Parks & Beaches · Our pick in Los Angeles
Venice Beach
The boardwalk beach
About Venice Beach
Venice Beach is the broad sandy beach in front of Ocean Front Walk, with the skatepark, Muscle Beach and the Venice Fishing Pier.
Why it's on our list
- Wide sand
- Skatepark
- Boardwalk
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Venice Beach before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Venice Beach are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Venice Beach Boardwalk0.8 miWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Santa Monica Pier2.6 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Getty Center6.7 miCycle 43 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Rodeo Drive7.2 miCar or taxi 28 min
- LACMA8.5 miCar or taxi 32 min
- The Grove9.0 miCar or taxi 34 min
- TCL Chinese Theatre11 miCar or taxi 41 min
- Hollywood Bowl12 miCar or taxi 43 min
- Griffith Observatory14 miCar or taxi 49 min
- Walt Disney Concert Hall14 miCar or taxi 49 min