dweill Posted May 14, 2008 #1 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Is there a beach in Catalina walkable from the ship? If not, what transportation is easiest there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurbanfan Posted May 14, 2008 #2 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Is there a beach in Catalina walkable from the ship? If not, what transportation is easiest there? Actually you can't walk from the ship anywhere in Catalina. It is a tender port. But yes you can walk from the pier to the beach. But get there early it is a tiny beach area......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted May 14, 2008 #3 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Is there a beach in Catalina walkable from the ship? If not, what transportation is easiest there? There's a "beach" within walking distance from where the tender drops you off. Walk to the right as if you were walking to the Avalon casino and you will hit it. Keep in mind that instead of sand, it has rocks (like some of the beaches in the French Riviera). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweill Posted May 14, 2008 Author #4 Share Posted May 14, 2008 perfect! we don't need much room. i just need enough for my 3 year old daughter to be able to make a sand castle or two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweill Posted May 14, 2008 Author #5 Share Posted May 14, 2008 hmmm, rocks....not sure if that will cut it for a 3 year old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassyredhat Posted May 14, 2008 #6 Share Posted May 14, 2008 There is enough 'sand castle' sand on the beach. :D It's a small beach. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENNIEROEBUCK Posted May 14, 2008 #7 Share Posted May 14, 2008 It is a very small beach, but my kids played for a while while we where there. We rented a golf cart for the four of us and drove around the island, the kids really enjoyed that! There are great views from the hillside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadPirateRobert Posted May 14, 2008 #8 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Funny story about Catalina. We stopped there on a cruise back in '01. Some of the people in our group decided to hike up one of the hills to get a better view of the harbor and some photos of the ship at anchor. It's a pretty good hike and by the time they got up there a fog bank had rolled in. Visibility was about 15 ft. After they gave up and walked back down.....the fog had lifted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Jerome Wild Posted May 14, 2008 #9 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Hey all! That small beach at the main part is not the only beach at Avalon Catalina. There is a BIGGER beach with nice sand there. But, you need to walk PAST the Casino building... Most people don't realize it's there. (click on the picture to make it bigger) http://www.visitcatalinaisland.com/avalon/poin_descansoBeach.php Also it's a good place to go, during the peak times when that main little beach is crowded with people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurbanfan Posted May 14, 2008 #10 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Hey all!That small beach at the main part is not the only beach at Avalon Catalina. There is a BIGGER beach with nice sand there. But, you need to walk PAST the Casino building... Most people don't realize it's there. (click on the picture to make it bigger) http://www.visitcatalinaisland.com/avalon/poin_descansoBeach.php Also it's a good place to go, during the peak times when that main little beach is crowded with people. But then you can't pop in and out of Luau Larry's for a nice cold one:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Jerome Wild Posted May 14, 2008 #11 Share Posted May 14, 2008 But then you can't pop in and out of Luau Larry's for a nice cold one:p Hee! Great minds think alike! They have a great little bar and restaurant right there. You can sit on the bar stool, prop your feet up, and be right there on the beach at the same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedocple Posted May 14, 2008 #12 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Funny story about Catalina. We stopped there on a cruise back in '01. Some of the people in our group decided to hike up one of the hills to get a better view of the harbor and some photos of the ship at anchor. It's a pretty good hike and by the time they got up there a fog bank had rolled in. Visibility was about 15 ft. After they gave up and walked back down.....the fog had lifted. Hey Pirate Robert...You should go back to Catalina for Buccaneer Days... http://www.pubclub.com/losangeles/buccaneer.htm P.S. See that you were on the Fantome...Just finished reading the book about its demise. Very sad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweill Posted May 14, 2008 Author #13 Share Posted May 14, 2008 "Hey all! That small beach at the main part is not the only beach at Avalon Catalina. There is a BIGGER beach with nice sand there. But, you need to walk PAST the Casino building... Most people don't realize it's there." So because i have a 3 year old, should i rent a golf cart to get to this larger beach? is it safe to leave a golf cart parked while i hang on this beach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurbanfan Posted May 14, 2008 #14 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Hee! Great minds think alike! They have a great little bar and restaurant right there. You can sit on the bar stool, prop your feet up, and be right there on the beach at the same time! LOL! That is one thing they aren't lacking is a place with a view for a cold one....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Jerome Wild Posted May 14, 2008 #15 Share Posted May 14, 2008 So because i have a 3 year old, should i rent a golf cart to get to this larger beach? is it safe to leave a golf cart parked while i hang on this beach? You can't get a golf cart over there. But, what you can do is walk further left (when you are standing at the pier looking at the city) and see how it goes. There is even a slightly smaller, but usually less crowded beach area there on the way (it's to the left of a little ice cream shop). If it seems like 3 year old can't go more, then that's a nice little spot to stop. I'd say it's maybe a 10 minute (or less) walk from the pier to Descano Beach, so I'm not sure how that is for a 3 year old? There is also a nice little lawn/grass area there that I've seen families set up on their towels like a little picnic. You have a couple of nice options now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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