Welcome to the Local Adventurer Link Up. The purpose of this weekly link up is to foster gratitude for the place you live, show others great local experiences that they might never find as a tourist, and to inspire others to explore and be present wherever they are.
DISCOVERY CONSISTS NOT OF SEEKING NEW LANDS BUT SEEING WITH NEW EYES.
Our local adventure this week is Leo Carrillo State Beach. I know this isn’t in Vegas, but this was a local adventure while we were living in LA last year. I have so much content I still need to share from LA!
Leo Carrillo Beach is in the Malibu area and is one of our favorite beaches we’ve been to so far in SoCal. It is only an hour drive from North Hollywood (maybe longer, because if you’ve ever been to Los Angeles, you know how it is). It has 1.5 miles of beach where you can swim, surf, and explore coastal caves and reefs. There are also hiking trails and campgrounds available, so this beach pretty much has it all. :)
When we went, we could see that it was a popular spot for photographers, and we learned that many movies have been filmed here including the Karate Kid, Grease, and Inception. When you’re in the LA area, it’s fun to know that you’re practically walking onto a set almost everywhere you go.
Leo Carrillo State Park:
35000 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu CA 90265
818.880.0350
Hours: 8AM-10PM
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1. Share a local adventure either in your own hometown or within driving distance. Not required to be a Thursday post. Unrelated entries or entries linked to your homepage will be deleted.
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Would you visit Leo Carrillo State Beach? Where is your favorite beach?
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Sandra Dötsch
19 Jul 2014Wow! this looks like the perfect beach, thanks for those adorable pictures :)
Esther of Local Adventurer
21 Jul 2014Thank you for stopping by! :) Hope you get to visit this beach!
Hima
14 Jul 2014Love that last photo with the light leakage!
xo, Hima
Hima Hearts
Esther of Local Adventurer
14 Jul 2014Thanks Hima! :) I do love some good sun flare.
Neely
14 Jul 2014Stunning!
Esther of Local Adventurer
14 Jul 2014Thank you Neely!
Jessica Angeles
13 Jul 2014Beautiful photos as always! Will have to check this beach out sometime this summer!
Esther of Local Adventurer
14 Jul 2014Thanks girl! :) You should.. you have everything so close to you!
Laura
12 Jul 2014Oh, what a gorgeous location!
Esther of Local Adventurer
13 Jul 2014Thanks Laura! :) If you’re ever in the LA area, this is the one to viisit!
Ashley
12 Jul 2014Gorgeous! Looks like a great place to visit
Esther of Local Adventurer
13 Jul 2014Thanks Ashley! It really is! If you’re ever out in California, you should visit!
Kristine Foley
12 Jul 2014Looks absolutely stunning! Would love to spend some time there!
Esther of Local Adventurer
13 Jul 2014Thank you Kristine! I hope you do! :)
Amby Felix
12 Jul 2014So gorgeous! My family and I were at Pajaro Dunes a few weeks ago here in California. I love the salty ocean air!!!
Esther of Local Adventurer
13 Jul 2014Thank you! :) Same here! I love being near the ocean. Def miss it a lot!
Raewyn Smith
11 Jul 2014I love Leo Carillo!! My favorite time we went was over night (illegally obviously) and it was so dark and peaceful!
Esther of Local Adventurer
12 Jul 2014haha I always wonder do people have bonfires overnight at the beach illegally?
Raewyn Smith
16 Jul 2014we didn’t have a bonfire, but we did have a pretty epic adventure. Or maybe we did have a bonfire and I don’t remember!! I DO remember hiding on the beach and getting kicked out by cops though!
Lissa Cole
11 Jul 2014What a fun link up!!! I love that the pin is like an Ellie pin!!! So jealous you’re near the beach.
Esther of Local Adventurer
12 Jul 2014Thank you Lissa! :) Up is one of my fave movies! We’re not living by the beach anymore anymore. We live in Vegas now.. Funny bc when we lived in LA we didn’t take advantage of it.
