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Santa Monica State Beach

Santa Monica State Beach
Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Location
Los Angeles County, California
Nearest town
0.7 miles southwest of Santa Monica
Type
State Beach
DirectionsOfficial park site ↗

About Santa Monica State Beach

Sand stretches along the shoreline here, managed day to day by the city of Santa Monica under a California State Parks designation. The arrangement means local staff handle operations on land the state officially protects as parkland. Visitors get a stretch of Pacific coastline set aside for public use, with the city serving as the on-site caretaker of a state-owned beach.

Hours, fees, camping, reservations and closures are set by the park and change often. Check the official park site before you go.

Getting there

Santa Monica State Beach is in Los Angeles County, California, 0.7 miles southwest of Santa Monica. The Directions button takes you to the park's mapped location; the entrance may be elsewhere, so check the official site for the address to use.

State parks near Santa Monica State Beach

Within 60 miles, closest first, straight-line. All 213 in California →

Towns near Santa Monica State Beach

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Facts from Wikidata, checked September 25, 2026. Distances are straight-line.