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==Parks and recreational spaces== *[[Burton Chace Park]] hosts community festivals such as the Marina del Rey Summer Concert Series and the Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade.<ref>"[http://beaches.co.la.ca.us/BandH/Marina/chacepark.htm Burton W. Chase Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804234824/http://beaches.co.la.ca.us/BandH/Marina/chacepark.htm |date=August 4, 2009 }}". County of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 22, 2010.</ref> *[[Yvonne B. Burke Park]] was renamed from the original Admiralty Park in 2009 to honor longtime [[Los Angeles County Supervisor]] [[Yvonne Brathwaite Burke]].<ref>"[http://beaches.co.la.ca.us/bandh/Marina/AdmiraltyPark.htm Yvonne B. Burke Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413194318/http://beaches.co.la.ca.us/bandH/Marina/AdmiraltyPark.htm |date=April 13, 2010 }}". County of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 22, 2010.</ref> This linear (~{{convert|40|yd}} by ~{{convert|700|yd}}) park was built on the former [[Venice–Inglewood Line]] [[Pacific Electric]] [[Right-of-way (property access)|right-of-way]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Angeleno |first=Militant |date=2015-11-09 |title=Militant Angeleno: The Militant's Pacific Electric Archaeology Map |url=http://militantangeleno.blogspot.com/2015/11/pacific-electric-week-militants-pacific.html |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=Militant Angeleno}}</ref> *[[Marvin Braude Bike Trail]] wends through Burke Park toward [[Oxford Basin]], which is a wildlife habitat area with a pedestrian loop. Nearby [[Ballona Lagoon]] on [[Marina Peninsula]] also has a walking loop and wildlife viewing stations. *Aubrey E. Austin Park is a very small park. *Marina Beach, aka [[Mother’s Beach]], has a playground on the sand. *Area A of the [[Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve]], located adjacent to Fiji Way, is accessible to the public for limited hours Wednesday through Saturday. [[File:Marina Del Rey Wetland Park sign.jpg|thumb|Marina Del Rey Wetland Park sign]] *Marina Del Rey Wetland Park is a {{cvt|0.75|acre|m2|adj=on|sp=us}} park and wildlife area that is part of [[Ballona watershed]] [[ecosystem]]; the tidal [[salt marsh]] was refurbished in 2017 by [[L.A. County]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Beaches and Harbors Los Angeles County |url=https://www.facebook.com/lacdbh/posts/pfbid02SMjTkXmamd8HEepSCKjaSsTqhouYJNgGbkKduvwXxW8xZ2gczms4LisqvMKxidfpl |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}{{unreliable source?|date=August 2022}}</ref> Improvements included restoring a “degraded wetland” and installing “public walking paths, observation areas and educational signage.”<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marina del Rey Wetland Park |url=https://visitmdr.com/things-to-do/beaches-and-parks/marina-del-rey-wetland-park |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=Visit Marina Del Rey |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wetland restoration flyer |url=https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dbh/docs/246099_WetlandParkNotice6-27-16.pdf}}</ref> The street address is 4390 Via Marina, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 at Via Marina and Tahiti Way. Public parking for visitors is available in MDR parking lot number 11 at the corner of Via Marina and Panay Way. The park is managed by [[Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors]].<ref name=":0" /> *Harold L. Edgington Memorial Park is a small park and greenspace located at the intersection of Admiralty Way and Panay Way. The park is dedicated to Los Angeles County Harbor Patrolman Harold L. Edgington, who was killed in the line of duty near this same intersection on September 30, 1979.<ref>[https://locator.lacounty.gov/lac/Location/3177006/harold-l-edgington-park Harold L. Edgington Park]. Retrieved February 13, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.odmp.org/officer/4464-patrolman-harold-l-edgington Harold L. Edgington – Officer Down Memorial Page]. Retrieved a February 13, 2024.</ref> {{wide image|Marina del Rey panorama.jpg|1000px|View taken from eastern Marina del Rey looking west toward Pacific Ocean}}
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