Will Rodgers State Beach, Pacific Palisades
Millions of people became familiar with this beach through the hit program Baywatch in the 90s. And it wasn't just fiction, the director of the series worked as a lifeguard on this particular beach.
Yet today, it is almost a secret beach....OK, nothing is secret in LA......Let's just put it this way. No-one talks about this beach. It gets much less publicity than Santa Monica Beach, Venice, Manhattan, Redondo Beach......
Why? Because it is in low-profile Pacific Palisades.
Just north of Santa Monica on the Pacific Coast Highway, the beach is easy to reach. One just has to go to Santa Monica on the 10 Freeway, and from Santa Monica one gets directly to the Pacific Coast Highway. Travel a few miles north, and the beach is off the highway, with two large parking lots.
Just north of Santa Monica on the Pacific Coast Highway, the beach is easy to reach. One just has to go to Santa Monica on the 10 Freeway, and from Santa Monica one gets directly to the Pacific Coast Highway. Travel a few miles north, and the beach is off the highway, with two large parking lots.
But here is the thing. In LA, people don't just go to Pacific Palisades....unless you have something to do there. It is not exactly in the way (the 405 is miles away) , and the exclusive residential area does little to attract people. So the beach remains relatively quiet.
It is a pity, because it is one of the best beaches in Los Angeles.
Photos: Andrés Raab
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