Bonelli Park Swim Beach Parking Lot — Attraction in San Dimas

Loved it! Parking was a little difficult (we parked on the park side and walked over to the beach from there), but that’s probably because we arrived on a Saturday afternoon so best to get there early on a weekend summer day or even better to go on a week day. We will definitely be going back… probably next weekend!

Update (8/20/22): We had a much better experience with parking today. They open the lot right above the beach at 10am (on Saturdays, at least) so, if you’re going on a weekend, my recommendation is to get there around 9:30 and wait in line to get one of the first spots (especially if you’re bringing a lot of stuff). Warning for those with dogs, they will need to be leashed the whole time and are only really allowed on the side areas away from the main swim area. Some lifeguards are cool with you’re dogs being off leash when taking a dip on the side areas, but some want dogs on leash at all times. We lucked out a bit because we had paddle boards (they charge additional $9 to bring those in) and chilled with him in the water and no one said anything. Another thing to note is that they only open sections of the swim area at a time and the amount of people there depends on how many of the swim sections (3 total) they open up at all. Some of their regulations are a bit frustrating, but the lifeguards are pretty cool and we had a great time. We will go back, especially for...

Beach was nice but busy ...they had like 10 lifeguards for such a small section...who said you can't bring any type of floaty on the lake?!?! Supposedly cause the wind can pull you out to the lake and they don't want to have to rescue you... Maybe don't allow children but as an adult who can swim and has floated in many many lakes with natural elements such as WIND this is the stupidest thing I've ever heard 🤦🏼‍♀️you can paddle...

If you get there early you will find a good spot. You can start setting up early but you cant get in the water until 10am. Theres a small section of the water that they open at 12 or 1 & you have to be out the water by 6pm. Parking lot closes at 630pm. The only thing i didnt like was the reatrooms were far away from the swim area. & the Duck/geese poop on the sand. Other than that its a...