Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve

Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve is a protected area in Los Angeles, Southern California, California. Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve is situated nearby to the river Ballona Creek, as well as near the health club LA Fitness.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ballona Wetlands and Loyola Marymount University.

Ballona Wetlands

Nature reserve

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Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve is a protected area that once served as the natural estuary for neighboring Ballona Creek. The 577-acre site is located in Los Angeles County, California, just south of Marina del Rey.

Loyola Marymount University

University

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Loyola Marymount University, formerly St. Vincent's College, is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the West Coast of the United States. Loyola Marymount University is situated 1 mile east of Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve.

Chace Park

Park

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Burton Chace Park is the largest public park in Marina del Rey, California. It is named after Burton W. Chace, a former Mayor of Long Beach and Los Angeles County Supervisor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marina del Rey and Alla.

Marina del Rey

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Marina del Rey is a community of 39,000 people on the West Side of Los Angeles that is best known as the world's largest man-made small craft harbor, capable of berthing 5,300 boats.