Doheny Beach

Doheny Beach in Southern California is a beach that makes you feel like you’ve been “away from it all!”  The lovely Doheny Beach area in Dana Point (southern Orange County) is the beach for you!  It is the best beach to learn how to surf at in California.

The waves are slow paced with people of all ages from 4 to 80 surfing together. The wave provides you the perfect formula that enables you to stand up and have long exciting rides on the very first day you surf.

The Doheny State Beach, unlike many other Southern California beaches, is located off of the “main drag,” on lovely, eucalyptus tree-lined Dana Point Harbor Drive. Though the Pacific Coast Highway is very close by…including access to many businesses and restaurants, if you should need them…you don’t actually have to see any busy streets while you’re in the Dana Point Harbor/Doheny Beach area.

* In the nearby Marina Village, just down Dana Point Harbor Drive, you can browse through a collection of interesting shops, gaze at beautiful white yachts floating in a sparkling blue harbor, rent a kayak and paddle around the calm waters of the harbor, or dine at one of several good restaurants.

* You can head out onto Dana Point harbor’s man-made island, where you’ll find quiet, shady spots for picnicking, and a long, attractive sidewalk for strolling or jogging.

* Just a bit farther still down Dana Point Harbor Drive, you’ll come to the Dana Point Marine Institute, where you can take in exhibits, explore old-fashioned sailing ships, visit a waveless “baby beach,” or just enjoy the beautiful scenery from a pier.

* For hotel accommodation there is the beautiful Double Tree Hilton, Laguna Cliffs Marriot Resort & Spa, and the Holiday Inn Express.

* Doheny State Beach is the readers’ choice as the County’s “Best Camping Site”. Get more info about camping at Doheny click here!