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A sign marks the entrance to the Topanga Beach parking lot
A wooden street sign marks the entrance to the Topanga Beach parking lot at 18700 PCH. The sign previously said, "Topanga State Beach," but the word "State" was painted out when Los Angeles County took possession.
Headlights illuminate the abandoned Topanga Ranch Motel
Headlights illuminate the abandoned Topanga Ranch Motel at night at 18711 PCH.
Dan Eldon's Land Rover is parked at Boardriders surf shop
In homage to the British-American photojournalist Dan Eldon (1970-1993), a Land Rover, like the one he drove in Africa, is parked in the lot of The Dan Eldon Center for Creative Activism (aka the Creative Visions Foundation). Boardriders shares the…
Longboard Collector Club annual meeting, 2019
Aerial drone view (with a fish-eye lens) shows the annual meet-up of the Vintage Surfboard Collector Club (Longboard Collector Club) at Boardriders at 18820 PCH.
A woman stands by a telephone pole at Topanga Beach
A fish-eye lens shows a woman standing by a telephone pole near the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Kristina McHugh rides a paddleboard at Las Tunas Beach
Kristina McHugh in a bikini rides a standup paddleboarding surfboard at Las Tunas Beach. The former Las Tunas Isle Motel is at left. Boardriders surf shop is at right.
George Trafton holds his Skateboarding Hall of Fame trophy
George Trafton holds his award trophy at the 2025 Skateboarding Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Vans Headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA. He wears a lei.
George was a member of the Makaha skateboard team and the Hobie / Vita-Pakt Super Surfer…
George was a member of the Makaha skateboard team and the Hobie / Vita-Pakt Super Surfer…
Topanga Sue's Makaha skateboard has stickers
"Topanga Sue" Lilley's Makaha skateboard is displayed from the top and bottom, revealing her name, a patch of grip tape, and several stickers, including one that says, "Makaha Surf Skateboard, 2601 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, California," and…
Girls write, "Be wild, be free!" on a wall at Topanga Beach
Girls graffiti in chalk, "Be wild, be free!" on a wall at Topanga Beach.
A surfer tucks under the lip of a green wall at Topanga Beach
A surfer tucks under the lip of a big wave that looks like a green wall at Topanga Beach.
Surf cam: Surfers ride big waves at Topanga Beach, 2019
Swell Magnet's surf cam shows surfers riding big waves near the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Surfers paddle-out for Damon Geller at Topanga Beach
Drone shows surfers forming a paddle-out circle for Damon Michael Geller (1970-2018). A lifeguard boat shoots a water cannon. Damon drowned after having a heart attack while surfing at Topanga Beach.
People stand on the Topanga Beach bluff and watch surfers
People stand on the Topanga Beach bluff and watch surfers ride a wave. Century plants and a palm tree are in the foreground.
View from the window of a VW van shows Topanga Beach
View from the window of a Volkswagen van shows Topanga Beach.
Men sit on the oversized chair at Rosenthal Wine Bar
Men take a group photo in front of Rosenthal Wine Bar at 18741 PCH. They sit on the oversized chair.
A surfer gets air on a wave at Topanga Beach
A surfer gets air on a wave at Topanga Beach. Santa Monica is in the background.
Aerial view of Topanga Ranch Motel, 2018
Aerial view shows Boardriders surf shop, Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine, Wylie's Bait & Tackle, Rosenthal Wine Bar, Topanga Ranch Motel, and PCH.
Reel Inn ad boasts that it has the best puns on PCH, 2018
Reel Inn ad boasts that it has the best puns on "P Sea H" (PCH). The seafood restaurant's neon sign stands at 18661 PCH. The wet-erase blackboard says, "Nice Bass" (Nice Ass).
A man proposes to a woman on the Topanga Beach bluff
A man kneels to propose to a woman on the Topanga Beach bluff. He has brought a sign that says, "Marry Me," string lights laid out in a heart shape, and a bouquet of roses.
Surfers graffiti, "No learners at point," at Topanga Beach
Surfers graffiti, "No learners at point," on the Topanga Beach stairs.
