Rick S.
Yelp
The Roadium isn't an Antique's Roadshow type of swap meet / flea market, as you generally won't find treasure here. It's mainly distressed goods, discounted staple items and inexpensive merchandise. Not so much collectibles nor valuables per se. Although, it's one of those places, unlike The Rose Bowl where there's too many sellers who market towards the collectors and it's near impossible to find a true hidden gem there, at The Roadium it may be like finding a needle in a haystack, but lets say if you went through a seller's CD's, VHS tapes, DVD's, toys,etc. you might be able to find something for $1 that is worth a whole lot more that's now out of print. But you need to know what you're looking for, for the most part, and have enough patience to sift through the massive often unorganized piles and stacks of stuff to find something noteworthy if you're a treasure hunter.
It's very similar to the Alpine Village swap meet in that you'll find a lot of stuff that reminds you of the TV show "Sanford and Son" with used tools and random items (one person's trash is another person's treasure), and you might just find something that is otherwise hard to find or expensive if brand new here that does the job for you.
It's open daily, but is an open air market, so your experience is contingent upon the weather.
I like coming here for everyday items, such as disposable plates, cups and utensils as well as office supplies.
They have lots of shoes and clothes, some are used and others brand new. Kids/Children's clothes and toys too.
Parking is easy either in their lot or the satellite lot at El Camino College.
Admission is affordable and it takes a good hour to walk the varied rows of vendors, so wear comfy shoes and bring your own ergonomic shopping bag to haul your finds.
They do have food and snack vendors, but the local area also has restaurants in the surrounding neighborhood.