Manhattan Beach (the beach) is the main beach of the city of Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles County. It’s a popular beach that becomes a madhouse on weekends especially near Manhattan Pier in the summer and during beach events. At other times its vastness makes it an excellent sunbathing spot. This two-mile long wide sandy flat beach starts at 1st Street in the south and ends at Rosecrans Avenue where it becomes El Porto Beach.
Like the neighboring beaches, volleyball is big here. As many as 100 sand volleyball courts are available to be netted up and enjoyed on Manhattan Beach. LA County lifeguard stations are spaced out along the beach. Behind the beach is a busy 22-mile long bike trail that connects to Santa Monica and Torrance. Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab and Aquarium at the end of the pier is free and open to the public daily.
To get there, take Manhattan Beach Boulevard west all the way to the pier where there are several small parking lots. Metered street parking is available along Manhattan Avenue which runs north-south a block or so from the sand.
