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    Belmont Shore Beach

    4.3 (58 reviews)

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    Welcome to BELMONT SHORE beach.
    Carl N.

    Belmont Shore Beach spans the waterfront of the Belmont Shore neighborhood in Long Beach, California. This beach is also called Granada Beach and Claremont Beach. Out here you will find the finest beach sand and, if the weather is warm and sun is shining, the beach will be busy. Belmont Shore has a pier to enjoy and it's easy to go for a walk with a paved path and miles of shoreline. Public bathroom and showers are available. Paid Parking lots are massive. Moreover, there are plenty of volleyball courts for those who are into the sport. In my humble opinion, this beach is better than the one's in Santa Monica and Venice beaches. Overall, I enjoyed Belmont Shore beach. I highly recommend you visit.

    Throne Bathroom
    James A.

    On this visit, noticed a new public bathroom from Throne Labs near the parking lot. Learned later that it is one of four in Long Beach (22 throughout LA County), that are ADA compliant and are accessible via cell phones. It's a neat idea. Noticed clearly the sign signaling that it was unoccupied. We didn't need it, but was curious how one would use their cell phone to enter. Unfortunately, as we got closer, the area nearby had some of the strongest smell of old urine I've experienced: my wife and I looked at each other, mouthed the word 'No' and high tailed it out of there. My curiosity could not overcome...

    Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier
    Nha T.

    Nice beach with comfortable paths for a stroll or bike ride. I came here on New Year's Day to take a walk and to watch the sunset. I've been here on multiple occasions before and enjoyed how simple, peaceful and low key this beach is. There are usually a good amount of people here but it is not overly crowded. There is an extensive sidewalk path where bikers and walkers can enjoy taking in the view of the beach during their activity. Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier is a good place to watch the sunset. Many people take their dogs here so it is very dog friendly. This beach is definitely a great place to dog watch. There were so many cute dogs and I wanted to pet them all. What's really awesome about this beach is how easy and convenient it is to find parking. There is residential parking available, free parking right outside of the beach parking lot and parking at the beach parking lot which requires payment.

    Beach view.
    Kevin C.

    When I used to live in Orange County, close to the Los Angeles County line, I used to go to Belmont Shore Beach to rollerblade. The long, winding bike path was a great way to get my workout at least once per week, rollerblading a little over 6 miles each time. 7 weeks ago, I came back to the area, not only to see family members, but to see Belmont Shore Beach. Free parking is available on nearby streets, and a big public parking lot has available parking, but I don't know if parking is paid or free. The biggest change in the area that I noticed is that the Olympic Pool is completely gone. Another change is that there is now a pedestrian path separate from the bike path. I think these two changes are good ones. It's good to see that the dog beach is still going strong. There were so many dogs off leash running around and having fun on the beach And it was great to see that kitesurfing was still also going strong, only this time there were a lot more kitesurfers out on the water that I was surprised there weren't any collisions. The kites were so colorful, and I just love watching them. I really dislike the sand on this beach! it's generally dirty, and this is why I didn't sit on the sand. The most I ever did was wade into the water, going in only knee deep. There is always so much seaweed pushed onto the beach by the waves, and the rotting seaweed draws the flies. The sand isn't soft, like at Newport or Laguna Beaches, but more coarse and clumpy. The water at Belmont Shore Beach is also dirty, more brownish and murky. I feel so dirty after walking out of the water, and immediately have to take a shower as soon as I can. The water is almost always choppy, and the waves are too small to surf.

    Max S.

    One thing I can say about this beach is that there is a lot of sandy beach, with an extensive sidewalk area that is perfect for taking long walks. This is obviously the local dog beach because everywhere you look, there are dogs running around, frolicking in the sand, enjoying themselves. So I highly recommend coming here with your dog, if you have one (or two). Being so close to a pretty high traffic street, it's fairly quiet and peaceful when you're standing on the beach. You don't hear all the street noise. There is free street parking, which I'm sure is pretty difficult to find close to the beach on a warm, sunny summer day.

    Rob A.

    This beach is a little bit different from most along the gold coast. The waves are like ripples and most of the people activity is not taking place in the water but further back along the pedestrian bike paths and in the sand. Lots of volleyball matches going on and a constant stream of bodies moving up and down the coastline by various modes of human-powered locomotion. There are a couple of large parking lots and if you're lucky enough you can find a spot along the road. It's nice that they changed the parking spots from parallel to angled-in because this allows for many more spots increasing your chances of nabbing one. The beach is clean and always being groomed by the tractor crews keeping everything nice and smooth. The restrooms are clean too.

    Next to the jetty
    Paula O.

    December 31 2019 A day to reflect. It would be nice to be at this beach this evening but I will enjoy returning soon. Officially, the beach is considered Belmont Shore Beach once it becomes Rosie's Dog Beach and then on to the jetty. Faces South rather than East. A relaxing stretch, with Second Street close by for an array of restaurants to choose. Parking? Well, you can't have everything.

    Alyssa R.

    Best part of staying in a cute little bungalow in Belmont Shore? Being about five minutes (walking) way from this lovely beach. We stayed in the neighborhood for four days and walked down to the beach every day. The beach was clean with soft sand, there's a nicely paved pathway for biking (or walking, of course), plenty of parking (should you need it) and a beautiful backdrop for those epic SoCal sunsets you hear about. We witnessed one the night we arrived in Belmont Shore, as if we weren't already charmed by the neighborhood...

    Wanitda C.

    One of my favorite beaches to visit whenever I'm in the area. It's always kept clean and since it's so big, I never feel like it's overly crowded. I always feel super relaxed walking around this beach and really love the nice bike trail running through the middle. This beach make me miss living in Cali. Always a great time!

    Jolanta M.

    The beach is beautiful! I really just admired all of the nice things on my walk. I did nothing specific, but the scenery was enough! I will come back, and take time to really pick out some things to do instead of just admiring all of the beauty.

    Dozens of kite surfers!

    A long & wide open beach just at the edge of Rosie's Dog Beach. There is parking on site if you'll pay, or you can park along Ocean Blvd, or on any of the many residential streets ending at Ocean. There are plenty of bathrooms, and a random paletero pushing his cart along the sand. Kinda expensive though, for single serving popsicles:P The waves here are small. The biggest crash right around knee level, and sometimes no real waves at all. To me it's perfect for enjoying the ocean without getting pummeled, or part of your bathing suit falling off...lol! The weekends get moderately crowded, but during the week not at all. I'm giving 4 stars due to the sporadic trash I've come across here at every visit. I'm a regular at the next door beaches where trash is rarely found washing up on the sand. Just wishing this beach was better at keeping trash out of the water.

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    It's not crowded because the sand is full of litter and homeless under the pier bridges. This beach is sadly dirty.

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