Seal Beach
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Gabriele S
11 contributions
Aug 2020 • Friends
Small town feel! Great walkability to lots of little shops and restaurants. Beautiful sunsets and the pier is great for people watching and to watch the surfers. One of the best places in SoCal!
Written September 4, 2020
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Linda Magin
16 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Wonderful to stand alongside children, families- all ages- watching the seals surfing the waves onto the beach, climbing on rocks, sunning themselves. There’s also pelicans, squirrels... plenty to watch. Can’t go down to beach as breeding season. Must see for just watching simple beauty of animals having fun
Written February 11, 2020
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Zonnie
18 contributions
Feb 2022
My cousin, best friend, and I decided to take a cruise to the Mexican Riviera, but stayed in Seal Beach prior to the cruise. We absolutely loved it here. The town is so quaint, friendly, and beautiful. Felt very safe. It was fun to walk out on the pier. It was a bit windy, but we enjoyed the sun, watching the people and a few surfers. Also, great shopping and great food!
Written November 10, 2022
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Erma
Eagle River, AK3 contributions
May 2021 • Family
Clean, beautiful town with lots of little shops and restaurants. Would definitely return.went with my son 16 year old son and his friend. They skateboarded around, I felt it was safe enough a town to let them go out on their own.
Written May 2, 2021
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RippedOff42
Oklahoma City, OK246 contributions
Jul 2020
While on vacation, took my wife and her sister to Bell Gardens to reminisce about houses they lived in and Jr High and High School, FYI I am a land locked OKIE, wife wanted to go to Seal Beach, where she hung out as a teenager. SO we went. Main Street and lot's of eatery's and parking was curb side. We walked out on the pier and it was Beautiful, Lot's of sand and very wide. There were lots of young people on the beach playing and having fun. Be aware old men, lots of skimpy swim ware. I had no ideal that a beach this beautiful was so close to LA. NICE. We ate at The Hangout, close to the pier. Outside seating, (Covid) and the food was really good. It was a good afternoon. Area was clean and well kept. Enjoy.
Written August 9, 2020
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Roy
9 contributions
Jun 2020
Talk about pear pressure! If one doesn't visit the pear, one has not visited Seal Beach. There really isn't any tourist things in Seal Beach. It's just a nice town with nice people.The party town is Hollywood, but that's far away.
Written June 15, 2020
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1GCFAN
Grove City, OH83 contributions
Jan 2020
We visited on the recommendation of a friend and wasn't disappointed. Follow the signs on the Pacific Hwy to the pier area. Free street parking in along the shopping area. You will find several shops and bars/restaurants and a wide range of food offerings. Plenty of shops some offer surf goods.
A nice long pier to enjoy watching the surfers and wild life. Very picturesque and a pleasant way to spend the day.
A nice long pier to enjoy watching the surfers and wild life. Very picturesque and a pleasant way to spend the day.
Written February 3, 2020
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Tricia V
Yucaipa, CA8 contributions
Jul 2022
It's been several years since I spent a day at Seal Beach. I remember it being a nice, quiet place to spend the day. It is still surprisingly quiet...but now I know the reason why is because the beach is kind of gross. The sand feels sticky and oily. The is quite a bit of trash on the beach. And there is a lot of goopy red stuff (I assume some kind of seaweed) in the surf. It feels gross against your skin, so I didn't swim. But my grandkids did, and my granddaughter has curly hair. A bunch of that red stuff stuck in her hair and it took two long sessions of washing and hair detangler and combing out to get it all out. It was disgusting. I won't be going back there. And I realize it isn't Seal Beach's fault...this situation just is what it is. But I was really disappointed that I wasted a day off to spend it at a gross beach. So hopefully I can help someone else avoid that!
Written August 4, 2022
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Scott
San Francisco, CA6,612 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
Not my favorite beach city in California. Might be up there with one of my least favorite. Nice wide sandy beach, but the vibe is just not good. There are some decent restaurants and shops along the main drag. But the city and beach is just not somewhere I want to spend much time. The only reason I came to seal Beach today, there is an electrify America charging station in town. Nearest one to Long Beach.
Written June 9, 2024
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Pixtonian
Salt Lake City, UT932 contributions
Jun 2015 • Solo
I was kind of hoping to see a bunch of Seals at a Beach called Seal beach but there were just a bunch of people playing on the beach. Some of the could have passed as seals though I guess hahahaha. Good looking beach some moderate waves and the sand looked great and clean.
Written June 21, 2015
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There needs to be restrooms for the elderly at the end of the period where ruby's used to be
Written May 18, 2024
Hello!! Is there sunbathing on this beach?? I read somewhere that this was a recreational beach... we want to go to a beach with the kids and hang out for the day.
Written July 25, 2021
I was wondering how crowded it would be if I were to go on Saturday during the month of April 2021
Written April 7, 2021
Hello all,
Are there restroom at the end of the pier? I know there are some at the beginning; but how about the end were Rubis use to be. Thanks
Written September 4, 2020
Not any more. With the removal of the Ruby's after their fire, there are no structures there now. Just the railing.
The bathrooms are under the pier toward the north end. Just walk down the ramps toward the beach. There are entrances to both men and women's on either side of the pear.
Written September 5, 2020
The beach tends to be crowded near the pier and the jetty where parking lots and restrooms are located, but the beach is large and stretched out, so there is plenty of space for everyone. It's parking that is a premium during summer, so get there early, and if you park on streets, be sure you read street signs.
Written January 11, 2020
Are there any public lockers available near the beach?
Written April 13, 2019
michaelbkolsky
Surprise, Arizona
8 contributions
not to my knowledge
Written April 14, 2019
Are beach tents allowed on this beach? How big can they be?
Written February 27, 2019
I too have seen beach pop-ups but no huge tents...not sure on size allowed, the beach itself is not huge so I can't imagine anything too large would be allowed.
Written February 27, 2019
Walk about 5-10 minutes to the LB Marina and you might see seals.
Written May 18, 2019
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