5:30 am - 10:30 pm
Cabrillo Beach LA City Junior Lifeguards Summer 2023
New junior lifeguard participants must pass a swim test of 100 yards in 1:59 or less to be eligible of the Cabrillo Beach LA City Junior Lifeguard Program and Junior lifeguard participants must be 9 years old or older by June 20th, 2023
Swim tests are held as follows:
Hey Rookie Pool
3601 S Gaffey St
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310)521-9017
Overseen by PM 2 Liza Vargas
- 3:30pm-5:00pm: Tuesday June 6th, Wednesday June 7th, Thursday June 8th, Friday June 9th
- Saturday June 10th 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Banning Pool
1450 N Avalon Blvd
Wilmington, CA 90744
(310)548-7420
Overseen by AFM I Yasmin Saxey-Santillo
- 10:00am-12:00pm Sunday June 11th, 18th
Swim testing shall conclude on June 18th, 2023
Program costs: $500 flat rate and $480 for each junior lifeguard participant in the immediate household (there will be no prorating program costs)
Make checks out to LA City Parks and Recreation Division (card is MOST preferable)
Registering program participants parents must have the driver's license on them in order to complete program payment and fulfill registration
The program will begin Tuesday June 20th (we're observing Juneteenth Monday June 19th) and run until Friday August 4th
The program starts 8:00 am and concludes at 12:00 pm Monday through Friday
There will be no program on July 4th
Parents will drop off junior lifeguards at the picnic benches by the inner harbor of Cabrillo Beach and junior lifeguards meet at LA City Lifeguard Tower 2
We'll be in communication with the Cabrillo Beach parking enforcement to assure that parents can drop off and pick up junior lifeguard participants conveniently
Our program participants are 9-17 years old and there are 4 divisions: C's (9-11 years old) B's (12-13 years old) A's (14-15 years old) AA's (16-17 years old)
Junior lifeguard activities include running, stretching, learning first aid and CPR, ocean swimming, paddling and other such open water knowledge
We host a junior lifeguard competition at Cabrillo Beach and may be traveling for other junior lifeguard competitions at Newport Beach
We have field trips with our program to places like : marine mammal care center, Catalina Island, Fire Station 112 (next to maritime museum), and more
Registration can be completed at the link https://www.laparks.org/discover-activities?activity_id=671122301; previous junior lifeguard participants do not need to take the swim test and can register right away at the link
For any further inquiries please refer to Junior Lifeguard Coordinator, Vianne Kelly: email cabrillobeach.lifeguard@lacity.org phone (310)548-2909
Aquarium Behind Beach (CMA)
Docking Facility
Jet Ski Area
Launch Ramp @ North End Of Beach
No Dogs Allowed On Beach!!
Non-motorized Vehicle Area
Outside Beach(belongs To County)
Pier
Posts For Volleyball But Must Provide Own Net
Roped-off Swim Area
Trailer Parking