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8471 Pacific Coast Highway Laguna Beach, CA 92651

949-497-7647

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Best Picnic Spot
Award Winner 2010

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2010 | Best Picnic Spot

While a picnic is fun in pretty much any green space, Crystal Cove State Park elevates eating on a blanket to a whole new level. We're talking over 3 miles of beach and 2,400 acres of woodlands, with offshore waters creating a veritable underwater park. Check out those tide pools for sea urchins and the sandy coves for burrowing crabs before you crack open your basket of gourmet goodies, or, fill a backpack with the traditional peanut butter and jelly (a practically extinct all-American... More »
2009 | Best Nature Trail

El Moro Canyon is a 2,200-acre chaparral canyon that's so gorgeous you'll forget you're only a few miles away from home. Part of Crystal Cove State Park and with 18 miles of campgrounds and hiking, biking and horse trails, you can spot breathtaking views of the ocean and Catalina Island on one side and grassy hills on the other. Spring makes for the best hiking days, in fields of blossoming wildflowers and among super-friendly, super-fearless wildlife such as deer, squirrels and... More »
2009 | Best Place to Play With Hundreds of Sea Anemones

From the looming presence of hideous Newport Coast housing developments dripping with the worst of nouveau-riche decadence ("Mediterranean-style" homes, Italian street names, fooling no one), you wouldn't know that Crystal Cove and its magical tidal pools exist. But park your car, walk away from the faux-Tuscan monstrosities, and you'll soon be somewhere far, far away. The steep cliffs that enclose Crystal Cove are partially responsible for its magic: Once down on the... More »

Valkyrie of Transcontinental Sausage

By EDWIN GOEI | Thu, October 14, 2010

Ehrline Karnaga began her working life as a white-collar stiff in the computer industry. But to look at her now is to see a different woman. She traded in her business suit for a flour-covered apron and now deals more with chocolate chips than mic... More »

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Crystal Cove State Park

8471 Pacific Coast Highway Laguna Beach, CA 92651

949-497-7647

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2010 | Best Picnic Spot

2009 | Best Nature Trail

2009 | Best Place to Play With Hundreds of Sea Anemones

Valkyrie of Transcontinental Sausage

By EDWIN GOEI | Thu, October 14, 2010

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