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Cruising area · 8th & Hermosa Ave.
Lifeguard Stand at 8th Street on the Beach
4comments- Best time
- Nights after 9pm until after the bars close and a bit after, till around 3am.
- Crowd
- TONS of young surfer guys.
- Watch out
- The cops occasionally drive down the esplanade, but never on the beach itself.
- Last verified
- Not yet · updated 2009
Wheelchair: Not accessible
The guide
Where exactly
Pacific Coast Highway to Hermosa, take 8th Street down to the beach, park anywhere and walk to the lifeguard stand. Cross street: Hermosa Ave.
Cruisiest spot: On or near the 8th Street lifeguard station.
When to go
Nights after 9pm until after the bars close and a bit after, till around 3am.
Sunset today · Sunrise tomorrow
Etiquette
Hang out for a while. You need to be patient sometimes, but it's almost always worth it!
Nudity: Yes / The surfers and other young guys from the bars often swim naked, especially late nights.
Safety
The cops occasionally drive down the esplanade, but never on the beach itself. Just stay down on the sand or out of sight on the lifeguard station and you're fine.
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Comments
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Visitor ·
went back again still no one but haven't given up are weekends better than weekdays? or vice verca? please let me know if you have info on best days/times
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Visitor ·
Hi - heading there tonight at 8pm - will wait on wall on the walkway on the beach at 8th street. if you keen just come up and speak to me .... Good chat up line would be ... "Are you John from London?" If i say yes then we can potentially go back to my hotel room if anyone is keen otherwise is somebody says no... then nothing lost and you know you haven't met me
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Visitor ·
Place is dead -- tried a couple of times -- nothing. Lots of dog walkers, though!
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Visitor ·
Sounds great from the description but is there any action here??
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