Marina del Rey Sports & Outdoors Tips by giampiero6 Top 5 Page for this destination

Rent Blades or a Bike and Cruise the Bike Path

One of LA's nicest tourist attractions is the long bike path that snakes its way through the sands of the beach. It's mostly flat and winds it's way from Pacific Palisades in the North all the way past the Santa Monica Pier, the Venice (Freak) Boardwalk, through the Marina and across the Channel down to Playa del Rey and Manhattan Beach. It's a full days ride but any portion of it is extremely pleasant. You can stop off at cafes, restaurants and bars and watch beautiful, the weird, and the insane.

Equipment: You can rent Blades, Skates and Bikes all along the path, but in the Marina, there are several Kiosks on Washington at the beach. See the prices in the pic. This is a place on Washington right by the board walk.

Directions: Washington at the Beach.

Theme: Biking

Surfing is OK . Better Down at Venice Pier

If you are a surf accionado, the Marina beach is not the perfect place for it. It's great for body surfing on a summer day, but for board surfing most days aren't that great. The waves break really flat and pretty close to shore and unless there's a good swell, you won't find much to surf on. Water temperature in the Santa Monica Bay is never really that warm. In June it's about 65 degrees. Later in the summer you MIGHT get up to about 70-72. That's fine for me, but some people feel it's too cold for swimming etc.

Address: Washington Blvd at the Pacific Ocean.

Directions: Take Washington Blvd until it hits the ocean. Decent suring can be found to the right of Venice Pier.

Theme: Surfing