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Crystal Cove State Park, Laguna Beach, CA

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Sports & Outdoors

Crystal Cove State Park

A coastal state park with beaches, tide pools, inland canyon trails, and a historic cottage district south of Newport Beach.

8471 N. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, California 92651 · Laguna Beach, CA

About Crystal Cove State Park

Crystal Cove State Park covers beaches, tide pools, and coastal bluffs along the Pacific, plus inland chaparral canyons and a backcountry of trails. The park includes the Crystal Cove Historic District, a group of rustic cottages built as a seaside colony in the 1930s and 1940s. Visitors can hike, bike, or ride horses on backcountry trails, walk a paved bluff-top path, and join ranger or docent programs such as guided hikes, tidepool walks, and geology talks. Camping is available at the Moro campground and at primitive backcountry sites. Parking requires a fee, and the park has four entrances.

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