Gallagher Beach(Gallagher Cove Beach)

Located in the city of Avalon, Gallagher Beach is a small northeast-facing private beach. A Christian camp named Campus By The Sea claims Gallagher Beach is owned by them and uses it as a conference center.

Gallagher Beach offers a few amenities including volleyball courts, a basketball court, and a pier.

There are many fun activities here including swimming, snorkeling, fishing, hiking, kayaking, and scuba diving. 

Getting to Gallagher Beach is very easy – the beach can only be accessed by boat from Avalon Harbor dock. The Catalina Express ferries visitors from Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Dana Point to Avalon Harbor dock in Catalina Island.

If you are looking for nearby attractions, there are many within a 30-minute drive of Gallagher Beach using a golf cart. Catalina Island Museum is a 67-year-old museum that is home to more than 8,000 years old artifacts of human settlement on Catalina Island that include pottery and tile collections, photographs and negatives from the early 1880s, boat models, sport fishing items, and the largest collections of Tongva and Gabrielino artifacts. Spread across 38 -acres, the Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Garden feature California island endemic plants that grow only here in the world. If you like escape rooms, the pirate-themed Catalina Room Escape is a fun and challenging tourist attraction site where you have to escape a pirate ship in under an hour. Another great attraction near Gallagher Beach is Machine Gun Park, a small historical park that has a German machine gun from World War I.

If you get hungry, you can drive 30-minutes to many restaurants near Gallagher Beach. The always-crowded Descanso Beach Club features appetizers, entrees, salads, live music, DJ, and is the base camp for exciting activities like Zip Line Eco Tour, Catalina Aerial Adventures, Catalina Falconry Experience, and a 32-feet climbing wall. If you like Asian food, Katie's Kitchen features fried rice, tofu, Chinese hamburgers, Peking duck, and an incredible patio setting. Another great restaurant near Gallagher Beach is the pet-friendly Mexican and American restaurant The Sandtrap that serves breakfast, lunch, happy hour, and dinner items.

If you are looking for a hotel near Gallagher Beach, there are many within a 25-minute drive of Gallagher Beach. The luxurious Zane Grey Pueblo Hotel is a historical oceanfront hotel with newly renovated 17 rooms, suites, and penthouses. The Avalon Hotel is a 3-Star hotel with a game room and golf course. If you are looking for a budget-friendly hotel near Gallagher Beach, the 2-Star Hotel Mac Rae was awarded the Travellers’ Choice Award by Tripadvisor.