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Little Corona del Mar Beach
Beach
👍👍 We visit this beach every time we go to southern California. There are tons of tide pools that are all teaming with life. The beach is surrounded by multi-million dollar homes, which are fun to look at in and of themselves. There's an arch in the water just south of the beach which makes for a great...
4.80 (508 reviews)
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Pirate's Cove Beach
Beach
👍👍 Met here with my ministry for my son and I to he baptized. It was such an amazing, magical, and unforgettable event. The beach was perfect (water was colddddd). We had to climb a little to get to the cove, but it was easy for us. If you have a lot of stuff, strollers, fall risk, or small children, i...
4.70 (286 reviews)
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Newport Beach
Beach
👍👍 I love this long stretch of beach, as it’s seems to be the least crowded of Balboa Peninsula ocean-side beaches. Maybe the residents would like to keep it that way. Maybe the lack of designated public parking lots naturally limits the crowd control, albeit the backup of incoming visitors when a stre...
4.80 (145 reviews)
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Balboa Beach
Beach
👍 Nice beach right off the strand. Volleyball courts, basketball courts..bike skate rentals. Decent waves and action at the wedge at the far end of the peninsula. Beautiful sunset views and views to Catalina island. Great bars and restaurants nearby.
4.70 (126 reviews)
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Little Corona Beach
Beach
Small, popular spot for scuba diving & sunset-watching, with views of Catalina Island & tide pools.
4.80 (74 reviews)
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Santa Ana River County Beach River Jetties
Beach
👍👍 Lovely beach with limited street (free) parking. Was able to find it three of the four times we went over the weekend. Goregous, clean, and pretty empty in January. Still warm and captivating. We saw seals AND dolphins!! Can't wait to come back.
4.90 (35 reviews)
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Cameo Shores Beach
Beach
👍👍 Direct walk way with key code access is only available to the residences of Cameo Shores community but you can still access this sandy beach area via a rocky shoreline walk from Little Corona Del Mar Beach passing the Arch Rock. Check online for low tide before coming out because during hide tide th...
4.60 (33 reviews)