Top rated Beaches in Los Angeles, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Beaches in Los Angeles

Experience the best that Los Angeles has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 50 places from Beach category.

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Bluff Cove Trail

Beach

👍👍 My wife and I have visited Shipwreck Cove/Bluff Cove Trail several times now, and we absolutely love it. This hidden gem of a hiking trail offers breathtaking views of the cliffs and ocean, without the crowds that you typically find at other popular hiking spots in LA. The trail itself is not very...

4.90 (215 reviews) (~32.44 km from centre)

Bayshore Beach

Beach

👍👍 This little shore have entertained me has a kid and now my children. It has gotten better now compare to my childhood you can walk, eat and be in the water peacefully very family oriented.

4.90 (39 reviews) (~34.65 km from centre)

Torrance County Beach

Beach

👍👍 I went to visit my sister today and just typed in beaches near me and this beach popped up. This beach is out of a movie it felt so right being there supper romantic for date night. I parked my car and just took in the breeze there were a few people out just relaxing I loved it

4.80 (453 reviews) (~30.07 km from centre)

Manhattan Beach

Beach

👍👍 Really like Manhattan Beach. It’s got great big clean beaches, lots of bar and restaurant options, and best of all…it has not been overrun by homeless encampment tents like some other beach areas (eg Venice Beach - which is now sadly a place to avoid). Manhattan beach is clean, upscale and awesome!...

4.80 (444 reviews) (~24.67 km from centre)

White Point Beach

Beach

👍👍 Beautiful rocky beach. A little dirty. People are nasty like cmon keep our beaches clean!!! Many tide pools, lil crabs, sea anemones, hermit crabs, and we saw a sea lion!! Much wildlife it’s beautiful.

4.80 (220 reviews) (~38.26 km from centre)

Rancho Palos Verdes Beach

Beach

👍👍 I have lived in Southern Cali for most of my life and there at places that I have not visited as of yet but thanks to a friend of mine we stopped at this beach tucked away near Trumps Golf Course. Parking for this location is tricky but plenty of space should you be in the area during the week in t...

4.80 (99 reviews) (~37.54 km from centre)

Huntington Beach

Beach

This 3.5-mile stretch of beach & pier draws crowds & hosts pro surfing & volleyball competitions.

4.70 (13.8K reviews) (~49.44 km from centre)

Playa Del Rey Beach

Beach

Broad, peaceful sandy beach featuring volleyball courts, a paved bike path & fire pits.

4.70 (2.4K reviews) (~22.12 km from centre)

Sunset Beach

Beach

😐 Gridlocks Breaks is a Pacific Palisades surfing break, misnamed "Sunset Beach" for the adjacent Sunset Blvd intersection with PCH. There's no "Beach" (well, maybe 8 inches of sand at extreme low tide), no parking except on PCH, Gladstones or the strip mall across PCH. There is a Lifeguard station,...

4.70 (1K reviews) (~28.51 km from centre)

Avenue H Beach Lifeguard Tower

Beach

👍 From dusk until dawn, I've been a visitor here for decades & I've felt generally safe at this stretch of sand that is Torrance Beach. Definitely the calmest of the beaches in the Los Angeles area. To be able to embrace a bit of peace & quiet in this brutal city is to be appreciated. Used to be able...

4.70 (430 reviews) (~29.31 km from centre)

Sunset Beach

Beach

👍 Like other adjacent beaches, this one isn't overrun with people, yet the sunset views are just as good or better. The parking space is large enough to accommodate multiple vehicles, however it should be locked securely.

4.70 (173 reviews) (~41.44 km from centre)

Will Rogers Beach State Park

Beach

👍👍 WR BEACH is one of the cleanest beaches So. Cal., located along Pacific Palisades by the PCH. It has plenty of amenities from bathrooms, bike/walk path, volleyball courts and parking lots. Despite its proximity to Santa Monica, you won’t find yourself fighting crowds here. I’d say one of the perks o...

4.70 (135 reviews) (~26.64 km from centre)

Royal Palms Beach Park

Beach

👍👍 Beautiful secluded area on the right side of White Point Beach. We love walking on the rocks when it’s low tide. We see lots and lots of small snails and some sea urchins in the tide pools. It’s a nice place to have a picnic without getting wet and with an awesome view. They have benches and palm tr...

4.70 (91 reviews) (~37.96 km from centre)

Rat Beach

Beach

Secluded local beach, framed by steep cliffs & rocky terrain & reached by a maintained trail.

4.70 (82 reviews) (~31.14 km from centre)

Santa Monica State Beach

Beach

👍👍 A beautiful state beach near the Santa Monica Pier. Also not far from Los Angeles. You can swim, sunbathe, ride a bike, run or go for a walk... or just relax and unwind. The beach is also ideal for flying drones.

4.70 (65 reviews) (~23.69 km from centre)

Huntington City Beach

Beach

Lively city beach featuring surfing, volleyball, concessions, the Huntington Beach Pier & more.

4.70 (63 reviews) (~49.37 km from centre)

Sunset County Beach

Beach

👍👍 Clean Safe and quiet if you want to relax be close from parking to a short walk to the beach water this is your place. Lifeguards are alert and it’s a real relaxing time with not too many people.

4.70 (55 reviews) (~40.58 km from centre)

Santa Monica State Beach

Beach

👍👍 Fantastic spot to park and get easy access to the pier and beach. We paid only $7 which I thought was a steal!

4.70 (46 reviews) (~24.02 km from centre)

Mothers Beach

Public beach

Playground, picnic tables & other kid-friendly attractions at a surf-free sheltered beach.

4.60 (3K reviews) (~21.4 km from centre)

Santa Monica Beach

Beach

Iconic 3.5-mi. beach with a promenade & pier, featuring an amusement park & restaurants.

4.60 (1.5K reviews) (~24 km from centre)

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Top rated Beaches in Los Angeles, United States