MARINA TOUR

Calm seas ahead! The marina of Marina del Rey, CA is North America's largest man-made small-craft harbor and is home to an estimated 4,000+ boats - from kayaks to mega-yachts. Once a salt marsh fed by fresh water from Ballona Creek, Marina del Rey began as an estuary frequented by fishermen and duck hunters. The duck hunters may be gone, but you'll see plenty of fishing rods cast all along the shoreline of the marina. The harbor has eight basins of yachts ... and even more in the main channel. South of Venice, the marina is just 4 miles from LAX (Los Angeles International Airport). According to the United States Census Bureau, Marina del Rey has an area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2). Nine-tenths of a square mile (2.2 km²) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) is water (40.91%). The water area is surrounded by condos, hotels, apartments, shops, and restaurants. The area also includes the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, the UCLA Marina Aquatic Center, and the Loyola Marymount University boathouse. Burton Chace Park hosts events such as weekly Drum Circles, Summer Concert Series, Movie Nights and the Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade.