Colorado Lagoon

It’s alright here. It’s a dirty park. I like the bridge, but then the bridge suddenly ends, and to get to the other side, you have to submerge your feet in the dirty water. It also smells a bit. But the park is ok.

This place is awesome!!! A total hidden gem of long beach. At least I think so. The water is very clean! The lifeguard is really nice and helps me feel safe with my kids. The boardwalk is awesome to jump off of! A definite crowd pleaser in my family. We also always seem to get really good parking

This lagoon is perfect for a family picnic event. It’s local right in Long Beach. Parking is easy. One can park right in front at the metered parking or at a nearby local street. You don’t have to fight the crowd and worry about parking availability as in the beach such Sunset, Seal Beach, Huntington, etc. The sand is fine a soft. Water is clear and clean. The shore is not steep and there is no wave. Therefore, it’s very safe. You don’t see young people with loud music, show-​off body throwing Frisbee or kicking ball. Most people who come here are parents with young children. There is a lifeguard station and fresh water shower at the foot of the bridge. Yes, the shower still works in spite of the drought. If you go, it’s helpful to bring a beach umbrella, beach chairs and your own foods and drinks. There is no restaurant on-​site.

This is easily one of my favorite places. It is gorgeous at sunset and the water quality is the best in Long Beach. Many people don’t know this but the nonprofit, Friends of Colorado Lagoon, began restoration efforts in 2008 to dredge pollutants out of the lagoon and create salt marsh and CA shrubland habitats!
This is why there is so much amazing wildlife at the lagoon!
If folks like what they see and want to get involved…
Friends of Colorado Lagoon hosts these nature walks called Estuary Explorations every 2^nd Saturday at 8am and habitat restorations to follow at 10am.
Check it out! I know I will

There’s something wrong with the water. Yeah its in a good area and there’s no pollution or garbage. But the water is disgusting.
For months all the water went down like several feet and all this algae was rotting in the sun. There was mold and flies. The sand feels like mud. Today I went and my son was pointing at all the SLEEPING fishies!
We don’t go in the water… but our favorite spot is right in the middle of the doc (during jellyfish season) and the playground is clean and safe.

Gorgeous, clean water, basically uncrowded, ample street parking. A perfect park/​beach alternative for families. Easy way to cool down! The water is rated A by Heal the Bay and there is a great bridge to jump off for older kids. Sweet, attentive lifeguards too.

The pups liked wading in the water
There’s a little playground and picnic area, too
Ample street parking
Would probably only stop by again on a whim — not really for me, but great for families who would rather not go to the beach

Great place way from the craziness of the beach. Restrooms, close parking, grass, sand, a play area. They have life guards on weekends and high volume days. We’ve gone many times. We love it. It’s clean, restrooms decent for the area. Picnic spots, trees. It’s beautiful.

This park is beautiful. My one year old and I absolutely loved it. The playground is perfect for younger and older children.

A quiet oasis in the east part of LB. Just drive east on 4^th street and you will see the lagoon in front of you.
A very popular spot with families. Also a park area where you can play soccer or baseball.
Moon jellies are in the lagoon! See pic enclosed.

This place rocks and to counteract misinformation, this is not a man-​made lagoon but a part of the Los Cerritos Wetlands. It was recently cleaned up by men and improvements to the surrounding park were made but this gem is natural. The water quality is the best in Long Beach. I love this place. It’s a great place to swim.

I just discovered the Colorado Lagoon Park today and it is absolutely beautiful. I am not a Long Beach native and in the past rarely ventured into the city based on its decades old reputation for being sketchy (gentrification has changed this tremendously. Now it has «character»). I was driving across 4^th St. on my way to the 605 frwy after spending my second weekend in a row hanging out in this rejuvenated city when I caught a glimpse of it out the corner of my eye. I turned around and drove up to a gorgeous Lagoon with a playground on the other end. Long Beach city planners, landscape engineers and «Friends Of…» groups have really dug their nails into beautifying Long Beach and it shows with flying colors. I cannot wait to come back to this park with my young daughter. The only reason this did not get 5 stars is because I have not seen the entire park yet. Only drove around it. I’ve read other posts about the need for bbq pits but I’m going to have to pass on that idea. People are disrespectful slobs if they’re not in their own kitchen. No need to destroy the park with food trash. Learn from LB’s past.

Recently redone. Very pretty all year round.

I love this spot. It was my first time going here today and I thought it was clean and had a good crowd I wasn’t scared to have my daughter around.
The water is very clean– for being still water. There wasn’t any litter and its a great place to bring older babies and kids to so they can play safely in shallow water with no waves. I prefer it over Mothers’ Beach… it’s much cleaner!!! (Again)
The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because there are no BBQ’s and you’re not allowed to bring your own. There are also an insane amount of jellyfish as you go deeper into the water and you can see them everywhere! So be careful!
I will definitely be back with my family:) just remember to bring food since there’s nothing within walking distance.

On the day that I was here, the place was deserted which was a good thing. Although it’s been cleaned up, it still seems a little distressed and seedy.

Since I reviewed Marina Vista, I might as well review the lagoon since they’re next to each other.
If I had to choose between the two parks, I would definitely pick Marina Vista. Even though both are in a quiet neighborhood, this park has a sketchy feel to it after sunset. During the daytime it’s another decent park to take a walk through but for anything else there are much better places for the kids (Livingston).
PS. People really swim in there? The water doesn’t look clean.

I love this place. I found out from a co-​worker about this place went there swimming yesterday and will now try and make it part of my daily path. Great place if you just want to go for a nice swim with not a lot of people or if your just starting to swim. Heal The Bay gives this place a Grade A.

Dirty. Murky. And under construction…

This is a review of the Colorado Lagoon from the newspaper:
«Coroner’s officials on Tuesday identified a 57-​year-​old Compton man whose body was found floating in the Colorado Lagoon early Monday».

There is a beauty to Colorado Lagoon. Ringing the edges are small patches of salt marsh, with some beautiful native wildflowers. There is great bird watching here. The city has recently been awarded money to restore more natural habitat, and the potentia for improvement is terrrific.
I’ve added some photos of this park so people can see that it’s not as awful as Amy makes it sound.
That said, no, I wouldn’t swim here. There have been some serious health violations this year, and the City is still trying to figure out why. The Beach is a safer bet.