Southern Californians can still walk, hike and bike outdoors without violating Gov. Gavin Newsoms stay-at-home order, but public agencies are urging residents to stay home as much as possible, and many are urging people to wear masks when they go out.

Local, state and federal agencies have closed or severely limited access to beaches, parks, trails and forests. The result: Southern Californias freeways have seen dramatic reductions in traffic, and the areas residential streets and sidewalks have seen a surge in walkers.

And many are masked.

On April 1, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti urged Angelenos to start wearing masks on all outings not high-quality, hard-to-find N95 masks, which medical professionals need, but basic cloth masks and bandannas that might reduce the spread of droplets carrying the coronavirus. The same week, the CDC made the same recommendation for public settings.

L.A. Countys beaches, piers, beach bike paths, beach access points, public trails and trailheads are closed through at least April 19. That order covers beaches in every coastal city and unincorporated area of the county. The city of Los Angeles closed its hiking trails as well.

Stay at home, Garcetti has said. This is not a game where the city closes one venue and people chase and try to find one thats open. This is a moment to stay. Go for a walk around the block if you need to get out.

Heres an update on whats happening where. If you do go outside for a walk, remember these tips for keeping safe. Local and state officials stress the need to take greater care in maintaining a social distance of at least 6 feet from others.

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LAPD clears people from using the skate park at Venice Beach during the coronavirus Stay at Home order in Venice Beach. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)

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The sun sets as a lonely figure cycling up the First Street bridge towards Boyle Heights. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times)

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I miss going out. We do whatever we can do now, to stay active, says Alejandro flores, 17, who hits a baseball into the wide open field in Boyle Heights during his familys walk outside (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times)

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Matthew Huff, left, who has lived in Los Angeles for 10 years and works as a personal trainer and rideshare driver, works out with his friend Cuauhtli, last name not given, at a park in the Boyle Heights neighborhood in Los Angeles. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times)

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Wearing gloves and a mask, Robyn Freeman of Orange County prays after taking Communion on Sunday at the Godspeak Calvary Church in Newbury Park. Communion was given at the church using social distancing and other precautions. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)

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RMG, a business that normally supplies the Fashion District with cleaning supplies and toilet paper, is now offering those supplies to anyone who needs them during the coronavirus pandemic. Pedro Bermudez offers some of the supplies to a motorist. (Mariah Tauger/Los Angeles Times)

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Sisters Eleanor, 14, left, and Harper Ragle, 12, work on a nature journal for class while on the sidewalk near their home in Echo Park. Eleanor is writing about the details she sees in the bush beside her. I miss my friends, Eleanor said. Being out of school isnt as great as school. Eleanor made the cloth masks for her and her sister during an instructional Zoom call with a teacher at Renaissance Arts Academy. (Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times)

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McDonalds employees and supporters strike outside a McDonalds in Crenshaw demanding the company cover healthcare costs of any worker or immediate family member who gets sick from COVID-19. (Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times)

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A person who wishes to remain anonymous strikes from her car to support McDonalds employees who are demanding the company cover healthcare costs of any worker or immediate family member who gets sick from COVID-19 in Los Angeles. (Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times)

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A Palm Springs resident finds the serenity of a closed golf course at Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort the perfect place for afternoon reading during the coronavirus pandemic. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)

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June Gilmore, of Laguna Woods, uses a loud speaker and sign as her husband, Brian Gilmore, honks his horn while joining mostly Laguna Woods seniors protesting after learning nearby Ayres Hotel will be used to treat homeless COVID-19 patients. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

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Adeline Hernandez, 2, of Riverside seems perplexed by the yellow caution tape as she approaches the closed off swing sets at Ryan Bonaminio Park. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)

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A family walk with dogs as they cross quiet Hillside Road in Rancho Cucamonga as many residents observe stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)

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A man dressed as Superman advertises face masks along Washington Boulevard in Marina del Rey. When asked why he was out there and for his true identity he responded with a stern no and walked away. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti has requested all residents wear makeshift masks in public. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

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Cassidy Roosen, with Beach Cities Health District, holds up a sign that says, Were All in This Together, while waiting to direct cars at a drive-through, appointment-only coronavirus testing location at the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

