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Cabrillo Beach – Harbor Beach
Cabrillo Harbor Beach (aka Harborside) is located at Cabrillo Beach Park next to the public boat...
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Cabrillo Beach – Ocean Beach
Cabrillo Ocean Beach (aka Oceanside) is on the ocean side of Cabrillo Beach Park in the San Pedro...
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Dockweiler State Beach
Dockweiler State Beach is the long beach west of the LAX Airport in the Playa Del Rey District of...
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Dockweiler State Beach – South Beach
The South Beach in Dockweiler State Beach is at what is known as the Bluff Parking Lot. The main...
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Dockweiler State Beach RV Park
Dockweiler State Beach is a popular long wide sandy beach near the LAX Airport in the Playa Del Rey...
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Marina Peninsula Beach
South of Venice Beach and the Venice Fishing Pier is a peninsula formed between the ocean and the...
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Playa Del Rey Beach
Playa Del Rey Beach is the wide sandy beach in front of the Playa Del Rey neighborhood of Los...
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Point Fermin Park Beach
Point Fermin Beach is below the steep bluffs of Point Fermin Park and Lighthouse in the San Pedro...
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Royal Palms Beach
Royal Palms Beach is the former site of a hot springs resort in the San Pedro District of LA that...
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Sunset Point Beach
Sunset Point Beach, aka Sunset Beach, is located in the Pacific Palisades district of Los Angeles...
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Venice City Beach
Venice City Beach is the main beach in the Venice District of Los Angeles. It stretches from the...
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Venice Pier Beach
The Venice Pier Beach is at the long fishing pier jutting out into the Pacific Ocean from the...
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White Point Beach
White Point Beach is below the steep bluffs at what is officially named "Whites Point" in the San...
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Will Rogers State Beach
Will Rogers State Beach is a state park operated by Los Angeles County that occupies the entire...
Articles
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Southern California Beach Webcams
Want to know what it’s like on the Southern California Coast right now? We have compiled a list of live web cams from Santa Monica to San Diego. So take […]
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The Sunken City of San Pedro in Los Angeles – Where Geology Meets Art
Located next to the Point Fermin Lighthouse (about 9 miles SW of Long Beach and very near Rancho Palos Verdes), you’ll find one of the most intriguing places in all […]
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Shark Attack Locations in California 2000-Present
Everyone has heard about shark attacks on the California coast over the years, but where do they happen the most? We decided to dive into the data on California shark […]
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Beach Camping Los Angeles
There are only a few beach camping opportunities near Los Angeles and only one of those campgrounds is on the shores of Santa Monica Bay, Dockweiler State Beach. And Dockweiler […]
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Beaches near LAX Airport
Millions of personal and business travelers fly through Los Angeles International Airport each year and many have time to stop at the beach before or after their flights. LAX Airport […]
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California Sandcastle Contests and Festivals
Kids aren’t the only ones who love building sandcastles at the beach. Many professional sandcastle artists compete at annual events that allow them to show off their skills and creative […]
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The Lost Surf Breaks of California
Sign near the gate at Hollister Ranch Over time California has lost access to some of its surf breaks. In most cases it’s because of private land ownership, state park […]
Maps
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Best Tide Pools in Southern California
Here’s a map of the best tide pools at Southern California beaches. From Point Loma in San Diego to Leo Carrillo State Park in Malibu there are many areas where […]
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Beaches on Santa Monica Bay
The Los Angeles area has some of the finest wide sandy beaches in all of Southern California. The majority of these popular strands are on Santa Monica Bay. This nearly […]
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The Historic Fishing Piers in California
Fishing has always been a big coastal activity in California, long before surfing became popular in the 1960’s. During the second half of the 1800’s and in the early 1900’s […]
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The Best Beaches on Catalina Island
Santa Catalina Island is unique in many ways, but especially when it comes to land ownership. Most of the island is owned by the Catalina Island Conservancy, a non-profit that […]
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Marvin Braude Bike Trail in Los Angeles
The best bike route in the Los Angeles area is “The Strand,” which is officially named the Marvin Braude Bike Trail and follows the shores of Santa Monica Bay. This famous […]
Attractions
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Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park
When you finally see the Watts Tower that you may have heard about, it boggles the mind that someone could create such an intricate network of sculpted metals and tiles. […]
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Los Angeles Zoo
The Los Angeles Zoo is located in the heart of the nation’s second-largest city. Each year 1.3 million visitors pass through the gates to view a collection of 1,200 animals […]
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Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is located behind Cabrillo Harbor Beach in the San Pedro district of Los Angeles. It is one of the larger and older aquariums on the California coast […]
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The Getty Center Museum
The Getty Center, named for J. Paul Getty, sits high on a hill at the edge of the Santa Monica Mountains with incredible views of Los Angeles. This large site […]
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The Getty Villa
The Getty Villa, is a facility that J. Paul Getty never lived in, but had built to house a portion of his expansive art collection. It is a copy of […]
Hotels
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The Standard Hotel Los Angeles
From its elegant marble lobby to its more than 200 mid-century-styled guestrooms, The Standard Hotel Los Angeles rises to new heights of enjoyment in Downtown LA. This hip Southern California […]
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Venice on the Beach Hotel
Simplistically designed in crisp beach hues, the 60 guestrooms and suites of Venice on the Beach Hotel offer comfort and convenience, set amidst the stunning scenery of popular Venice Beach. […]
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Pedro – Port of Los Angeles