Main Beach Laguna: The Best Beaches in California

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Beach Personality: Artsy and Affluent

Main Beach Laguna

Main Beach is very small, but packed with amenities. The sand is a fine, soft texture with a bit of natural debris along the tideline. The water is true blue in color and appears to be quite clean. Recently, the Orange County Register selected Main Beach Laguna as 2012’s best beach in Orange County.

According to some residents I spoke with, Laguna Beach (the city) is an international art community with a diverse population. In addition to locals, Laguna Beach attracts many visitors because of its reputation as a gathering place for artists and people interested in the arts, and because of its many festivals. The character of the town affects the nature of the beach.

Main Beach Laguna has “more of a relaxed affluence” than other nearby beaches. However, like the other beaches you can often see dolphins and seals swimming near shore and the beach is always changing with the tides. Sometimes it is all sand while other times there are lots of rocks along the beach.

Beach Activities:

  • Swimming
  • Surfing
  • Skim boarding
  • Boogie boarding
  • Paddle boarding
  • Kayaking
  • Tide pooling
  • Scuba diving
  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Lounging

Beach Amenities:

  • Public bathrooms – Yes.
  • Showers – Yes.
  • Parking – Yes, for a fee in Laguna Beach City lots.
  • Food – Yes, within walking distance in downtown Laguna Beach.
  • Lifeguard – Yes.
  • Dogs allowed on the beach – Yes, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 AM June 15 to September 10. Anytime between September 11 and June 14.

Additional amenities – drinking fountains, playground, volleyball nets, basketball court, wooden beachfront path, benches, grassy area, picnic tables, and 2 tables with inlaid chessboards.

Beach Rentals:

Main Beach Toys (150 Laguna Avenue, 949-494-8808) rents paddle boards, skim boards, boogie boards, fins, beach umbrellas, beach chairs, volleyballs, footballs, and strollers.

Directions:

Main Beach is between Broadway Street and Park Avenue on the Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach, California, 92651.

To many joyful beach experiences!

— Lisa Dworkin

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