Find the best outdoor yoga spots in Los Angeles. This list has outside studios, free community classes, and best public locations for yogis.
LA has 40 confirmed outdoor yoga picks across studios, beaches, and parks. For a free weekly class, hit Runyon Canyon Yoga or the new Wellness & Waves Saturday sessions at the Santa Monica Pier. For something unusual, try paddleboard yoga with YogAqua or a sunset class at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. We rechecked every studio in July 2026 and swapped out three closures.
Los Angeles doesn’t need four walls for a good yoga class — beaches, rooftops, cemeteries, and mountain ranches all double as studios here. We rechecked every outdoor studio and class on this list in July 2026 and found three real changes since our last update: Root 2 Rise Yoga’s Studio City meetup posted a closing notice for December 2025, Love Yoga’s Venice studio has closed, and Az I Am’s listed address at the Luxe Sunset Blvd Hotel no longer checks out. We replaced those slots with two currently-active, verified picks: the free lunchtime Wellness Break series at Grand Park, and the free Saturday-morning Wellness & Waves yoga block that just returned to the Santa Monica Pier for its 2026 season.
Below, all 40 picks are split into three groups: dedicated studios and organized outdoor classes, then the best beaches and parks for setting up your own mat wherever the mood strikes.
A Vinyasa flow taught entirely on paddleboards in the calm water of Marina Del Rey’s Mother’s Beach. Instructors walk first-timers through balance basics before the flow starts, so you don’t need any paddleboard experience to sign up.
LA Mag’s pick for best yoga studio in the city runs outdoor classes near its Echo Park location, with mats spaced out and advance registration required. Four formats are offered: Flow, Chill, Sweat, and Core.
Standard outdoor flow classes at Santa Monica’s Marine Park, plus a specialty most studios don’t offer: goat yoga and puppy yoga. It’s the only puppy yoga studio in LA.
Yes, an actual cemetery — Hollywood Forever frames the setting as a way to sit with mortality while you practice. Classes run for all levels, from complete beginners to advanced practitioners.
Red Diamond’s outdoor rooftop classes at La Cienega Plaza are built around leaving you open, balanced, and calm, with an extensive class-format list posted on their site.
Multiple class types run through the week in Light on Lotus’s outdoor garden space, with a fluid, adventurous style as the studio’s signature.
The historic Hollywood Roosevelt hosts rooftop yoga at sunset on its pool deck, “The Bridge.” Space is limited, so booking ahead is worth it for the skyline view alone.
A full slate of beachfront classes with the ocean as the soundtrack. Their Yoga Nidra on the Beach class is a guided meditation for unwinding in savasana or a comfortable seated position.
Free, donation-based classes at the top of Runyon Canyon every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, suitable for all levels. This group has been running classes here since 1999.
A free, all-levels lunchtime class at DTLA’s Grand Park every Wednesday and Friday. It replaces Root 2 Rise Yoga’s old Studio City meetup, which posted a closing notice for December 2025 — Wellness Break is the strongest free, confirmed-active outdoor pick left in that part of the county.
A 60-minute community class held under the trees at Garfield Park, capped at 15 students so it stays intimate. Booking is required through their site.
Run by Level 9 Fitness Training, this ocean-view class has drawn Long Beach locals and passersby for over six years. Bring your own mat, towel, and water.
DMN8 runs scheduled HIIT and yoga sessions at Barnard Way Linear Park near the beach, timed for sunset views.
A free weekly class open to all levels and kids, held in the state recreation area’s green space. Full schedule is posted through Free 2 Fun LA.
Sunday classes in Burbank’s Johnny Carson Park combining stretching, core work, flowing sequences, and relaxation, with alternate poses offered for beginners.
A free class at King Gillette Ranch with live acoustic music playing as you flow through the mountains. Bring your own mat.
One of Venice and Santa Monica’s best-known studios, with a diverse class list plus a yoga-and-brunch option and ice baths. Shefa’s instructors also lead the free Saturday sessions at the Santa Monica Pier below.
