Crystal Cove is a stretch of coastal cliffs and a beach front cove sandwiched between Pacific Coast Highway and the Pacific Ocean just north of Laguna Beach. Crystal Cove State Park / Beach, located in Newport Beach, California, is best known for its rustic setting that stands in contrast to pristine, new homes and immaculate greens of the Pelican Hills Golf Club overlooking this wilderness oasis. Three beach areas below the bluffs include Reef Point with access to two coves, Pelican Point which is a 3.25-mile trail and Los Trancos which offers access to an historic district of 1930s style houses. Just off shore is a 1,140 acre underwater park for snorkelers and scuba divers. On the southern edge of the park is El Moro, a 2,200-acre chaparral canyon with 18 miles of hiking, biking and horse trails.

New to the Crystal Cove State Beach are the Historic Beach house renovations, The Beachcomber Restaurant and the Date Shack’s concessions operations shifted to the Ruby’s Corporation that now operates the business as the Shake Shack. The little shack offers the tastiest drink for miles. Great stretches of the beach want you to feel your feet making prints in the sand. This is the way Crystal Cove has been for years, and the way it will always be

Directly across the street is a massive cement facade surrounded by fresh, green lawn with the wording “Newport Coast.” In striking contrast to the wild flowers and building across the highway, multimillion dollar estates with ocean views grace the hillside.