People don\u2019t come to White Point\/Royal Palms Beach for a lazy day of sunbathing, they come here to explore. At low tide, the rocky shoreline is a maze of crater-like formations and tide pools where visitors crouch over searching for life. During my visit, two men poking around with fishing rods excitedly showed me a small octopus they had spotted in one of the crevices. It\u2019s no wonder: White Point offers some of the most diverse tide pools in Southern California.<\/p>\n
If you park in the upper parking and playground area, the experience starts to feel special before even reaching the water. Brass plaques placed throughout the bluff describe the area\u2019s rich history, while dramatic, panoramic views of the rugged cliffs and stony coastline unfold below. From there, it\u2019s about a 10-minute walk downhill to the beach itself. The rocky shore is not ideal for swimming, but scuba divers come to experience the underwater hot springs<\/a>.<\/p>\n During a recent visit, construction equipment occupied one end of the beach due to work on a sewage line, though the lifeguard on duty assured me that treated wastewater is released about three miles offshore, where deep ocean currents disperse it before it can affect water quality at the coast.<\/p>\n Best for:<\/b> dramatic views, tide-pooling, scuba diving, fishing<\/p>\n Bathrooms:<\/b> Yes (additional portable toilets also available at bottom of hill)<\/p>\n Parking: <\/b>Lot immediately after entrance (10 minutes downhill walk to beach) is free weekdays, $8 on weekends; there\u2019s another lot right by the beach, which is $6 after 9 a.m. on weekdays, $8 on weekends<\/p>\n Dog-friendly: <\/b>Leashed dogs are permitted on the paved trails beyond the rocks<\/p>\n ADA-accessible: <\/b>ADA parking, but no wheelchair available due to the rocks<\/p>\n What\u2019s nearby:<\/b> The nearby White Point Nature Preserve offers 102 acres of coastal habitat and hiking trails. There isn\u2019t much in terms of food or drink in this area, so bring sustenance and make use of the picnic tables on the beach\u2019s upper bluff portion. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"People don\u2019t come to White Point\/Royal Palms Beach for a lazy day of sunbathing, they come here to…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":825385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5123],"tags":[9074,339026,1582,276,123149,339028,339029,339025,2961,11804,224,6080,5337,28207,203646,339027,339030,9503,12511,12987],"class_list":["post-825384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-bay","tag-bluff-cove","tag-ca","tag-california","tag-coastline","tag-expansive-view","tag-fine-water-quality-score","tag-good-beach","tag-la","tag-list","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-losangeles","tag-mile","tag-pier","tag-pristine-water","tag-recreational-hot-spot","tag-santa-monica","tag-surfer","tag-water-quality"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116646233458544985","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=825384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/825385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=825384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=825384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=825384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}