Marine Stadium

This place is the WORST place ever!!! Don’t come here. It’s so bad that I will not even upload pics because I don’t want you to get eyesores! Seriously, I’d hate for you to waste your time coming here with all of your friends to bother me in my calm, serene me-​time! Go somewhere else, and let the regulars enjoy this gorgeous place! (This place deserves 5 stars by the way)

We go there for the boat races. Looking around, the small beach area is nice… but very small and narrow. Great if it is not a busy weekend

Today is my 2^nd time here this summer. This is a hidden gem for the whole family. Feels like a private beach. Clean, quiet, easy parking, clean bathrooms. A real vacation spot.

Nice place to run, walk, row, boat or waterski :)
Always a nice mix of people when I come by, from just about every age group and walk of life. That makes it a great place to people watch or – of your feeling sociable – even say «hi» and converse with them.
The park side has a grassy are for you to play, sit or hangout. On Wednesdays there is a nice farmers market with a variety of food and wares to check out. Prices are not cheap, but reasonable there.

Abundant MARINE life STADIUM
This place is by far one of most relaxing places in Long Beach minus the crowds. You can REALLY just enjoy yourself here and RELAX, which we are all in a bit of some NEED these days!. The stadium was the site for the 1932 Olympic Rowing competition and the 1968 Olympic rowing trials. Marine Stadium was recently designated as an official state historic site.
With a hot SPRING and most likely an even hotter SUMMER why stay cooped up inside or surround yourself with the oodles upon oodles of peeps that will be CRAMMING in at the various beaches in SoCal? If you come here there will be less peeps because it’s NOT the beach but a REALLY close substitute!
MARINE STADIUM is SUPER COOL! It’s located right next to the lagoon where you can have a nice picnic with the fam and enjoy a relaxing day. Parking is probably much easier here then at the beach as well. If you own a water craft like a boat, Jet Ski, rowing, kayak or SUP board you can come here and enjoy it as well. It’s easier to launch your boat for $ 10 at the MARINE STADIUM and there are less crowds doing so because it is tucked back away from the beach surrounded by a neighborhood!
There are clean back rooms over here but just like other public restrooms… if you’re a parent you should take your kids to the restroom because creeps are everywhere especially in the summer where people get relaxed and slack on the watching the kiddos thing! Not that there has been any issues but you should still be vigilant as a parent when your kids need to use a public restroom! I’m NOT trying to scare you I’m just saying…
The other REALLY NICE thing is that on Wednesday’s the Farmers market is here with fresh fruit and veggies and homemade goodies every Wednesday from 3pm to 7pm. Add an extra hour for summer months! You can get some AWESOME SWEET fruit, cakes, have dinner and sit on the grass and enjoy, honey, jewelry, hats, bags, etc! Ride your bike over, enjoy your YUMMY TREATS then ride back home! A GREAT FAMILY activity that won’t break the bank and everyone is getting some much needed exercise!
Since MARINE STADIUM is an inlet the water is pretty still so if you’re trying out your SUP board for the first time this is a GREAT place to do it! Little to no traffic so you’re free to fall without getting ran over like in NAPLES by the hydro bikes, sail boats, gondolas and dingy boat rentals! The ONLY thing I have seen that might be a problem if you plan to be in the water are motor boats pulling jet skiers. They go fast so you might want to stay out there way.
There are also different events you can come and enjoy such as the California Outboard Motor Racing Association (COBRA) races, the International Jet Ski Association demonstrations which are SUPER FUN to watch, the Long Beach Rowing Association Regattas and Golden West Water Ski Tours slaloms and water-​ski club activities are also held here. You can get a GREAT view from either side because the space is wide open. Another AWESOME thing to see here is the Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival, which usually includes Chinese traditional art demonstrations, Chinese Acrobats, traditional dance, hip hop, music and martial arts performances and food! YUM! Sorry but you just missed out on the spring race held April 27, 2014! BUMMER for you! But maybe next year you can check it out! I think you might still be able to catch the summer tournament in June or July.
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Summer is coming so don’t miss out!

Marine Stadium is a great place to walk by the shore/​bay, check out the marina, watch the speed boats, jet skiers & water skiers jet by with gusto & get some sunshine! There’s also a sandy beach which people lay out at.
Marine Stadium was recently designated as an official state historic site. The stadium was the site for the 1932 Olympic Rowing competition and the 1968 Olympic rowing trials. Hopefully, Los Angeles will win the Olympic games again one of these years and the rowing will come back to Long Beach. I enjoy coming to Marine Stadium because you can feel the history of the place. I love to let my mind wander and imagine the events that transpired in yesteryears.

I’m looking to get wakeboarding sessions in closer to home instead of my house out past barstow– its a treck from LA with work and all. Im looking for some tows, i’m an AM at the sport but def not a kook lol… trying to learn some new tricks as well. if any one is down to tow kick it and boost please contact me…
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Long beach junior crew, masters rowing teams, and some college rowing teams all use marine stadium I love it and it’s also really fun for speedboats too…