Annenberg Community Beach House

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Annenberg Community Beach House

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🏖️ Beach · Santa Monica

3 hours · Free · Check website for reservations

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 60 min drive
    From Arcadia · Parking: Beach House lot charges by the hour (about $3/hour, summer day rate about $12), full before noon on summer weekends
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Handles heat · Great on sunny days · Wind-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3 hours
    Best seasons: Summer · Spring · Fall

A public beach club north of Santa Monica: a free beach playground and splash pad, showers for rinsing off sand, a shaded terrace cafe, and a historic pool open for a fee in summer; the easiest place in Los Angeles to take little kids to the ocean.

💡 Tips
Pool admission in summer requires a reservation (about $4–10 per person); the beach and playground are free year-round. A boardwalk runs across the sand almost to the water, so strollers can go a long way.

What this place offers

✓beach
✓splash pad
✓playground
✓pool
✓restrooms
✓showers
✓coffee

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This weekend's weather in Santa Monica

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Sunny · 76–89°F · 0% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 75–84°F · 0% rain

Location

Santa Monica, California

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