Secret dog beach revealed!
I stirred a bit of controversy last month when I wrote a post about a secluded beach in Rancho Palos Verdes where people often take their dogs.
Some bozo who lives a beach away was mad at me for ruining his privacy. I guess his own private beach isn't enough.
Some dog owners were upset that I even mentioned the beach, even though I never said exactly where it was.
Well, here's exactly where it is: Go to the Trump National Golf Course at 1 Ocean Trails Drive. There's public parking next to the club house.
In fact, the clever leaders of RPV mandated that parts of the course remain public. So you can walk through there any time you want. Just stay in the public part and you'll be fine.
This is from the city's Web site:
Founders Park was formally accepted by the City on January 17, 2006 and named in honor of the City's founders who led the effort to incorporate the City of Rancho Palos Verdes more than 30 years ago. This 5.5-acre parcel is located adjacent to the Trump National Clubhouse and offers patrons an attractive sight with breath-taking ocean views, picnic tables, a gazebo, nearby restrooms, coastal access and adjacent walking and biking trails. Dogs must be on a leash.
Walk around until you see a small trail that leads away from the manicured golf course. There are trails on both sides of the park, but the one on the north side is a more difficult climb.
Follow the trails down and you'll get to the beach.
And that's that. Make sure your dog stays on a leash. People were getting tickets a few weeks ago, even though nobody goes down there except for hikers and dog people. It's a stinky, rock-strewn beach and not really a good place to go sun bathing.
More on dog beaches coming later this week.
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
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Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
Thanks for the information. It's sad to think though that there are several dog owners who are very irresponsible. Not picking up after their pets and letting them misbehave so I do understand how the pissed off guy feels. The way you treat your pet reflects your character. But if you prefer to have your own privacy, either work on lobbying for it or move elsewhere. It's a public place for a reason and I'm glad people have more options to bring their pets arounds.. Just keep it clean guys! =)
Sharing is good. Respect is good. Lets share and respect. Be kind, and take time to understand the other guy, even if he is a dog.
Thank-you just moved to South Bay and have been looking for a place to bring my babies!!! For the man who is pissy, get over it, lighten up and enjoy life. If you need your own secluded beach, buy a secluded Island, there are lots of them. I agree with Joshua you people who live in Palos Verdes are snobs and need to face reality that it is open to the public and I will be telling all my dog loving friends with their untammed children. I asked someone if there was any dog beaches around and they said the closest one is in Orange County. It's nice to know that there is a dog beach close to Redondo Beach instead of having to drive all the way to Orange County. Suck it Up Palos Verdes! Here we come!
Thanks Josh and who ever revealed the beach! It is nice to take an Sunset walk on the beach with your dogs. It sucks that we always walk down the Hermosa strand but can't go to the beach because we have our dogs. For the person who wrote about untamed children and unruley dogs....you are very selfish, it's obvious you don't have children and or animals. What are beaches for? Children to some extent should be untamed at the beach, it is a good way to get there energy out and have a good time in a safe environment and spend quality time with their families. For dogs, I love my dogs like they are my children. As long as people pick up after themselves there should be no problems. Beaches are for everyone and not only for the selfish people who think they own it. If you want your on beach go buy a deserted Island!!! This is L.A., the beaches are why we live in this area.
Went to this beach today; a nice hot Sunday bookending spring break. Although there appeared to be many people with their dogs enjoying the trail, beach and sun I didn't see any garbage or unpicked poops.
If you want public areas to remain secret or semi-private, maybe go buy your own gated estate complete with high walls and security cameras, but alas seagulls may still poop on your property, which will probably burn you up, too.
This is LA, it's crowded and sometimes you have to accept that not everyone always behaves the way you want them to. The sooner you accept it the better time you'll have every day for the rest of your life. Peace out!
Thanks a lot, Josh, greatly appreciated - we've been looking for a good place to socialize the dogs since we moved down to South Bay, and this should be just the trick.
Thanks Josh!!! I am very grateful for the information.
You people are so selfish with your beaches! How is he destroying a community?! It seems to me he is bringing it together! You people probably think because someone who comes up there and isn't wearing designer clothes and sunglasses isn't worthy of being there! Thank you Josh Grossberg! These annoying, self centered PV people who think that just because they have money that they should be the only ones allowed up there at that beach. I'm sorry but my dog loves to run and play just the same as yours. So Kudos to you Josh! You are not ruining this beach for anybody except self centered snobs. As a matter of fact, I am going to tell everyone I know who has a dog to come down there!
Josh Grossberg seems to have an attitude which is to remain immune to how he must have hurt the residents in the private community of this "secret beach". Mr. Grossberg has the mentality that negative publicity is still publicity, and he apparently needs something to make him feel worthy and important. If this is called being an author and a writer, but publishing a blog that destroys private communities by giving the public a new place to go and populate, leave trash, bring their loud untamed children as well as their unruly dogs, then Mr. Grossberg really needs to make an assessment of his career. There are so many others like him, they just aren't as rude as he is for publishing this "secret" news which most people brighter than him already knew about.
Go to this beach during low tide and you will find lots of sea glass in all kinds of colors too. That's a double bonus - dogs on the beach and treasures on the pebbles.
Sorry that you had to take a pot shot at the local resident living a beach away. Your attitude misses what might be a very solid and understandable reason for not wanting the place to be publicized as this area might do better to remain undiscovered. Too many spots are being overused and the public isn't always respectful when they see wildlife and can actually contribute to the destruction of breeding and eating areas. If people would be more educated about the fragility of natural resources, I wouldn't feel this way but if you saw what I see.....
Pick up after yourselves, your children and your dogs. Don't allow friends, kids or pets to be aggressive in any way to wildlife or tidepool sanctuaries (leave a wide berth around any beached seals!!).
Learn about a place before you consume it!
It would be a dirty shame to gift dead beaches and tidepools to our future generations. Let's not leave such a legacy of our stewardship and make every beach outing an educational experience for progressive living rather than the crazed consumption that we witness every day. Give respect to gain respect.