Lakewood is part of Los Angeles County, along with Long Beach, Artesia, La Palma, Norwalk, Montebello and a long list of additional towns and cities. The county, which also includes Los Angeles city, is the most populous county in the U.S., has a population larger than 41 individual U.S. States and is the third largest metropolitan economy in the world (larger than the GDPs of Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Belgium and Norway combined). Fifteen percent of Los Angeles County (693 square miles) is water; the county is, therefore, home to numerous lakes and reservoirs. It has 70 miles of coastline on the Pacific Ocean, in addition to mountains (the Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountain ranges), forests, rivers, valleys and deserts, making it one of the most diverse outdoor destinations in the world.

Public transportation for Lakewood and LA County, in general, is handled by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority; the authority's services include light rail (Norwalk to Redondo Beach and Long Beach to downtown LA) and a metro bus system.

Private transportation begins with your Lakewood luxury rental RV; once you have chosen a model and relocated it to an RV site of your choice, you can also use taxis or private rental cars to move about. Renting a car will provide you with more freedom of movement, and most rental companies have customer counters at Los Angeles International Airport; car rental offices closer in will send a car to bring you to their office if you call them. Los Angeles and Los Angeles County both tend to be spread out, and traffic can be a challenge, so parking your Lakewood, CA rental RV and taking taxis or your rental car could be a wise move.