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.