5/5 Jack B. 8 months ago on Google
This
is
one
of
my
top
go-to
beaches
in
Los
Angeles
County
for
several
reasons.
I
love
Venice
and
Santa
Monica,
but
sometimes
traffic
is
just
more
than
I
can
deal
with,
and
parking
can
be
almost
impossible
on
busy
weekends
or
holidays.
I've
never
had
that
problem
at
Dockweiler.
It
will
get
a
little
busy
and
if
you're
using
the
paid
parking
you
may
have
to
wait
awhile
but
compared
to
other
places
in
Los
Angeles
County
it's
just
not
as
bad.
There's
a
park
on
Vista
del
Mar
overlooking
dyockweiler
and
Playa
del
Rey
and
there
is
no
cost
for
parking
there.
You'll
want
to
get
there
well
before
sunset
though
because
those
free
spots
will
fill
up
pretty
quickly.
The
same
goes
for
the
neighborhood
down
the
street
off
of
Waterview.
If
you've
seen
very
many
Los
Angeles
beach
pictures
on
social
media
there's
a
real
good
chance
you've
seen
some
taken
from
this
neighborhood
and
for
very
good
reason.
All
of
this
area
is
great
for
shutterbugs
like
me.
It
still
gets
pretty
busy,
however
relatively
speaking
traffic
and
parking
are
much
easier
to
deal
with
in
general
at
Dockweiler
and
the
aforementioned
spots
off
of
Vista
del
Mar.
There
are
a
number
of
other
reasons
why
you
can
get
some
great
pictures
in
this
part
of
the
bay.
Some
of
the
other
hassles
you
might
run
into
in
the
more
crowded
beaches
are
far
less
pronounced
here...
I
mean
it's
L.A.
so
some
things
just
go
with
the
territory,
but
if
you
haven't
been
living
in
a
complete
vacuum
you
should
be
just
fine
here.
You
can
see
all
the
way
to
the
Santa
Monica
Pier
and
the
Santa
Monica
Mountains
so
if
you
have
the
right
lens
you
might
save
yourself
some
of
the
common
hassles
most
tourists
will
deal
with.
There's
a
great
deal
of
paid
parking
right
down
on
the
beach.
I've
never
seen
it
jump
up
in
price
as
crazy
as
it
does
in
the
more
famous
beaches,
although,
like
all
of
the
beach
parking
in
the
area,
prices
do
vary
from
day
to
day.
One
of
the
greatest
things
about
Dockweiler
Beach
is
that
they
have
pits
specifically
for
fires.
I've
seen
plenty
of
people
bringing
RVs
and
grills
and
cooking
out
on
the
beach,
or
in
the
parking
lot,
on
more
than
one
occasion.
It
is
one
of
the
only,
if
not
the
only
beach
in
Los
Angeles
County
that
you
can
have
a
fire.
Keep
in
mind
that
is
contingent
on
environmental
conditions
and
sometimes,
due
to
dry
conditions,
fires
temporarily
will
not
be
permitted.
Along
with
the
fire
pits,
and
easy
access,
there's
so
much
more
space
available...
So
it's
not
uncommon
to
find
fun
stuff
going
on
here
after
dark.
In
a
previous
job
I
rented
members
of
a
famous
band
a
generator
and
ended
up
getting
invited
to
a
private
birthday
party
where
they
performed
that
night
down
on
Dockweiler.
That
sort
of
thing
is
pretty
common
at
this
beach.
Between
the
overlooking
park
(with
playground),
easy
access
from
above
with
footpaths,
lots
of
relatively
affordable
parking,
plenty
of
bathrooms,
great
views,
bike
paths
fire
pits
and
lots
of
fun
activity
after
dark,
Dockweiler
really
has
something
to
offer
everyone.
Be
safe
and
have
fun!
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