<p>Hey guys!! What's the closest (and cleanest) beach to UCLA? What's the best way to get there? Do a lot of UCLA people go to the beach on the weekends? Thanks :)</p>
<p>Btw, I'm from Boston, so going to the beach should be exciting!!</p>
<p>Santa Monica and Venice Beach. About 25 minutes by bus, I think... or about 10-15 minutes with a car. Depends on traffic.</p>
<p>Santa Monica, (left side of the pier) is beautiful and fun! About 15 minuets?</p>
<p>Yes or Will Rogers to the far right of Santa Monica. TBH, SM and Venice aren't the nicest beaches. I prefer Venice to SM but I generally don't like the Venice 'culture.' There are much nicer beaches if you're willing to drive... e.g. Paradise Cove. :-)</p>
<p>Oh and SM is a pretty awesome dating location -- beach, pier, Ferris wheel, shopping district, entertainment, movies, mall, swimming, bike-riding, Venice next door, and diverse restaurants and games and some roller coasters... oh yeah long walks on the beach if you're into that sorta thing.</p>
<p>What do you mean by the Venice 'culture'? </p>
<p>I'm just hoping my first impression will be the best, so I'm willing to go a little further. Somewhere not super crowded would be perfect!</p>
<p>I have to admit I'm feeling too excited right now...but it's only Monday :(</p>
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I love long walks on the beach. :D</p>
<p>By Venice culture I mean it's really Bohemian (for lack of better word). Marijuana, Scientology, extreme religious groups, also incense and random stuff... it's... interesting to say the least.</p>
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<p>It does sound like a perfect dating location. Too bad I don't have a boyfriend ahaha...</p>
<p>oh lord, tell me we're not turning this into a dating thread...</p>
<p>Well OK fine it's a good place to just hang out with you friends (assuming you have any). I heard Fisico is single and he's having issues. Shoot him a PM. . . or maybe GrassPuppet too since he fails to capture my heart - repeatedly.</p>
<p>Santa Monica is often polluted and crowded, try further down the coast by line marina del rey, el porto or manhattan beach! (near LAX) its a bit of a drive but its where all the beach boys used to surf...so a bit of California History went on there!</p>
<p>I'm actually going with my roommates. Funny thing is, we're all not from the area so everyone is pretty excited for the weekend. </p>
<p>Anyway, I got a great recommendation to Leo Carrillo via PM, so looks like that's where I'm going :)</p>
<p>anyone know approx. time to get to paradise cove with a car?
or with a bus? depending on # of ppl...</p>
<p>30+ minutes with a car. PC is a great dating place as well. Private beach. Restaurant. Mojitos. Lots of space. Cleaner. Romantic. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>precisely. it used to take me like 45 minutes to get there from glendale... need to figure out fastest way to get there. damn i need to get a job</p>