Why you should experience Fiji Way in Los Angeles, California.
Fiji Way is a sophisticated corridor where Marina del Rey's waterfront recreation, maritime industry, hospitality, and coastal innovation define one of the harbor's most significant east-west streets.
Running through Marina del Rey between Del Rey and Westchester, the corridor connects yacht clubs, hotels, parks, boatyards, restaurants, harbor facilities, and waterfront businesses that collectively reflect the evolution of Marina del Rey into the nation's largest man-made small-craft harbor. Landscaped medians, bicycle paths, marina promenades, contemporary waterfront architecture, and thoughtfully maintained public spaces preserve a corridor shaped by coastal engineering, recreational boating, and sustained county investment. Los Angeles County agencies, marina operators, hospitality businesses, maritime organizations, and residents continue reinforcing Fiji Way's importance while supporting recreation, commerce, tourism, and everyday mobility throughout the harbor district. The result is an experience defined by waterfront accessibility, nautical heritage, and the enduring character of Marina del Rey.
What you should know about Fiji Way.
Fiji Way is best known for serving as one of Marina del Rey's principal east-west corridors, linking Lincoln Boulevard, Admiralty Way, Mindanao Way, Via Marina, and surrounding marina roadways while providing direct access to waterfront marinas, commercial harbors, recreational facilities, and the eastern basin of Marina del Rey. The corridor emerged during construction of Marina del Rey, a project initiated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Los Angeles County in 1957, with the marina officially dedicated in 1965 after extensive dredging transformed the former Ballona Wetlands into the nation's largest man-made small-craft harbor containing more than 4,600 boat slips. Fiji Way provides direct access to the Marina del Rey Hotel, Fisherman's Village, Burton Chace Park, and numerous yacht clubs, charter operators, and marina service businesses that support Southern California's recreational boating industry. The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors, Los Angeles County Public Works, and Metro continue coordinating roadway rehabilitation, bicycle infrastructure, accessibility improvements, intersection modernization, and Complete Streets projects because Fiji Way functions simultaneously as a waterfront corridor, marina access road, commercial connector, and regional transportation route.
Fisherman's Village, opened in 1967, was designed as a New England, inspired waterfront promenade featuring restaurants, specialty shops, excursion boats, and public gathering spaces that have long served as one of Marina del Rey's defining destinations. Burton Chace Park, dedicated in 1972 and encompassing 10 acres, preserves one of the harbor's largest public waterfront parks while hosting concerts, festivals, and community events overlooking the marina. Marina del Rey Hotel, occupying a prominent waterfront site along Fiji Way, reflects the hospitality investment that accompanied the harbor's continued redevelopment as both a residential community and recreational destination. Metro Bus Line 108 and regional transit services operating along Fiji Way integrate the corridor with Culver City, LAX, Westchester, and the broader Los Angeles transportation network while supporting convenient access to the waterfront.
How to fold Fiji Way into your trip.
Fiji Way works as an exploration of Marina del Rey's waterfront, public parks, and maritime attractions.
Begin at Fisherman's Village, where marina views, excursion vessels, waterfront dining, and pedestrian promenades introduce the recreational boating culture that has defined Fiji Way since the harbor's opening. Continue to Burton Chace Park, where expansive lawns, harbor overlooks, and community gathering spaces reflect the public waterfront that remains central to Marina del Rey's identity. Conclude at Marina del Rey Hotel, where panoramic marina scenery and waterfront hospitality provide a fitting finale reflecting Fiji Way's enduring relationship with Southern California's coastal lifestyle. The progression moves naturally from marina activity to public open space before concluding along the harbor, revealing why Fiji Way continues expressing the enduring character of Marina del Rey.
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