Beachfront classes and guided meditations near the Rainbow Tower on Venice Beach. Schedules post to Instagram rather than a website, so follow along there for the latest times.
Held exclusively at the Loews Hollywood Hotel, Ella Yoga runs regular classes alongside specialty events like beer yoga, hot spring yoga, and wine yoga.
A free Saturday-morning program returning to the west end of the Santa Monica Pier for its 2026 season (April 4 through October 17), pairing a guided group run with a 9–10am yoga and mat Pilates block led by Shefa Yoga Venice. All levels welcome, mat required. This is a stronger, currently-confirmed pick than the beachfront studio that used to hold this Venice slot, which has since closed.
Zuma is LA County’s largest beach, which means plenty of room to set up a private yoga spot well away from the crowds near the lifeguard towers.
Sandstone cliffs and sea-cave rock formations frame this Malibu beach. At low tide you can set a mat close to the water; parking is a small lot right off PCH.
A sand-and-rock beach reached by a concrete stairway off PCH, west of Malibu proper. It stays quiet enough for an uninterrupted practice.
At the north end of Leo Carrillo State Beach; despite the name there’s a zigzag trail down rather than an actual staircase. Mostly surfers here, so it rarely gets crowded.
A hidden, sandy cove on the west side of Point Dume. Bring your own music if you want it — otherwise it’s just the water.
Ample space and soft sand make this Long Beach stretch an easy pick for a beach practice, especially on calmer weekday mornings.
A hilly, green East LA park with a short hike to a pond overlook — a quiet spot to set up away from the city noise.
A small passive-recreation park with a DTLA skyline view that’s especially striking near sunset.
A downtown overlook with plenty of tree cover to keep the sun off, right next to the 110 freeway but surprisingly peaceful once you’re in.
A larger multi-use park with archery ranges, a dog park, pools, and a baseball diamond — plenty of open lawn for a practice too.
A Beverly Hills park with a perimeter jogging track, ball fields, and a pavilion with outdoor exercise equipment — popular with residents for morning routines.
Large grassy areas on both sides with a bluff-top ocean view and built-in exercise equipment.
One of Long Beach’s prettiest parks, with sea breezes and Pacific views; expect joggers, strollers, and dog walkers sharing the lawn.
Sandy shoreline on both sides of the lagoon, ringed by trees, making for one of the calmer, quieter park settings on this list.
Open green space between the Long Beach Arena and the Downtown Shoreline Marina, with views of the Queen Mary and the Aquarium of the Pacific next door.
A family-friendly Glendale park with open grass areas alongside the playground equipment — easy to find quiet lawn space on weekdays.
Pasadena’s largest, best-maintained park sits just south of the Rose Bowl. There’s a café on-site if you want food after your session.
A cool, breezy South Pasadena park with a semi-hilly path and plenty of shade — also home to The Root Cause Yoga’s class above.
A clean, well-screened WeHo park with a diverse crowd; the Great Hall and Long Hall sit at either end if you need shade or restrooms nearby.
A small, quiet park in a Santa Clarita residential neighborhood with a multi-use softball field — low-key and rarely crowded.
Runyon Canyon Yoga has run free, donation-based classes at the top of the canyon since 1999. The new Wellness & Waves series at the Santa Monica Pier (Saturdays, April–October) is also free and includes a guided run beforehand.
No — their Studio City meetup posted a closing notice for December 2025. We swapped that slot for Grand Park’s free Wellness Break series, which runs Wednesdays and Fridays at noon.
YogAqua runs paddleboard Vinyasa classes at Mother’s Beach in Marina Del Rey. No paddleboard experience is required — instructors walk you through balance basics first.
Zuma Beach is the easiest pick since it’s LA County’s largest beach, with plenty of room to set up away from crowds. For something quieter, Deer Creek Beach and Pirates Cove in Malibu see far fewer visitors.