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Spyder Surfboards store owner Dennis Jarvis, right, and his son Luke work on building skateboards as part of their drive-through skateboard building at their flagship store in Hermosa Beach. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

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Aniza Serrano hands out one of 400 free orchids that were ordered for the now canceled Easter services in front of a church in East Hollywood. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

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Grocery carts block off the front parking area as Best Buy is open for curbside pickup only during the coronavirus pandemic. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)

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On Sunset Boulevard in Los Feliz, Greg Barris, in cowboy hat, picks up fresh produce he ordered through County Line Harvest, a local vegetable farm. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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Chantael Duke, 32, sits on the steps off of Sunset Boulevard in Los Feliz. She lost her two jobs due to coronavirus closures. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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Juliann Hartman, center, and her husband, Butch, wave signs they created to cheer up people on Calabasas Road in Calabasas during the pandemic. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

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Grace Carter, 15, of Riverside, practices a dance routine at home after dance classes and school were canceled. She has to use the Zoom app on her iPhone to practice with her dance group."Its hard. My bedroom is a smaller space. I miss all my friends at the studio, Grace said. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)

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Dusk falls in a deserted downtown Los Angeles on April 2. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times)

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A man works from his home in Long Beach. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times)

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Jerome Campbell takes a walk along Ocean Boulevard at dusk in Long Beach. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times)

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A San Bernardino County healthcare worker takes a sample at a coronavirus drive-through testing site at the county fairgrounds in Victorville. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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A Metro general service employee disinfects a bench in Boyle Heights. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

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Vendors sell masks along San Pedro Street in the garment district of Los Angeles. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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A runner jogs past the Pottery Barn in Pasadena. Some businesses in the area have boarded up their stores. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Raquel Lezama and daughter Monica Ramos collect meals for the family at Manual Arts High School. Lezama was laid off from her $17.76-an-hour job at a Beverly Hills hotel. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Homeless artist Matteo defends his work against removal by the Los Angeles Sanitation Department and police in Venice. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

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Kylie Wortham, who was laid off because of the coronavirus, relaxes with a book in a hammock overlooking the beach in Huntington Beach. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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People wearing face masks shop at the Santa Monica farmers market. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

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A medical staff member enters Cedar Mountain Post Acute Care Facility in Yucaipa after 51 residents and six staff members tested positive for COVID-19. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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The Iron City Tavern in San Pedro tries an incentive to lure takeout customers. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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The streets of San Pedro are quiet as people remain in their homes due to the coronavirus. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)

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Healthcare workers gather outside UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center to call for further action from the federal government in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Kristen Edgerle of Victorville collects information from a blood donor before drawing blood at The Richard Nixon Presidential Library blood drive during the coronavirus pandemic in Yorba Linda. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)

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Jonathan Sanchez, manager of Choppys Produce Company at the LA Wholesale Produce Market, stands with an excess of inventory in the wake of the coronavirus Covid19 shutdown as LAs produce wholesalers are seeing their business decline over 80%. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

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A woman has the sidewalk all to herself while walking along California St. in downtown Ventura. Foot traffic is very light as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

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A city worker, wearing a protective suit and mask, sweeps around the Echo Park Community Center that is one of several recreation centers in Los Angeles that has been converted for homeless housing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The center is filled to capacity with over 30 beds available to the homeless. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

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Shauna Jin of Los Angeles, with her dog, Bodhi, practices social distancing with John Kiss of Los Angeles at the entrance of Runyon Canyon Park in Los Angeles. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

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A maintenance worker cleans the entrance of Runyon Canyon Park in Los Angeles. The park is closed to the public because of the coronavirus. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

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A lending library had some additional useful items, including a roll of toilet paper and cans of beans and corn, in a Hermosa Beach neighborhood. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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Protesters drive by the Getty House, the home of L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, in Hancock Park. Tenant advocates are demanding a total moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus crisis. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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Security guard Marcos Ayala of East Los Angeles helps the Hermosa Beach Police Department close off the Strand and a two-mile stretch of Hermosa Beach. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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