Beach park located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles extending one and three quarters miles along the coast
General Information
Some parking lots may be closed due to wildfire recovery efforts
No entrance fee for walk-in visitors
How to Get There
From Los Angeles, CA (10 mi): Take I-10 W to Pacific Coast Highway (CA-1 N), continue north for approximately 4 miles; the beach entrance is on the left near Temescal Canyon Road.
Overview
Will Rogers State Beach is a beach park on the Santa Monica Bay, at the Pacific coast of Southern California. Located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The beach extends one and three quarters miles along the coast. It has many facilities, including volleyball courts, gymnastic equipment, a playground, and a bike path. The bike path is part of the South Bay Bicycle Trail and extends 19.1 miles (30.7 km) along the shore to Torrance, California. The beach is also a popular surf spot.
Many films and television shows have been filmed at the beach, including Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Kiss, La Belle dame sans merci, Summer Children, Holidays with Heather, and Hangman. Also, the television show Baywatch was shot at the beach before it moved to Hawaii.
The beach is named after actor Will Rogers. In the 1920s, Rogers bought the land and developed a ranch along the coast. He owned 186 acres (0.75 km2) along the coast in what is now Pacific Palisades. Rogers died in a plane crash in 1935. Then when his widow, Betty, died in 1944, the ranch became a state park.
The Will Rogers State Beach lifeguard headquarters is the site of the former Port of Los Angeles Long Wharf, a California Historical Landmark.
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