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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 ...
small-craft harbor in
Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States and in the U.S. state of California, with 9,861,224 residents estimated as of 2022. It is the ...
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Marina

The department also manages 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 ...
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 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 ...
, and monitors raptor 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
marine reserves A marine reserve is a type of marine protected area (MPA). An MPA is a section of the ocean where a government has placed limits on human activity. A marine reserve is a marine protected area in which removing or destroying natural or cultural ...
to protect the
tide pool A tide pool or rock pool is a shallow pool of seawater that forms on the rocky intertidal shore. Many of these pools exist as separate bodies of water only at low tide. Many tide pool habitats are home to especially adaptable animals that ...
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
Santa Monica Bay Santa Monica Bay is a bight of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, United States. Its boundaries are slightly ambiguous, but it is generally considered to be the part of the Pacific within an imaginary line drawn between Point Dume, in ...
were visited by more than 42.5 million people in 1987,” according to the department’s Lifeguard Division. The Los Angeles County Lifeguards 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 Hermosa Beach (''Hermosa'', Spanish for "Beautiful") is a beachfront city in Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California, United States. Its population was 19,728 at the 2020 U.S. Census. The city is located in the South Bay region of ...
* Las Tunas Beach *
Latigo Shores Beach Latigo may refer to: * Latigo leather, a heavy, durable, and supple cattle hide leather that is combination tanned * Latigo, a strap used on a Western saddle to connect the cinches to the rigging * Fisker Latigo CS The Fisker Latigo CS is one o ...
* Malibu Surfrider Beach * Manhattan Beach * Mother's Beach (aka Marina Beach) *
Nicholas Canyon Beach Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its ...
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Point Dume Beach Point Dume is a promontory on the coast of Malibu, California that juts out into the Pacific Ocean. The point, a long bluff, forms the northern end of the Santa Monica Bay. Point Dume Natural Area affords a vista of the Palos Verdes Peninsula a ...
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Point Fermin Beach Point or points may refer to: Places * Point, Lewis, a peninsula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland * Point, Texas, a city in Rains County, Texas, United States * Point, the NE tip and a ferry terminal of Lismore, Inner Hebrides, Scotland * Points ...
* Redondo Beach *
Topanga Beach Topanga () (Tongva: ''Topaa'nga'') is a census-designated place (CDP) in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located in the Santa Monica Mountains, the community exists in Topanga Canyon and the surrounding hills. The narrow s ...
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Venice Beach Venice is a neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles within the Westside region of Los Angeles County, California. Venice was founded by Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a seaside resort town. It was an independent city until 1926, when it was annexed by ...
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White Point/Royal Palms Beach White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...
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Will Rogers Beach Will Rogers State Beach is a beach park on the Santa Monica Bay, at the Pacific coast of Southern California. Located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, the beach is owned by the California Department of Parks and Recreation; ...
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Zuma Beach Zuma Beach is a county beach at 30000 Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Malibu, California. One of the largest and most popular beaches in Los Angeles County, California, it is known for its long, wide sands and excellent surf. It consistently rank ...
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 Ballona Creek (pronunciation: “Bah-yo-nuh” or “Buy-yo-nah” ) is an channelized stream in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, that was once a “year-round river lined with sycamores and willows.” Ballona Creek ...
and watershed,
Malibu Lagoon Malibu may refer to: Places * Malibu, California, a United States city **Malibu High School ** Malibu Lake ** Malibu Creek * Malibu, British Columbia, a locality in Canada * Baja Malibu, a beach in Rosarito Beach Municipality, Baja California, M ...
and Oxford Basin.


See also

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Government of Los Angeles County, California The Government of Los Angeles County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution, California law, and the Charter of the County of Los Angeles. Much of the Government of California is in practice the responsibility of county g ...


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