in a Los Angeles urban national park

► Patterns of park (non)use are configured by socio-cultural and socio-spatial factors. ► Ethno-racial differences in park use reflect ideologies of park-making and management. ► Social exclusion of Latinos from parks may explain lower presence in national parks. ► The historical production of White natures seems to affect park (non)use by Latinos. ► The cultural politics of nature is a useful frame to explore park (non)use.