A man with a skull mask surfs a wave at Topanga Beach
A man with a skull mask surfs a wave on Halloween / Day of the Dead at Topanga Beach.
Gay Summer Rick painting, "Wish You Were Here," 2018
Gay Summer Rick's painting "Wish You Were Here" shows the Reel Inn seafood restaurant and the Topanga Ranch Motel on PCH at sunset.
Full moon shines over a palm tree and century plants
The full moon shines at night over a palm tree and century plants at Topanga Beach.
A woman with a guitar sits on a car at Topanga Beach
A woman sits on the trunk of a Mercedes-Benz car, parked on PCH along Topanga Beach. She sticks out her tongue while tuning her guitar.
Elizabeth Crompton paddles a surfboard at Topanga Beach
Elizabeth Crompton paddles her surfboard near the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
A man holds his surfboard on the Topanga Beach bluff
A man in trunks crouches by his surfboard on the Topanga Beach bluff.
Rosenthal Wine Bar has crowded tables with umbrellas
A walkway over grass passes crowded tables with umbrellas at Rosenthal Wine Bar at 18741 PCH.
The Reel Inn's pun, "Baits Motel," alludes to Topanga's motel
The Reel Inn seafood restaurant's neon sign lights up the night at 18661 PCH. A wet-erase blackboard says, "Baits Motel" (Bates Motel), punning on the location of Alfred Hitchcock's horror film "Psycho" (1960), and making a comparison to the…
Hashi Maree painting, "Las Tunas Beach Groin," 2018
Hashi Maree's watercolor painting "Las Tunas Beach Groin" shows the groin that separates Topanga Beach and Las Tunas Beach.
Bobby Pluth's back tattoo says, "Topanga"
Surfer Bobby Pluth is shirtless at Topanga Beach. His back tattoo says, "Topanga." His hat says, "Coors Light."
Surfers ride big waves near the lifeguard tower
Surfers ride big waves near the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Hashi Maree painting, "Topanga Ranch Motel," 2018
Hashi Maree's watercolor painting "Topanga Ranch Motel" shows the abandoned cabins at 18711 PCH.
Aerial view shows the entrance to Topanga Canyon, 2018
Aerial view shows Topanga Beach, Oasis Imports, Malibu Feed Bin, ARCO gas station, Sunset Mesa, and the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH.
A woman raises a lantern up to the moon at Topanga Beach
A woman raises a lantern up to the full moon on a witchy night at Topanga Beach.
Hashi Maree painting, "Reel Inn," 2018
Hashi Maree's watercolor painting "Reel Inn" shows the seafood restaurant at 18661 PCH.
Hashi Maree painting, "Wylie's Bait & Tackle," 2018
Hashi Maree's watercolor painting "Wylie's Bait & Tackle" shows the bait shop at 18757 PCH.
Hashi Maree painting, "Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine," 2018
Hashi Maree's watercolor painting "Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine" shows the restaurant at 18763 PCH.
Aerial view of Sunset Mesa and Topanga Canyon Blvd., 2018
Aerial drone view shows Sunset Mesa, Topanga Canyon Blvd., and Topanga Beach through a fish-eye lens.
The Topanga Beach lifeguard tower is on a Tiny Planet
A 360° photo with the Tiny Planet filter shows the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
A Buddha statue stands in front of Oasis Imports
A Buddha statue and outdoor furniture for sale stand along PCH, in front of Oasis Imports at 3931 Topanga Canyon Blvd. A sign in the background says, "Topanga Beach 700 feet."
Surfers paddle-out for Ronnie Jay at Topanga Beach
Topanga Beach surfers form a paddle-out circle for Ronnie Jay (1952-2018), a former member of the Zephyr Competition Team (or Z-Boys). A lifeguard boat shoots a water cannon.
A cabin is abandoned at the Topanga Ranch Motel
An abandoned cabin has a red door and a dead bush at the Topanga Ranch Motel at 18711 PCH.
