Santa Monica State Beach

(Kid Friendly Beach)

Pacific Coast Hwy

Santa Monica, CA 90402

(310) 825-0507

Santa Monica State Beach is an enormously popular beach, mostly for its proximity to the Santa Monica Pier and Third Street Promenade.

The beach is very wide and sandy and has a bicycle and roller skating path, volleyball nets, and the wonderful Ocean Park Playground. Rest rooms, outd

Hours: Daily 7am-10pm

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Last verified: 7/3/2009

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16 Comments about Santa Monica State Beach

"I have been to the Santa Monica pier several times now and it is a fun place to spend some time with the kids. They have plenty of activities to choo" - insiderpages.com

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"i LOVE the santa monica pier. it is a great place to go as a group, with a date or even by yourself. you are sure to see some interesting characters. " - insiderpages.com

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"I stayed last night. Well, actually I didn't stay. I just paid and didn't get a refund after I was put in two different rooms that had so many bedbugs" - tripadvisor.com

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"it was terrible...dirty, smelly., with flies in the bed. I did not sleep all night. scary looking manager ...we stay only one night but it did spoiled" - tripadvisor.com

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"Just got here, opened the door...and our room smelt of strong cannabis! But didnt complain or ask to move as we only booked & paid for two people shar" - tripadvisor.com

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"Our 1 night stay at the Pacific Sands was not near as bad as some of the reviews posted here. I doubt we would have stayed had I been on the site be" - tripadvisor.com

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"Our visit to the Santa Monica Pier was an unexpected surprise. We stumbled upon it since our hotel was located in Santa Monica, and were really happy" - insiderpages.com

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"Parking usually isn't too difficult, but it does cost money. You can always park around 3rd street and walk to the pier. There are some restaurants an" - insiderpages.com

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"Ride the roller coaster on a sunny day and you'll see a spectacular view of Santa Monica's beach and pier. They have restaurants and some family atrra" - insiderpages.com

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"Running alongside beautiful coastlines from San Juan Capistrano to beyond San Francisco, California State Route 1 (better known as PCH, or Pacific Coa" - citysearch.com

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"Santa Monica Pier has all sorts of activities for all ages! You can go there to eat (seafood, mexican, american, or just fast food.) all day. The park" - insiderpages.com

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"Santa Monica pier should be one of the better known landmarks in southern california. There are all kinds of things to do there, whether it be to go t" - insiderpages.com

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