Beach Cities is a nickname for the coastal area of
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the List of the most populous counties in the United States, most populous county in the United States and in the U.S. state of California, ...
comprising the oceanfront cities of
Manhattan Beach,
Hermosa Beach, and
Redondo Beach,
located on the south end of the
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, ...
west and south of downtown Los Angeles, north of the Palos Verdes Peninsula on the Pacific Ocean in
Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most populous urban ...
. Neighboring
Torrance also shares a strip of beach property in the
South Bay, but is generally excluded from the group.
The three cities share public agencies including the
Beach Cities Transit
Beach Cities Transit provides mass transportation for the Los Angeles beach city suburbs of Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and El Segundo. The two routes provide both local service and afford a variety of opportunities to conne ...
District (with
El Segundo) and the Beach Cities Health District.
All three are known for their beaches and municipal piers. They are popular with swimmers, surfers, bodyboarders, and other beachgoers.
The Strand runs along the beaches and is used for cycling, running and rollerblading.
See also
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Redondo Beach pier
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Hermosa Beach pier
The Hermosa Beach pier is located in the Southern California community of Hermosa Beach. It extends into the Pacific Ocean.
In 1904 the first pier was built. It was constructed entirely of wood even to the pilings and it extended five hundred ...
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Manhattan Beach pier
Gallery
File:Manhattanbeachpier.jpg, Manhattan Beach pier
File:Redondobeachpier.jpg, Redondo Beach pier
References
Beaches of Southern California
Los Angeles County, California regions
Beaches of Los Angeles County, California
Manhattan Beach, California
Redondo Beach, California
South Bay, Los Angeles
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