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Other suggestions are the beaches along the palos verdes peninsula.  They are
invariably private, as they are rather difficult to get to, you may need to
scramble down some dirt paths..., but the traffic will be lighter, and you
will have what you wish -- privacy.

Special notes.  Abalone Cove, private beach community, some access
available., 

Sacred Cove -- Pirates Cove --  AKA, "the nude Beach" , it is a clothing
optional beach, but nobody is forced to.  The folks are very low key, and if
you walk south, around the point, the beach "other side of sacred" or OSOS is
very quiet.  A special hint, stay to the south end unless you are looking to
meet someone of your own gender.  The north side is reputed by locals to be
inhabited by carniverous bi/gay males.  The southern half of the beach is a
family beach, and you will have no problems.  You will know that you have
reached it when the PV Drive road begins to resemble normandie beach.  The
"slide area" is an area of constantly moving land that prevents most
buildings and roads.  It prevents building them,  as well, but the buildings
are what fall into the  ocean every 5 years or so....  See your local LA map
and follow PV Drive,  south past old marineland.  Plentiful parking is
available at a city lot just north of the slide area.  The city decided that
they can make more money selling parking, than writing parking tickets.  
There is a clothed beach north of sacreds that also supports the parking lot.


Other good beach access is farther down the drive, near a housing community,
Just before you hit PV Drive north (the switchbacks that take you up to the
top of the  hill) there is a turnoff (right turn) that parallells the coast
line.  You will see numerous cars parked along the fence, look for the gate,
and you will see a number of paths that are used by beach goers and
paraglyders as well, great scenery, rough rocky beach, but deserted on
weekdays.

There are also great beaches along the north end of the peninsula.  One,
known as "Rat beach" (surfer name, good break),  is just south of the most
extreme south end of Redondo Beach.  The beach is free of vermin, (contrary
to the name), both the four and two legged kind.  Facilities are available,
and there is parking near the old PV high schoolgrounds (its a junior high or
something now...)  with a paved path down to the water.  Good scuba dive
access as well, if you bring a cart to roll your tanks and belts up and down
the path.   Mostly a locals beach, you should be ok, if you are not surfing. 


It is a good idea to come with a local surfer if you are planning to ride
waves, the locals are V E R Y , V E R Y, possessive of their surf spots.  


Have fun!!!!, 

Dean Goodwin, (looking for dive partners --- 310 530 8939