Mother's Beach - Long Beach, California

Address:Long Beach, California

If there ever was a beach devoted to the worries and needs of parents and their little ones, Mother's Beach is that place. Mother's Beach, in Long Beach, offers the ultimate safe environment in which kids and their folks can enjoy the sand and water. The lack of surf in the swimming area, the ever-manned lifeguard tower, and the ample picnic tables for family lunches and barbecues all contribute to the young family atmsosphere. There's a roped off area for swimming, and the colorful lifeguard towers add a lively and creative feeling to the beach. There's a colorful playground, and a fun interactive whale with a button children can push to make water shoot out of its spout. Mother's Beach also has a grassy play area, when you need a break from the sand, with shady spots under towering trees, and restrooms nearby. The cool breezes which blow here, even on warm days, make this beach especially comfy for little ones and their families.

Even if you're not the family-type, there's plenty here for you to enjoy, from windsurfing to kayaking to volleyball. There are even food stands, where you can pick up a snack after a long day on the water. At the end of the day, you can cool off at the Marina Pacifica; a gated community on the water with a public shopping center, nearby.