Lissa Cole
12 Jul 2014If I had only read the whole thing instead of gawking at your photos… oops!
Sarah
11 Jul 2014This looks like such a wonderful place, so beautiful and so peaceful :-)
Esther of Local Adventurer
12 Jul 2014The beach always makes me feel at peace. :)
Carly Anderson
11 Jul 2014This is such a beautiful beach! You took some wonderful pictures.
Esther of Local Adventurer
12 Jul 2014Thanks so much Carly :D
Karissa Ancell
11 Jul 2014Great photos, what a beautiful beach.
Esther of Local Adventurer
12 Jul 2014Thank you Karissa! :)
Amberly-A Prioritized Marriage
11 Jul 2014I love this link-up!!! :) It’s so unique and fun and totally your blog! I’ll have to go on a local adventure and join in sometime! :)
Esther of Local Adventurer
12 Jul 2014Please do! I’d love to have you join. :)
Hsiao-Ting
11 Jul 2014so pretty!
Esther of Local Adventurer
12 Jul 2014:D
Jemma Andrew-Adiamah
11 Jul 2014The beach looks amazing, love your photos.
Esther of Local Adventurer
11 Jul 2014Thank you Jemma :)
Food Booze & Baggage
11 Jul 2014Cool! Per the usual great pictures!!! :) I’m going to try to do a number of “local” oriented posts before the move, so I should have plenty to share when I can get caught up.
Esther of Local Adventurer
11 Jul 2014Thank you! I keep seeing all your SD pins.. makes me SO excited for you guys! :)
Anosa
11 Jul 2014Love your pictures, I now really want to visit the US very much
Esther of Local Adventurer
11 Jul 2014Thank you! I hope you do visit very soon! :)
Jasam
10 Jul 2014I’ve never been to that beach before. I am loving the pictures and how the waves are hitting the rocks! You always have amazing photos. Just curious, did you take any photography lessons?
Esther of Local Adventurer
11 Jul 2014Thank you so much Jasam! :) I actually did wedding photography for 8 years.. and just quit recently. I had a mentor for wedidng photog.. and before that I just loved taking photos since I was a kid. If you want to take any workshops or courses though.. I have plenty to recommend :D
Jessica Doll at Hej Doll
10 Jul 2014Photos are amazing! And I love the rock formations at this beach. Totally going to do the linkup. :)
Esther of Local Adventurer
11 Jul 2014Thanks so much Jessica! I hope you do join in! Totally in love with all the photos on your blog.! :)
Rebekah
10 Jul 2014Looks amazing! I always love your photos!
Esther of Local Adventurer
11 Jul 2014Thank you Rebekah! :)
Christen
10 Jul 2014Whoo! I want to go on vacation now….right now!
Esther of Local Adventurer
11 Jul 2014You should visit this place! :) It’s one of my fave beaches in Cali
Joanna Sormunen
10 Jul 2014Sounds like a really lovely place to visit! And the pictures are amazing, as always!
Esther of Local Adventurer
11 Jul 2014Thank you Joanna! You should visit one day! :)
Sierra
10 Jul 2014I need to live by the beach!!
Esther of Local Adventurer
11 Jul 2014Same here!! I’m landlocked. I love the ocean.
Shipra Taneja
10 Jul 2014Looks like such a serene place! <3 Would love to just hang out there and THINK! <3
Esther of Local Adventurer
11 Jul 2014Beaches always make me feel at peace! :)
Jordan
10 Jul 2014Again, love the photographs! I love California beaches no matter how north or south :)
Esther of Local Adventurer
11 Jul 2014Thank you so much Jordan! :) California really is beautiful!
Jordan
17 Jul 2014Shoot, I already commented on this, another link you want a comment on for the sprinkles link up?
Esther of Local Adventurer
21 Jul 2014No worries! If you already commented, the link up is even easier! :)
Erika
10 Jul 2014All I could picture when scrolling through your gorgeous pics was Sandy and Danny in the opening scene of GREASE. (one of my all-time favorite movies from childhood.)
Esther of Local Adventurer
10 Jul 2014I feel like I need to go watch grease again because I cannot remember this beach in it for the life of me.
Erika
11 Jul 2014It’s the very very very beginning of the movie… before the grease song comes on. When Sandy and Danny are like, “Will our love last?” and Danny is like, “This is only the beginning…”
mandy @a sorta fairytale
10 Jul 2014What a gorgeous beach!!! I think you did a wonderful job capturing it’s beauty!
Esther of Local Adventurer
10 Jul 2014Thanks Mandy!
Shannon Kennedy
10 Jul 2014Gorgeous photos! First time ever I was prepared for the linkup. I think I’m getting the hang of this :)
Esther of Local Adventurer
10 Jul 2014Thank you Shannon! :D I like that you did similar graphics too at the beginning too! :)
Shannon Kennedy
10 Jul 2014Emulate the best.