Dockweiler Beach, Los Angeles

Name: Dockweiler Beach
Address: 12501 Vista del Mar, Los Angeles, 90293, United States
Telephone: (310) 305-9523

#755 among attractions in Los Angeles

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Facts and practical information

Dockweiler State Beach is a beach in Los Angeles, California, with 3.75 miles of shoreline and a hang gliding practice and training area. Although a unit of the California state park system, it is managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors. Part of the park is located directly under the flight path of the adjacent Los Angeles International Airport. The 91-acre property was established in 1948. Originally part of Venice-Hyperion Beach State Park, it was renamed in honor of prominent early Angeleno Isidore B. Dockweiler in 1955. ()

Established: 1948 (76 years ago)Coordinates: 33°55'53"N, 118°26'10"W

Address

12501 Vista del MarSilicon Beach (Playa del Rey)Los Angeles 90293 United States

Contact

(310) 305-9523

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Day trips

Dockweiler Beach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Toyota Sports Center, Theme Building, Automobile Driving Museum, Marvin Braude Bike Trail.

2.8 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Ice rink
Toyota Sports Center, Los Angeles
73 min walk • The Toyota Sports Center, nestled in the bustling city of Los Angeles, serves as a premier sports venue and training facility. This state-of-the-art complex is widely recognized as the official practice facility of the Los Angeles Kings, the city's esteemed NHL team...
2.1 miNE
Welton Becket, Tower, Observation decks and towers
Theme Building, Los Angeles
55 min walk • The Theme Building is an iconic Space Age structure at Los Angeles International Airport. Influenced by "Populuxe" architecture, it is an example of the Mid-century modern design movement later to become known as "Googie".
2.6 miE
Museum
Automobile Driving Museum, Manhattan Beach
66 min walk • The Automobile Driving Museum is an automotive museum located at 610 Lairport Street, El Segundo, California, USA. The museum is nonprofit 501 organization, founded in 2002 by car collectors Stanley Zimmerman and architect Earl Rubenstein.
2.5 miSE
Bike trail
Marvin Braude Bike Trail, Manhattan Beach
63 min walk • The Marvin Braude Bike Trail, also partly known as The Strand, is a paved bicycle path that runs mostly along the shoreline of Santa Monica Bay in Los Angeles County, California.
1.5 miSE
Museum
ESMoA, Manhattan Beach
38 min walk • ESMoA is an "art laboratory" located in El Segundo, California. It was founded in 2013 by Eva Sweeney, Brian Sweeney and Bernhard Zünkeler. Its mission is to spread the spark of creativity through the display and education of visual arts.
2.8 miN
Universities and schools
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
72 min walk • Loyola Marymount University is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. It is located on the west side of the city, near Playa Vista. LMU is also the parent school to Loyola Law School located in downtown Los Angeles.
2.8 miSE
33°54'42"N • 118°23'38"W
The Lakes Golf Course, Los Angeles
71 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
2.7 miN
33°58'11"N • 118°26'46"W
UCLA Marina Aquatic Center, Los Angeles
69 min walk • Sailing, Marina, Sport complex
2.5 miE
Area
El Segundo, Los Angeles
63 min walk • El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments.
~410 ftSE
Street
Imperial Highway, Los Angeles
2 min walk • The Imperial Highway is a west-east thoroughfare in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial in California.
2.1 miNE
Museum, Art gallery
Ben Maltz Gallery, Los Angeles
53 min walk • The Ben Maltz Gallery at the Otis College of Art and Design is an art space in Los Angeles, California.