Public facilities at the Port of Los Angeles are maintained by the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department and monitored by Los Angeles Port Police. Most facilities listed below are open the public from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
Parks are open to the public and serve as an ideal space for family gatherings, children’s play, performance arts, walking, bicycling and community events. Most family events do not require a permit; however, visitors are limited to one 10’x10’ tent per gathering. Jumpers and BBQs are prohibited at parks unless otherwise indicated.
For more information, contact the Port's Waterfront and Commercial Real Estate Division at (310) 732-3860.
Banning's Landing Community Center
100 E. Water Street
Wilmington, CA 90744
The distinctively designed, 10,000-square-foot Banning's Landing Community Center as a "window on the water." The building's unique structure is shaped like a ship. Non-profit organization Friends of Banning's Landing operates the center, which is used to stimulate and support cultural activities. The facility is promoted as a regional resource for the expression and education of cultural traditions and community pride through sponsorship of the arts.
Built by the Port Los Angeles in 1996.
Wilmington Waterfront Park
West C Street
Wilmington, CA 90744
Wilmington's largest park is a 30-acre largely contiguous landscaped area, with pedestrian and bicycle connections continuing for approximately nine blocks. The area’s topography consists of a low landform (16 feet) along the northern edge of the project with gentle grades, landscaping with grass, trees, plants, hardscaping, paths and walkways, benches, splash fountain water feature, pedestrian bridges, restrooms, drinking fountains, binoculars, a children’s playground, and two buildings. BBQs are only permitted in the West Pavilion near the picnic tables.
Built by the Port Los Angeles in 2011.
Wilmington Waterfront Promenade
301 S. Avalon Blvd.
Wilmington, CA 90744
Located along the water’s edge, the Wilmington Waterfront Promenade is a nine-acre, open-space development that offers visitors unique seating and expansive views of America’s No. 1 port. The Promenade features both a “picnic pier” over the water, a public floating dock, tidal steps, waterfront seating and shading, among other amenities. Overlooking the Promenade is an expansive new open space bluff, as well as another upland area with pedestrian and bicycle trails, both with seating and views of the waterfront.
Built by the Port Los Angeles in 2024.
22nd Street Park
22nd Street Park in San Pedro is an 18-acre park that opened in 2010 across from 22nd Street Landing at the Port of Los Angeles. The park offers walking and biking trails, shade trees, a bocce ball court, restrooms, ample parking and more than four-acres of grass for recreation.Offering views of the marina and water, the park is bounded by 22nd Street, Crescent Avenue and Miner Street, and has 500 trees, 1,700 shrubs and 4.5 acres of sod, and includes a sloped area with a pedestrian path from the elevated Crescent Avenue area down into the park flatlands.In addition to native and drought-resistant plants, environmental features of the park include use of recycled water for landscaping maintenance (“purple pipe”) and bioswales for stormwater management. You do not need a permit to hold a family event at 22nd Street Park; however, visitors are limited to one 10’x10’ tent per gathering. Jumpers and BBQs are prohibited.