The best hikes from bus stations around Torrance

This statue honors and remembers Tim Kelly, a locally renowned lifeguard, surfer, and youth advocate. It was dedicated in 2000.

Redondo Beach State Park, located along Pacific Coast Highway 1, offers a vibrant mix of attractions. Once a commercial port, the area now features the Redondo Pier with shops, restaurants, marinas, live music, a skate park, and a sport fishing fleet. The oceanfront esplanade is a walkway known for its stunning sunsets and scenic ocean views. King Harbor has great seafood swimming beaches, surfing, boating, and fishing. More attractions like Veterans Park, Czuleger Park, and the famous “Whaling Wall” by artist Wyland on the old power plant are just as popular as the Redondo beach.

The West Coast's only heated, sea water swimming lagoon. Open 10:00am - 5:45pm (Friday - Monday) from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The perfect spot to enjoy a day at the beach in salty, calm, shallow water that is always warmer than the ocean.

King harbor Marina is the old style California marina with wooden docks. The marina is a friendly, neighborhood like place, with a family-like feeling. During storms there is a bit of a surge as the docks are close to the sea wall that can experience waves over the seawall.. The marina is walking distance to many restaurants and shops at the pier. Visitors can enjoy a charming waterfront destination offering breathtaking ocean views, fresh seafood restaurants, and outdoor activities, sailing, paddleboarding, and waterfront dining while soaking in the marina's laid-back coastal vibe.

Along with his twin brother Bill and business partner Bev Morgan, Bob Meistrell helped develop and market the first commercial neoprene wetsuit. This evolved into the Body Glove surf brand, which by 2013 was a $200 million annual enterprise and a leader in the field. The Meistrell twins have always been in the water since their early lifeguarding days in the South Bay. In 1951, the twins received a prototype diving wetsuit from Bill’s friend Bev Morgan. Morgan manufactured the first commercial wetsuits and soon opened Dive N’ Surf in Redondo Beach. O’neill claims to have invented the neoprene wetsuit in 1952, just one year before the Dive N’ Surf brand wetsuit was introduced.

Miramar Park, located on 1.6 acres above Torrance Beach, offers pristine ocean views and easy access to the shoreline via a ramp or staircase. Owned and maintained by the City of Torrance, the park was dedicated in 1984 after a collaborative effort with Los Angeles County to secure beach access. It features benches, security lighting, whimsical animal statues, and a plaque marking the historic site of the Hollywood Riviera Beach Club, which existed from 1931 to 1958. The park also includes a “Fido Fountain” for dogs and marks the end of the upper Esplanade.

Wonderfully soft sand and water that only gets deeper slowly. Quite cool though, the Pacific doesn't warm up as quickly as the Baltic Sea. The infrastructure is very good, everything you need is there.

Redondo Beach in Southern California has panoramic views of the vast ocean horizon, surfers, and the occasional dolphin or whale offshore. There is a multi-use path that traverses the edge of the beach that is popular with walkers, joggers, and cyclists.