Will Rogers State Park Beach
Pacific Palisades
Will Rogers - sometimes known as Ginger Rogers Beach - has been LA's unofficial gay beach since the 1960s. About 15 miles from West Hollywood, the stretch for fun in...
- Public beach
- Food & drink
- Fun & games
- Water fun
West Street Beach
Laguna Beach
If you've seen the MTV reality show about Laguna, you haven't seen West Street Beach, which draws a gay crowd all the way from West Hollywood. On the south end of...
- Public beach
- Fun & games
Hermosa Beach Strand
Hermosa Beach
Beach volley ball reigns along The Strand or boardwalk at Hermosa Beach. Beautiful bodies are also roller blading, skateboarding, surfing, paddle boarding and sun...
- Public beach
- Food & drink
- Outdoor Adventure
- Bicycle
- Water sport & adventure
Billionaires' Beach
Malibu
Carbon Beach is the official name of Billionaires' Beach, the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) crescent in front of the homes of some 70 rich-and-famous like David Geffen, Rob...
- Public beach
- Walking
El Matador Beach
Malibu
El Matador Beach is a hidden rocky cove guys often favor, but the postcard-perfect beach with sea caves is not as isolated as you might think. It's popular for photo...
- Public beach
Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach
Just south of LAX and about 35 minutes from downtown, the beach at Manhattan Beach is straight out of a beach-party movie with volleyball, surfing and sunbathing. A...
- Public beach
- Food & drink
- Bicycle
- Fun & games
- Walking
- Water fun
Redondo County Beach
Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach claims to be where surfing was born, at least in Southern California where Henry Huntingon engaged a Hawaiian surfer in 1907 to promote his Los...
- Public beach
- Fun & games
- Playground
- Sports
- Water sport & adventure
Malibu Lagoon State Beach (Surfrider Beach)
Malibu
Malibu Lagoon State Beach where Malibu Creek enters the Pacific, is much more than place to spread a beach towel. It's home to Surfrider Beach, heart of the...
- Public beach
- Food & drink
- Park
- Eco Tourism
- Architecture
- Museum
- Water sport & adventure
Muscle Beach Venice
Venice
Muscle Beach Venice - originally known as Venice Beach Weightlifting Pen - is an outdoor platform and sandbox for pumping iron on Ocean Front Walk, but its roots go...
- Urban beach
- Sports
Paradise Cove
Malibu
While technically a public beach, Paradise Cove is in front of the privately owned Paradise Cove Beach Cafe where you can rent beach beds, chaise lounges, umbrellas...
- Public beach
- Water fun
- Food & drink
San Onofre State Beach
San Clemente
Ninety-minutes south of Los Angeles, San Onofre is a renown surfing beach where you can also swim, bike, camp, surf fish and dig for clams.
- Public beach
- Water sport & adventure
Santa Monica Beach
Santa Monica
The Santa Monica Beach stretches 3.5 miles (5.6 k), connected by a bike path with Will Rogers State Park to the north and Venice Beach to the South. Its historic...
- Public beach
- Fun & games
- Food & drink
- Cultural & Historical
- Bicycle
- Amusement Park
- Water sport & adventure
- Water fun
- Playground
Topanga Beach
Malibu
Topanga, a Los Angeles County Beach just past Pacific Palisades, is popular for swimming, surfing, fishing and picnicking. The nearby Topanga State Park offers...
- Public beach
- Food & drink
- Water fun
- Water sport & adventure
Venice Beach
Venice
Venice is a beach with happy hours before and after the sun goes down. It is a beachside Greenwich Village, attracting the artistic, the creative and the bizarre....
- Public beach
- Water sport & adventure
- Water fun
- Walking
- Fun & games
- Food & drink
- Bicycle
Zuma Beach
Malibu
Zuma Beach, the outdoor set for "Bay Watch" and the last scene in "Planet of the Apes," is a broad strip of sand offering a slew of outdoor activities: surfing,...
- Public beach
- Water sport & adventure
- Water fun
- Cultural & Historical
