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Abalone Cove Beach is a popular sandy beach in a quiet cove near Rancho Palos Verdes, with lovely tide pools and fun places to explore. Getting to the beach from the bluff is a bit tricky and the trail is steep, crossing a small bridge and passing by a tiny waterfall. There are lifeguards on the beach in the summer and on weekends. During the low tide, the beach is full of tide pools that kids love to explore. Across the small inlet is a shallow cave and some of the best tide pools, with sea anemones, sea stars, and octopi. Abalone Cove Beach is part of the 64-acre Abalone Cove Ecological Reserve, which protects all plants and animals in the reserve.
Address: Abalone Cove Shoreline Park, 5970 Palos Verdes Drive South, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, Phone: 310-377-1222
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