Alamitos Bay Beach (Horny Corner,West Bayshore Beach)

Overview

Located on the inland shoreline of Alamitos Bay, Alamitos Bay Beach - also known as West Bayshore Beach - is a popular beach with light brown sand. The water near the beach is a few degrees warmer than other beaches in the city of Long Beach. The upscale residential neighborhood of Naples is located near the beach. The beach offers many amenities for visitors including lifeguards, restrooms, watersports rental facilities, and a kid’s play area. Dogs are not allowed on this beach. Getting to Alamitos Bay Beach is easy - the beach is located along Bay Shore Avenue between East 2nd Street and Ocean Boulevard. Street parking is available on the side streets present along Bay Shore Avenue. We recommend visiting early as the street parking spots often fill up quickly.

Alamitos Bay Beach offers many fun activities to visitors including biking, swimming, paddleboarding, kayaking, skating, water-biking, canoeing, water skiing, gondola boating, boating, kitesurfing, and sunbathing. The beach has an inflatable floating play area, calm water, and lifeguards, making it popular with kids. The southern end of the beach along 54th Place is a popular area among single young men and women searching for partners. During summers, a part of the adjacent Bay Shore Avenue is closed to cars between 9am to 5pm, making this road popular for biking and skating. There are shops along Ocean Boulevard offering rental facilities for water sporting equipment including paddleboards, kayaks, water bikes, and canoes. The nearby Bayshore Playground also offers numerous activities including skating, handball, racquetball, and paddle tennis. It also has rides for small children.

Gondola Gateway is a gondola service that offers tours throughout Alamitos Bay and inland canals of the nearby Naples neighborhood. The Naples Boat Parade, usually held on the second Saturday of December, sees exquisitely decorated boats cruising around the inland canals near Alamitos Bay Beach.

Activities

There are many great attractions near Alamitos Bay Beach. If you like shopping, the one-and-a-half-mile-long popular shopping area situated along 2nd Street offers an array of designer and branded stores. The Seal Beach Pier is one of the largest piers in the state of California and offers great fishing spots. If you are looking for another attraction near Alamitos Bay Beach, Bixby Park is a popular option for family visits as it has a children’s playground with swings, picnic/barbecue areas, volleyball courts, and a mobile skating park.

Attractions

There are many great attractions near Alamitos Bay Beach. If you like shopping, the one-and-a-half-mile-long popular shopping area situated along 2nd Street offers an array of designer and branded stores. The Seal Beach Pier is one of the largest piers in the state of California and offers great fishing spots. If you are looking for another attraction near Alamitos Bay Beach, Bixby Park is a popular option for family visits as it has a children’s playground with swings, picnic/barbecue areas, volleyball courts, and a mobile skating park.

Restaurants

If you get hungry, there are many restaurants near Alamitos Bay Beach. Queensview Steakhouse is a high-end steakhouse offering excellent steaks, seafood dishes, and lamb chops. A great family-friendly restaurant is Schooner or Later which serves great breakfast dishes and also features a kids' menu. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Alamitos Bay Beach, Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles offers excellent fried chicken and waffles.

Hotels

If you are looking for a hotel near Alamitos Bay Beach, there are many great nearby options. The 4-Star Renaissance Long Beach Hotel offers a number of amenities including a restaurant, a bar, a lounge, bicycle hire, pool, hot tub, fitness center, and beach access. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Courtyard Marriott Long Beach Airport which offers many amenities including a restaurant, a pool, hot tub, a gift shop, and a fitness center. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Alamitos Bay Beach, the modestly priced 2-Star Quality Inn Long Beach - Signal Hill offers numerous amenities including a pool, a hot tub, and complimentary breakfasts.