Lookout Point Park

The view from this place is pretty good. At night, it provides a picturesque view of south San Pedro and the beginnings of Long Beach. Although it does not compare to Signal Hill’s overlook, it is still a good view to take in.
Now for the bad… there are one too many potheads and junkies who park their cars here and blaze out. This kind of stuff is typical in high school, but some of the people here looked like they were in their 20s and some even in their 30s. The crowd was ghetto, but they didn’t try starting trouble with us.
I hope this was just an isolated incident, and this is not the norm. But who knows? I won’t be back here. I got a good photo of the view, which means a lot to me as I’m a photography enthusiast, and now I’m moving on.

I go to busy bee market, grab a sandwich, then eat it here at the lookout on the bench. The view from here, as well as the adjacent Korean Friendship Bell is superb. The visibility is some of the best in LA County & OC. Oh SoCal, you are paradise to me!!! One star docked as the parks in Pedro aren’t immaculate. The bench is wood, rickety and ancient, but the views more than make up for it. The Ports of LB and LA are industrial… this isn’t Beverly Hills nor do I expect it to be. I enjoy LB and Pedro bc they are what they are, people are real and pretentiousness doesn’t fly in these parts. I mean drop the tude, just be you!

Nice little spot with a nice veiw, they have those telescopes that you pay to look through which are nice and cheap on 50¢ only downside is it’s very small and can get crowded

Packed today for the holiday. Great views of the San Pedro Harbor to Catalina and Long Beach.
Always be aware of your surroundings as others have stated. Pretty small point across from the Friendship Bell.
If you blink, you might miss this lookout park.

In my day (late 50s and early 60s) it was the best place in town to watch the submarine races.

I remember this little spot to park and gather up a few quarters to get a few minutes (don’t remember exactly how many minutes you got) for either one of the two telescopes to look at the view of the Port of Los Angeles (among Long Beach, Catalina, etc). Also when I was in my younger days, it was one of the places in the beach areas to go to at night on a date with a boy & kill time before you made out… ooooh to be young again :) *****Although I also know a lot of youngsters go there to get their party on or smoke a little something, something… like at the neighboring parking lot of the Korean Friendship Bell… anyways…
It’s right across from Fort MacArthur & at times you will get lucky to get parking. And your close by to all the other landmarks & cool places to explore history.
I wrote a tip, which I’m sort of upset that your only allowed a certain amount of space. I’ve re-​written it to be split into two. But to some it up: WATCH OUT FOR MOOCHERS! You get all kinds of scandalous people with no shame who slither through watching you to get off so they can scoop a view on you. Such pathetic low life’s.
And yes to the one reviewer I can imagine the creeps that linger around to prey on vulnerable women who go there alone — Highly recommend you don’t go there alone if your female and definitely don’t go there at night unless your with another male or large group of male/​female friends.
Other than the tips of caution, Enjoy!

Nice little «pocket park» good for spending a few minutes taking some breathtaking views of the Port of Los Angeles, the harbor area, and on clear days, Catalina Island. If you’re heading to Angel’s Gate or Point Fermin parks, this is right on the way, and well worth taking a few minutes for.

If you blink you might miss this tiny little park with huge Panoramic views of the Port of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Catalina Island (on a clear day). You can do your best Otis Redding impression here and «watch the ships roll in, and then watch em roll away again». Other than the righteous views, the park doesn’t offer much more than a place to park and make-​out with your ruca if that floats your boat. There are a couple of binocular type telescopes you can throw a couple quarters in if you wanna get a closer view of the Port for a few minutes. A scene from the movie Crash was filmed here (I’ll let you figure out which one).

I Unilocal this place up since I didnt plan anything for valentine day this year… YES i know, suck a bad bf. But F-​ck, im not about to go crazy over the reservation and the waits… its crazy since I normally planned it every year. This year i just wanted to chill, take my girl out someplace quite with a view. We grab some food on the way up here, some tacos and nachos. =) yup Taco’s and Nacho’s for valentine day. The view was pretty, it wasnt too crowded. even thou there were other couples that were there that night. At the end of the night i asked her «do you like it?» — her answer is «yES!». That was the answer that made my day. Truly, to all the fellas… no fancy dinner is worth her time… its the effort you put in.

This little park is really more of a lookout. Hmmm, maybe that’s how it got it’s name. Now I get the point.
It’s right off the side of the road (Gaffey St) right at it’s peak. There are higher points but this is the highest from the street. The park is a small turn off /​parking area.
From here you can see Catalina Island to the South. The Pacific and into the harbor. Long Beach is to the East. Fort MacArthur is down below as well as a good portion of San Pedro. To the North, you’ll see the Vincent Thomas Bridge and surrounding area.
This is a nice spot for taking photos and having a look around. A good little 5 minute stop.

Cool little spot to pull over & enjoy the spectacular views.
There’s parking & a couple of benches.

PROS :
sweeping panoramic views of the harbor, marina, pacific ocean etc.
nice, safe neighborhood
plenty of parking spaces
two view finders (takes quarters)
benches to sit and enjoy the view
CONS :
none!

Free parking.
Safe hood.
On the way to the Korean Bell.
There are also two viewfinders to allow for up-​close views of the harbor, the beach (?) below, and the ocean. Only 50cents.
Downside: apparently this is where single men go to troll or something because when I was there (this afternoon around 5pm), I noticed there were 3 men sitting alone in their car in the lot watching me (sole female). There was also a 4^th man just standing in front of his car.
Very eerie.

You’ll be high without a joint
If you go up to Lookout Point
Panoramic Harbor view
Two pics attached to this review