Aerial view of surfers riding waves at Topanga Beach, 2018
Aerial drone view shows surfers riding waves as a set makes lines near the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach at sunset, 2018, 2/2
Aerial drone view shows Las Tunas Beach and Topanga Beach at sunset.
People celebrate the opening of Boardriders
Aerial drone view shows people in the parking lot celebrating the grand opening of Boardriders at 18820 PCH. The surf shop has a wave mural.
Bamboo grows by waves at Topanga Beach, 3/5
Arundo bamboo and bougainvillea flowers grow by a wave at Topanga Beach.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach at sunset, 2018, 1/2
Aerial drone view shows Topanga Beach at sunset, and cars driving on PCH, past Boardriders, Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine, and Wylie's Bait & Tackle.
Wylie's Bait & Tackle has a yellow sign shaped like a fish, 1/2
Wylie's Bait & Tackle (18757 PCH) has a yellow sign on the roof in the shape of a fish.
View from the lifeguard tower shows rocks at low tide
View from the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower shows an umbrella and rocks at low tide.
Paul Lovas holds "Topanga Beach Experience" at Boardriders
Paul Lovas holds his book "Topanga Beach Experience: 1960s-70s" at Boardriders surf shop at 18820 PCH. Behind him are surfboards.
People pretend to surf the wave mural above Boardriders
Two people pretend to surf the wave mural above Boardriders surf shop at 18820 PCH. One holds a dog.
A TV plays a surf movie at Boardriders surf shop
A TV plays a surf movie, framed photos by Grant Rohloff hang on the wall, and a refrigerator is stocked with beer at Boardriders surf shop at 18820 PCH.
Boardriders surf shop has a wave mural
Boardriders surf shop has a wave mural by "Stewart" at 18820 PCH.
Surf cam: Sunset turns Topanga Beach pink, 2018
Swell Magnet's surf cam shows sunset turning the water pink by the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
George Trafton skates for Makaha and Hobie / Vita-Pakt
George Trafton skates for the Makaha and the Hobie / Vita-Pakt Super Surfer skateboard teams. He appeared in the article "Surfer/Skateboarder," published in the second issue of "Skateboarder" magazine (1965), where he is shown hanging heels on a…
Davey Hilton skates for Hobie / Vita-Pakt
Dave Hilton (Davey Hilton) skated for the Hobie / Vita-Pakt Super Surfer skateboard team with his brother Steve. They traveled around the country doing demos and showing people what skateboarding was. Dave appeared on the cover of the first issue of…
Steve Hilton skated for Hobie / Vita-Pakt
Steve Hilton skated for the Hobie / Vita-Pakt Super Surfer skateboard team with his brother Davey. They traveled around the country doing demos and showing people what skateboarding was.In the photo, Steve sits on the steps and watches Hobie Alter…
The blue jacket of the Makaha Skateboard Club has a patch
The blue jacket of the Makaha Skateboard Club has striped sleeves and a patch that depicts a crouching surfer.
Makaha introduced clay wheels and Chicago trucks
Makaha skateboards introduced two revolutionary components: clay wheels and Chicago trucks (the first, double-action, adjustable trucks).
People take a photo in the baseball field at Topanga Days
People take a group photo in the baseball field in front of the bar at Topanga Days.
Wild mustard grass grows in Topanga Creek
Wild mustard grass grows in Topanga Creek in The Rodeo Grounds after the area burned in the 2025 Palisades Fire.
Aerial view of the Topanga Beach point, 2018
Aerial view of Topanga Beach shows surfers at the point.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach and Las Tunas Beach, 2018
Aerial view of Topanga Beach shows waves, the Topanga Lagoon, Las Tunas Beach houses, and PCH.
A musician lies on green rocks at Topanga Beach
A musician lies near his guitar on tide pools and rocks covered in green, sea lettuce at Topanga Beach. A surfer rides a wave in the background.
Wylie's Bait & Tackle has abalone seashells on the ceiling
Wylie's Bait & Tackle (18757 PCH) is full of gear like fishing poles, reels, lures, and a beach chair, and oddities like abalone seashells, coconuts sculpted into monkey's heads, and fish hanging in the air.
