Attraction: Will Rogers State Beach

Expert Review of Will Rogers State Beach

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Gay and Lesbian Review of Will Rogers State Beach

Away Travel Expert: Matt Link

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This gay beach between Santa Monica and Malibu is better known to many L.A. gays as "Ginger Rogers Beach," since this three-quarter-mile stretch of sand and mountain views has remained gay popular since the '50s. Wide, open, and without shade, it's

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This gay beach between Santa Monica and Malibu is better known to many L.A. gays as "Ginger Rogers Beach," since this three-quarter-mile stretch of sand and mountain views has remained gay popular since the '50s. Wide, open, and without shade, it's a place where you may need to hunt to find guys in Speedos on a weekday, but weekends can be queer crowded in summer. Along nearby West Channel Road there was a gayborhood anchored by The Friendship Bar, which closed in 2005 after a 68-year run as a watering hole made famous by patron-author Christopher Isherwood, who lived in the canyon right above. The beach has public parking and great views of the Santa Monica mountains, but the water can be chilly off-season.

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Attractions Near Will Rogers State Beach

• The Getty Villa Malibu Los Angeles, CA - 2.0 mi.
• Topanga State Beach Malibu, CA - 2.9 mi.
• Santa Monica State Beach Santa Monica, CA - 3.8 mi.
• Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Santa Monica, CA - 3.8 mi.
• Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica, CA - 3.8 mi.
• The Getty Museum Los Angeles, CA - 4.2 mi.
• UCLA, Central Ticket Office Los Angeles, CA - 5.4 mi.
• Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery Los Angeles, CA - 5.4 mi.
• Skirball Cultural Center Los Angeles, CA - 5.8 mi.
• UCLA Campus Tours Los Angeles, CA - 5.8 mi.

Hotels Near Will Rogers State Beach

• Channel Road Inn Santa Monica, - 2.0 mi.
• The Oceana Santa Monica Santa Monica, - 2.9 mi.
• Embassy Hotel Apartments Santa Monica, - 3.0 mi.
• Huntley Santa Monica Beach Los Angeles/Santa Monica, - 3.2 mi.
• The Fairmont Miramar Hotel Santa Monica Santa Monica, - 3.3 mi.
• The Brentwood Inn Los Angeles, - 3.4 mi.
• Hotel Shangri-La Santa Monica, - 3.5 mi.
• Ambrose The Santa Monica, - 3.6 mi.
• Georgian Hotel Santa Monica, - 3.6 mi.
• Ocean View Hotel Santa Monica, - 3.7 mi.