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Orange County Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan # 50, Irvine Cove: Irvine Cove is a private gated community in North Laguna Beach, just south of Crystal Cove State Park. There is no direct public beach access and thus the beach is mainly used by community members and their guests. The southern cove is wider and contains a restroom and shower facility, seasonal lifeguards, volleyball nets, and a playground. The waves are calm and swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, and other calm-water uses prevail. There is a tunnel through the headland that connects the two through which pedestrians can pass during low tides. # 51, Emerald Bay: Emerald Bay is a private gated community in North Laguna Beach located at the intersection of Highway 1 and Emerald Point Drive. The community offers no public beach access and the beach consists of a wide sandy cove with lifeguards, picnic areas, fire pits, volleyball courts, and bathroom and shower facilities. There is also a tennis court just off of the beach. This beach is very popular year-round with the residents of Emerald Bay and their guests. # 52, Crescent Bay: Crescent Bay is a small sandy cove located off of Cliff Drive in North Laguna Beach that is popular with locals year-round. Amenities include restrooms, showers, and seasonal lifeguards. There is a sandy shore break that attracts bodyboarders and skimboarders. Past the shore break is a deep cove suitable for swimming or diving. Atop the northern headland is a grassy park with views of the Pacific and the coves to the north and south. There are two public access points at Circle Way and Barranca Street, and numerous private pathways and stairways that lead to the beach. Parking is limited to the residential area. Beach users are mostly locals and a few scattered tourists who wander down from the Crescent Bay Inn. #53, Shaw’s Cove: The next beach south of Crescent Bay is Shaw’s Cove, accessible via a stairway off of Cliff Drive. The cove and beach here are smaller than at Crescent Bay and there are no amenities. The width of the beach depends heavily on the tide and fishing and snorkeling/diving are the main uses. Parking is limited to the surrounding residential area. This beach is used mostly by local residents. # 54, Fisherman’s Cove: Fisherman’s Cove is the smallest of the North Laguna cove beaches. It is accessible via a narrow stairway off of Cliff Drive, 300 feet northwest of Diver’s Cove. There are no amenities here and during significant high tides the beach becomes submerged. Fisherman’s Cove is primarily used for diving, snorkeling, and fishing by local residents. # 55, Diver’s Cove/Picnic Beach/Rockpile/Heisler Park: South of Cliff Drive, overlooking the ocean is Heisler Park. The park sits atop the bluff and provides access to Diver’s Cove, Picnic Beach, and Rockpile. These three beaches all have narrow sandy banks and rocky shorelines. A seasonal lifeguard monitors Diver’s Cove and Picnic Beach in the summertime and additional amenities are provided atop the bluff in Heisler Park. On the east and west sides of Cliff Drive are around 200 metered parking spots. In the park there are also two bathroom and shower facilities, numerous picnic areas, and a shuffleboard and lawn bowling court. At the north Everest International Consultants, Inc. 2.8
Orange County Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan headland is a gazebo that attracts street performers, informal merchants, and offers impressive views of the coves to the north and Main Beach to the south. This section of the coast is consistently crowded with locals, county residents, and overnight visitors. In the summertime the proportion of tourists rises. There are numerous hotels and condos in the immediate area. During swells from the south and west Rockpile, the most southern of the three coves, is a popular surfing spot, but the other beaches are mostly used for diving/snorkeling, walking, or tide pool exploration. # 56, Laguna Beach/Laguna Main Beach: Main Beach in Laguna is located at the foot of Highway 133 at Pacific Coast Highway. This is where the bulk of Laguna’s beach-going tourists can be found as well as many local teenagers. Across Pacific Coast Highway are about four square blocks packed with restaurants, bars, art galleries, a movie theatre, and retail stores. North and south along Pacific Coast Highway are also many hotels. There are designated parking areas and one large structure in midst of this that is meant to supply beach parking as well. At the beach there are restrooms, a year-round lifeguard headquarters, a playground, engraved chess boards, a wooden boardwalk, and two basketball courts rumored to sporadically attract NBA talent. In the summer the beach swells with all types. In the winter, attendance remains steady but most are found strolling along the boardwalk or browsing the wares of the informal vendors or street performers. This beach is a natural stop for any family patronizing the nearby restaurants or shops of downtown Laguna. # 57, Brooks Street Beach: Brooks Street Beach is located west of Pacific Coast Highway at the foot of Brooks Street in south Laguna. There are no amenities here other than a couple of benches and trash cans atop the bluff, and parking is limited. A stairway leads down to the narrow beach that is often submerged during high tide. In the summertime this beach is popular with local surfers. Brooks Street is Laguna’s marquee surfing destination. In the winter, the waves are less spectacular and crowds are sparse. # 58, Bluebird Coast/Pearl Street Beach: The Bluebird coast is located at the foot of Bluebird canyon and Pearl Street Beach is located at the foot of Pearl Street west of Pacific Coast Highway. These beaches are narrow, backed by homes and bluffs with seasonal lifeguard service but no bathrooms and limited street parking. The beaches are used mostly by local and county residents sunbathing or bodyboarding or skimboarding in the shorebreak. The beaches also attract tourists from a large hotel one block north and those seeking to view Arch Rock- a keyhole in the southern headland that connects to the next beach. Also, above the beach at 154 Pearl Street rests the oldest remaining house in Laguna Beach. Historians claim that it was built in 1883 with wood that washed in from shipwrecks. # 59, Wood’s Cove/Ruby Street Cove: At the west end of Ruby Street in south Laguna is Ruby Cove. There is a small park atop the bluff from which a rough trail leads to a small sandy cove with a rocky shoreline. There are no amenities here and street parking is extremely limited. Users consist of local walkers, and a few divers/snorkelers when conditions are good. Everest International Consultants, Inc. 2.9
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