I usually watch fireworks locally (i.e., Wilson Park in Torrance) but am considering exploring a bit this year. Does anyone have any good "vista points" in LA for fireworks?

 

Barns Park, Monterey Park.

 

Pacific palisades high school, it's off of Sunset kinda near the ocean. Free admittance, bring a picnic and a blanket and sit on the field. Their shows are pretty good!

Plus you will be right underneath the fireworks, so it's not some kind of vantage point.

 

Is there any that you can see from the beaches? Santa Monica/Venice/Hermosa/Manhattan....?

 

Queen mary has some firework show.

 

from what i hear santa barbara has good fireworks. =)

 

Queen Mary has them......just arrive early on Shoreline Village (Long Beach) and bring your blankets, lay out and enjoy! Its free and you can always have some beers at the Yard House!

Huntington Beach Pier...they block off the whole street for a fair, at night lay out in the sand and enjoy! Good for the whole family!

San Diego Fair Grounds.....Its their county fair and they have one of the best shows I have ever seen!

 

Do I smell another SB Run? Hehe... I think I have plans on the July 4 weekend, not sure... shrug

 

From what I heard, Queen Mary will not have the firework show this year. Their finance is in the reds.

 

Here is the queen mary info:

http://www.queenmary.com/specialeven...page=4thofjuly

 

Most likely, I'll be checking out Paul Van Dyk at the L.A. Coliseum.

check it out! http://www.independancefestival.com/

 

I'm not too impressed with that lineup.

 

Damn...its one of my locations.....at least I wont be fighting of the mosqitos!

 

I believe that the Home Depot Center will have a large fireworks display.

 

i'm off to coronado island, san diego... its pretty kewl... u can see the ones in mission beach etc from coronado... and they have one right in the center of the island

 

Yeah, but its PVD... thats all I'm there to see.

I'll be drunk the rest of the time with the "open bar".

 

Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro. Pretty good show, and the only big one in the southbay now that the Queen Mary fireworks have been cancelled.

 

yeah, I guess Cabrillo will be jammed especially w/o the fireworks at Queen Mary.