Originally Posted By suziemos On one of our days there we are going to go to Legoland and would love to stop at a beach maybe on the way. Looking for one that is more of a pier type. With the rides, games, boardwalk kind of thing. Not so much for the water but if we could put of feet in that would be nice too. Thanks for any help.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I am no expert, so I could be wrong, but I don't think there is any beach along the way that has what you seek. Oceanside, just north of Legoland, does have a nice stretch of beach, with good parking and one of the longest piers in California, but no games or rides. You may want to look at this site to see what the various beach communities offer: <a href="http://www.beachcalifornia.com/sitelist.html" target="_blank">http://www.beachcalifornia.com /sitelist.html</a>
Originally Posted By mousegrl San Clemente has a nice pier, as well and Oceanside, but no big boardwalks. The piers both have restraunts and are very nice. But no boardwalks with rides,games,ect. on the way to legoland. I love the beach at the San Clemente pier. Lots of surfers, a swingset on the beach, and on the road down to the pier, a nice street lined with many local shops. I haven't been to the Oceanside pier in a long time, but I used to love it. I hear Oceanside has made many improvements to their city. LOTS of Marines hang out in Oceanside. That pier has a nice restraunt at the end of it.
