Crystal Cove State Park
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🏖️ Beach · Newport Beach
3 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 65 min driveFrom Arcadia · Parking: State park lots about $15/day per car (Los Trancos, Pelican Point and Reef Point entrances)
- 🎒Carrier recommendedTerrain isn't stroller-friendly; a carrier is easier
- 🌳Little shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 3 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Fall · Winter · Summer
Three and a half miles of undeveloped coastline: tide pools at Pelican Point, a wide beach, a flat stroller path along the bluff tops, and a village of 1930s beach cottages, with milkshakes from the Beachcomber restaurant and Shake Shack as the ultimate kid reward.
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