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Abalone Cove Palos Verdes

ByBrittney Lewis

Rancho Palos Verdes is one of my favorite places for coastal hiking and exploring tide pools. The trails are great for beginners and are family-friendly.

Know Before You Go

Abalone Cove Shoreline Park features 2 beaches (Abalone Cove and Sacred Cove), tidepools, bluff top viewing areas and trails crisscrossing the area. The park contains a State Ecological Preserve and taking of protected animals and marine life is prohibited. There is direct access to a parking lot off Palos Verdes Drive South. Access to Abalone Cove Beach is by a long trail from the parking lot.

To access Sacred Cove, users must walk along Palos Verdes Drive South to 1 of 2 trails between Portuguese and Inspiration Points. Lifeguards are on duty at Abalone Cove Beach during summer hours and weekends only. The views of the ocean and Catalina Island are spectacular. Barbeques and fires are prohibited at this site. Dogs are prohibited on the beach; however, on-leash dogs are permitted in the upper picnic area and on designated trails.

5970 Palos Verdes Dr S, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

  • Park grounds open everyday from 9 a.m.- Dusk
  • Parking Lot Entry Way opened 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. ONLY Abalone Cove Beach
  • $6 for 2 hours of parking, $12 for more than 2 hours
  • Closed Thanksgiving, Dec.24th & 25th, Jan. 1st












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