Puddingstone Lake Beach (Bonelli Park)

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Puddingstone Lake Beach (Bonelli Park)

Photo: dsearls · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

🏖️ Beach · San Dimas

3 hours · Free · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 3.0
1–3 yrs
★ 4.0
3–5 yrs
★ 4.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 20 min drive
    From Arcadia · Parking: Entry about $10–12 per car, dedicated lot at the swim area
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Little shade
    Handles heat · Great on sunny days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3 hours
    Best seasons: Summer · Spring · Fall

Frank G. Bonelli Park in San Dimas wraps around the 250-acre Puddingstone Reservoir; the summer swim beach is shallow with lifeguards, and the shore has playgrounds, picnic grills and a flat loop road where big kids ride bikes while little ones watch the ducks and the anglers.

💡 Tips
The swim area is open in summer (check the website for dates) and busy on weekend afternoons; the Raging Waters water park on the lake is a separate paid attraction. In spring the hills are green and full of wildflowers, perfect picnic time.

What this place offers

✓lake beach
✓swim area
✓playground
✓biking
✓bird watching
✓grills
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in San Dimas

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

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Sat 10/17
Sunny · 75–91°F · 0% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 75–88°F · 0% rain

Location

San Dimas, California

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