The official name is Abalone Cove Shoreline Park and it's actually two beaches in one place: Abalone Cove and Sacred Cove. Its location on the Palos Verdes peninsula gives it some of the best views of Catalina Island you'll find anywhere.The tide pools at Abalone Cove are full of sea creatures, protected as a State Ecological Preserve which make taking of protected animals and marine life illegal.Abalone Cove is closed on January 1, Thanksgiving, December 24-25.Abalone Cove charges a parking fee but no entrance fee. There's no charge for seniors Labor Day through Memorial Day. It's hard to find parking anywhere else in the area and somebody's gotta pay to maintain the place, so your best bet it to just pay up.
The main part of the park is on top of the cliffs and it's a long walk from the parking lot to the beach, which makes it less than the best place to take smaller children who don't like to walk.Kelp can pile up on the beach, decaying, smelling bad and attracting flies. Even though it's a perfectly normal process, it's not the most pleasant thing to see.Speaking of unexpected sights, nearby Sacred Cove (which is also called Smuggler's Cove) is said by some to be a nude beach. Nude sunbathing is strictly illegal in Los Angeles County, but that may not stop some people from baring it all anyway.
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