A rocket leaves a white trail at sunset at Topanga Beach
A SpaceX rocket carries 10 satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base. It leaves a white trail in the sky at sunset at Topanga Beach.
Ginny Haynes leans on the refrigerator at Wylie's bait shop
Ginny Haynes leans on the refrigerator at Wylie's Bait & Tackle at 18757 PCH. Around her are a net, reels, lures, fishing poles, and a beach chair.
Swimmers wave while treading water at Topanga Beach
Swimmers wave while treading water offshore. Behind them is the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
A pink Cadillac parks at the Arco gas station at sunset
A 1959 pink Cadillac convertible car parks at the ARCO gas station (18541 PCH) at sunset.
Aerial view of Mastro's Ocean Club, 2017
Aerial view shows cars in the parking lot of Mastro's Ocean Club at 18412 PCH.
Graffiti says, "Topanga," on a beach house foundation
Graffiti says, "Topanga," on a ruined concrete wall, the foundation of a demolished Topanga Beach house, near the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH.
A woman watches the full moon by her motorcycle
A woman watches the full moon by her motorcycle at night at Topanga Beach.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach tents and umbrellas, 2017
Aerial drone view shows tents and umbrellas leading to the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Scott Czerwonka hangs ten on a wave at Topanga Beach
Surfer Scott Czerwonka hangs ten on a wave at Topanga Beach. Santa Monica is in the background.
A girl pretends to fight with a painted shark at the Reel Inn
A girl pretends to fight with a painted shark and jellyfish on the fence of the Reel Inn at 18661 PCH.
Aerial view of Lower Topanga after a fire, 2017
Aerial view shows the flame retardant Phos-Chek and a burn scar after a fire burned a hill in Lower Topanga on 2017-06-29. Sunset Mesa and Pacific Palisades are in the background.
A boy looks through a window at The Snake Pit
A boy looks through a window at The Snake Pit. He is standing in the patio of the Reel Inn at 18661 PCH.
A surfer rides a green wave at Topanga Beach
Aerial drone view shows a surfer riding a green wave at Topanga Beach.
Aerial view of Topanga Lagoon and beach access mat, 2017
Aerial drone view of Topanga Beach shows the Topanga Lagoon and the beach access mat.
A fire burns behind the Reel Inn
A fire burns behind the Reel Inn at 18661 PCH. The seafood restaurant has a neon sign and a wet-erase blackboard with a handwritten, daily pun that says, "Squid Vicious" (Sid Vicious).
A drone flies by three musicians near the Topanga Lagoon
A drone flies by members of the reggae band Strange Brew near the Topanga Lagoon.
A man boards the bus at Topanga Beach
Google Maps' street view shows a man boarding the Metro Line 534 at the bus stop on PCH at Topanga Beach.
A California Mountain Kingsnake slithers at Topanga Beach
A California Mountain Kingsnake slithers on the bluff at Topanga Beach. Arundo bamboo is in the background.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach, 2017
Aerial view of Topanga Beach shows the lifeguard tower, the beach access mat, the Topanga Lagoon, the bluff, the parking lot, the Reel Inn, the Topanga Ranch Motel, Rosenthal Wine Bar, Wylie's Bait & Tackle, and Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine.
Jon LaLanne shows his surfboard designs at Topanga Beach
Shaper Jon LaLanne and friends take a group photo showing his unique surfboard designs in the Topanga Beach parking lot.
Sand sculptures of waves tube at Topanga Beach
Sand sculptures of waves appear to be tubing at Topanga Beach. The lifeguard tower is in the background.
Aerial view of the bluff and the Topanga Lagoon, 2017
Aerial drone view shows the bluff and the Topanga Lagoon emptying out into the ocean at Topanga Beach.
A truck is parked by the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower
A pickup truck is parked by the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
A surfer watches big waves crash at Topanga Beach
A surfer watches big waves crash and become white water at Topanga Beach.
James Mathers and Dani Katz point in The Snake Pit
James Mathers sits at a picnic table in The Snake Pit and points. Dani Katz wears a poncho and holds a walking stick.
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