L.A.'s great people-watching strip: street performers, the Venice Beach Skatepark, the outdoor weights of Muscle Beach and a wide soft-sand beach with mountain views up the coast.
- Address
- Beach pavillion in, 517 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291
- Hours
- Open daily (public boardwalk; hours not verified)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 1.5 h
- Price
- Free; several paid beachside lots (Time Out LA, 2026)
- Price level
- $
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Street parking is usually jammed; use one of the beachside lots or bike in on the Strand
- Go late afternoon for skaters and sunset; the boardwalk is grimier after dark
- Walk inland a few blocks to the Venice Canals and Abbot Kinney Boulevard