Ratner Beach

Located in the city of Malibu, Ratner Beach is half-a-mile long and is situated near the eastern end of the city of Pacific Palisades. Ratner Beach is to the east of the well-known upscale restaurant Mastro’s Ocean Club.

Restrooms are the only amenity at Ratner Beach, but there are several fun activities here including swimming, surfing, paddleboarding, and hiking.

If you are looking for attractions near Ratner Beach, the iconic Malibu Pier is an eight-minute drive away. The Malibu Pier is a fun tourist attraction that’s famous for its dual white towers, rough-hewn planks, two restaurants, five stores, and an observation deck where you can fish and look for dolphins. If you like hiking, Big Rock Trail is 1,895 feet tall and provides many trails to the peak which is a great vista point that provides an incredible view of the area and is a great spot to take Instagram-worthy pictures. Another good hiking option is Topanga Lookout Trailhead – it’s spread across 9,000 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains, is 2,375 feet above the Pacific Ocean, and offers two-mile round-trip hikes with spectacular 360-degree mountain and ocean views. It is also popular with mountain bikers. Another attraction near Ratner Beach is Venice Beach Boardwalk, a lively and famous seaside promenade featuring street performers, bodybuilders, restaurants, tourist shops, a great skateboard park, and kayak and boat riding facilities.

Getting to Ratner Beach is easy – the beach is situated at 17982 Pacific Coast Highway and is within walking distance from a paid parking lot at 17940 Pacific Coast in the east. There is also free parking along Pacific Coast Highway.

If you are looking for attractions near Ratner Beach, the iconic Malibu Pier is an eight-minute drive away. The Malibu Pier is a fun tourist attraction that’s famous for its dual white towers, rough-hewn planks, two restaurants, five stores, and an observation deck where you can fish and look for dolphins. If you like hiking, Big Rock Trail is 1,895 feet tall and provides many trails to the peak which is a great vista point that provides an incredible view of the area and is a great spot to take Instagram-worthy pictures. Another good hiking option is Topanga Lookout Trailhead – it’s spread across 9,000 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains, is 2,375 feet above the Pacific Ocean, and offers two-mile round-trip hikes with spectacular 360-degree mountain and ocean views. It is also popular with mountain bikers. Another attraction near Ratner Beach is Venice Beach Boardwalk, a lively and famous seaside promenade featuring street performers, bodybuilders, restaurants, tourist shops, a great skateboard park, and kayak and boat riding facilities.

If you get hungry, there are many restaurants within a two-minute drive from Ratner Beach. If you are looking for an upscale restaurant, the always-crowded Mastro's Ocean Club is situated on Topanga Beach, and features seafood and the well-renowned 24-ounce porterhouse steak – it was also mentioned in "The 100 Most Scenic Restaurants in the US" by Business Insider. If you like Thai food, Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine is a vegetarian-friendly beachside eatery on Pacific Coast Highway that serves Thai curries, noodles, and salads. Another good restaurant is Reel Inn Malibu which offers many seafood dishes including oysters, shrimps, groupers, and fish at very reasonable prices.

If you are looking for a nearby hotel, there are many within an eight-minute drive of Ratner Beach. Nobu Ryokan Malibu is an intimate, 16-room 5-Star, very expensive, and private beachfront hotel with Asian-themed rooms and a small gym. The upscale 4-Star hotel Malibu Beach Inn has many amenities including a bar, spa, and restaurant – it is located on Carbon Beach, which has been nicknamed Billionaires’ Beach due to the many ultra-wealthy homeowners and incredibly expensive homes there (In 2019, one home was sold for $110 million.) The Surfrider Hotel, Malibu is a 4-Star hotel featuring a lounge, rooftop bar, and restaurant. Another option is the pet-friendly and affordable hotel Malibu Country Inn which has a pool and an outdoor fireplace.