White Point San Pedro

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Follow Western to its ending at the cliffs above the Pacific Ocean and all you need to do is turn into the park.  Pay your parking fee and drive down the steep hill to the Royal Palms State Beach and White Point Beach.

The tidepools from above

the tidepools from ocean level

From San Pedro history:
This area of land, which juts out into the sea to form a point more than 100 feet above sea level, has been called both “White Point” and “White’s Point”. The origin of the name is disputed. One version is that it was named for a sailor named White, who jumped ship and swam to shore at this spot, thus “White’s Point”. Another version is that sailors used the cliff face as a landmark, because it’s altamira shale appears white, and that they named it “White Point”. A third opinion is that it was named after Senator Stephen White, who led the political fight for development of the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro. The area was officially termed “White Point” in lease agreements signed around the turn of the century by the owner, Roman Sepulveda. The San Pedro Bay Historical Society, therefore, favors “White Point”, based on this authenticated documentation.

Royal Palms County Beach was originally developed as the Royal Palms Recreation Center by Roman Sepulveda from his share of the original Rancho Palos Verdes land grant. In 1908, Sepulveda installed an outdoor, terrazo dance floor at the foot of the cliff and adorned it with a grove of palm trees. Along the base of the cliff, he built two fireplaces and seating out of local stone, making this a very popular place until the beginning of World War II. During World War II, the area was taken over by the United States military for security reasons. After the war, it was leased to the Hedley family for their famous beachcomber industry, in which the family scoured the shore for useful debris to be sold for decorating purposes.

Its called Kitty Kat beach for a reason

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