California Beaches
Alamitos Bay Beach, Beaches in Long Beach
Alamitos Bay Beach - Long Beach Beaches California Alamitos Bay Beach in
Long Beach is a popular beach where local kids attend camps, tourists climb
aboard gondola rides, and parties are hosted at Alfredo's Beach Club.
From kayaking to kite surfing, sailboat lessons to basketball, the beach offers
a variety of activities and rentals. This a kids vacation paradise, though most
the children are local kids who take are accustomed to a beach lifestyle.
Children living on the Long Beach peninsula, Naples Island and Belmont Shore
have access to the beaches on daily basis and boy, do they enjoy their beaches!
At Alamitos Bay Beach, you'll find lifeguards on duty in the summer. As the
long, warm days heat up the beach activities, the cooler nights bring out
romantics who come to this beach to board the Naples gondola rides. Actually,
many families ride the gondolas and we've discovered that the gondola experience
is fantastic for birthdays, family gatherings or a leisurely ride around the
bay, steered by a gondolier who will sing for you. Birthday parties can be
planned at Alamitos Bay Beach through the concessionaire with the tiki-themed
building and carved statues that sit out on the beach.
We love this beach because it is old-fashioned, intimate and located in a
protected bay away from the powerful Pacific Ocean waves. In the winter months
around November, you'll see light displays on platforms in the bay that herald
the holidays. In this bay is the beloved Naples Boat Parade, held usually the
second Saturday in December. After the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade is held on
Second Street, you know the Naples Boat Parade will be coming within a week or
two. For those seeking a great beach that's slightly out of reach from view,
you have to navigate to Ocean Avenue in Long Beach and head south toward the
peninsula. The ocean facing beaches along this stretch of sand feature
windsurfing, jet skiing and if you drive to the end of the peninsula, there's
another great beach, 72nd Street Beach. The tip of this beach connects to the
channel which exits Alamitos Bay. This is the entrance and exit to the Pacific
Ocean for boats departing the islands and bay. Aqualink catamaran water taxi
comes in and out of this channel, which offers great views of Seal Beach Pier.
Long Beach, California is one of California's great hidden secrets, though
during the summer when the cars come to a complete stop, trying to find a place
to park, you'll not believe it. The bay includes one of Long Beach's popular
public marina facilities, restaurants overlooking the bay, Aqualink boat
service, and Duffy boat rentals.