The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors is responsible for 20 beaches and the

Marina Del Rey Marina del Rey (Spanish for "Marina of the King") is an unincorporated seaside community in Los Angeles County, California, with an eponymous harbor that is a major boating and water recreation destination of the greater Los Angeles area. The p ...

small-craft harbor in

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Marina

The department also manages the

small-craft harbor, which has “4,600 boat slips in 23 marinas” and brings in nearly $60 million annually in revenue. The Marina function was added by the

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in 1954. The department also operates

Burton Chace Park Burton Chace Park is the largest public park in Marina del Rey, California. It is named after former Mayor of Long Beach, Burton W. Chace. Comprising approximately , the park is located on Mindanao Way near Admiralty Way. The park is surround ...

, and monitors

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and

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nesting sites in Marina Del Rey’s urban forest; tree trimmers wishing to work in the area must apply for a special permit.

Beaches

Management of the beaches was shifted from the Parks and Recreation department in May 1969. L.A. native Dick Fitzgerald was the first director of the Department of Beaches. In 1976, Fitzgerald advocated for

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to protect the

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ecosystems at Abalone Cove and Vista Sudeste. Circa 1975, when the city of Los Angeles handed over management of the “lifeguards, maintenance, parking and concessions” at their beaches to the county, the department oversaw of the of beaches in the county, including miles of “improved beaches.” “The beaches surrounding

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were visited by more than 42.5 million people in 1987,” according to the department’s Lifeguard Division. The

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became their own department in 1994. The following beaches are owned or operated by the department, sometimes in partnership with the State of California or a city government: * Dan Blocker Beach *

Dockweiler Beach Dockweiler State Beach is a beach in Los Angeles, California, with 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 ...

* El Sol Beach * Hermosa Beach * Las Tunas Beach *

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* Malibu Surfrider Beach * Manhattan Beach * Mother's Beach (aka Marina Beach) *

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* Redondo Beach *

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* Venice Beach *

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Beaches and Harbors also runs the Dockweiler Beach RV parking and campground facilities, as well as Dockweiler Youth Center.

Misc.

“Safety operations on state waters in county territory” are also under the purview of the department. The Beaches and Harbors Dept. collaborates with the Department of Public Works in the management of Ballona Creek and watershed,

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and

Oxford Basin Oxford Basin (also known as Oxford Lagoon or Marina Sanctuary) is a constructed wetland and wildlife conservation area in the northwest corner of Marina Del Rey, California, located between Washington Boulevard and Admiralty Way.Moran, Julio. " ...

Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors vehicle

References

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External links

MAP of beaches owned or operated by L.A. County
Beaches of Los Angeles County, California Government of Los Angeles County, California

Marina

Beaches

Misc.

See also

References

External links