Irvine Coast Marine Life Refuge Info, Eastern Cape

Whether you're looking for a challenging game of golf or a relaxing day at the beach, Dana Point is the destination of choice for Southern California visitors. Our beaches are renowned for swimming and surfing. And when you've finished playing try some of the culinary treats to be found throughout the city and harbor in our award winning restaurants.

Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. The island is 22 miles (35 km) long and eight miles (13 km) across at its greatest width.

Del Mar remains one of the most beautiful destinations along the Western Coastline. The City is comprised of two square miles of coastal land and has a population around 4,500.

Hermosa Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 18,566 at the 2000 census. 2006 population estimates are 19,435.

Located in Orange County between Newport Beach, Long Beach and Anaheim's Disneyland, Huntington Beach features pleasant weather, the famous Huntington Beach Pier, beautiful sunsets, huge beaches, bike riding or jogging paths next to the ocean and supreme surfing.

La Jolla is a wealthy and hilly seaside resort community of up to 42,808 residents in the city of San Diego, California. Population figures are imprecise because La Jolla's borders are indistinct.

La Verne is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Laguna Beach is a seaside resort and artist community located in southern Orange County, California, approximately 24 miles (39 km) southeast of the county seat of Santa Ana. It is known for having some of the most beautiful beaches in southern California. The city has good hotels, unique shops and restaurants, world famous art galleries and art festivals. Many movies and TV shows have been filmed here.

Whatever your plans, Long Beach is the place to start. We're centrally places to all Southern California attractions and just a boat ride away from Catalina Island. Plus you can enjoy a day at the Aquarium or the Pacific or tour the majestic Queen Mary and still have time for that bike ride at sunset.

Located in the heart of L.A.'s Westside, Marina Del Rey is nestled on the waterfront between LAX and Santa Monica and within walking distance of Venice Beach.

Charming island and peninsula, with great beaches. Despite all of its charms, it's often overlooked by tourists and area residents alike, which keeps it relatively uncrowded. The seven islands of Newport Beach Harbor lie cradled inside Balboa Peninsula, and are some of the most expensive real estate in Southern California. Homes costing $1.5 million and up are surrounded by one of the world's largest small yacht harbors. Newport Beach is a quiet, relaxed place where you're more likely to meet the harbor patrol than the highway patrol, and you'll hear more birds than automobiles.

A beautiful North Coast Village on the Pacific Ocean. Oceanside is 35miles north of San Diego and 50 miles south of Los Angeles. Disneyland, SeaWorld, Legoland, San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park are great day trips.

San Clemente California beaches are popular destinations for local residents and tourists visiting the region. Ideally located between Los Angeles and San Diego, San Clemente is a unique beach town built on hillsides overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Welcome to Santa Monica, home of the famous Santa Monica Pier with its historic carousel and more recently added Pacific Park amusement park, the outdoor, pedestrian-oriented Third Street Promenade, the panoramic coastline and beach, beautiful parks, more than 400 restaurants, scores of art galleries, theaters and performance spaces, four distinct shopping districts and outstanding accommodations from economy to luxury.

The southern-most of North Carolina's Brunswick Islands, Sunset Beach is only three miles long but it is everything that a family beach should be. As you travel from the mainland, over the one lane pontoon bridge, across the calm salt marsh, you'll find yourself entering a relaxed and quiet world of Southern coastal living.

Venice Beach, California is a desired destination for travelers from all over the world. It is unlike any place on Earth, well known for its artists, street performers and funky atmosphere. It is a virtual carnival running year round with free admission. This web site will always be a work in progress due to the constant input and creativity from Venice residents and visitors. Join us for a tour through the many bizarre and interesting scenes that make Venice truly unique.

Escape to Cardiff-by-the-Sea for a memorable vacation in the quiet of a village, find the peace that comes from the sounds of the ocean, view the unending beauty of sunsets over the water, experience the charm of an elegant lodge, enjoy the warmth and hospitality of the local folks, and relax while viewing the captivating white caps rolling onto shore by day and by night.

Located along six miles of Pacific coastline in northern San Diego County, Encinitas has an approximate population of 60,000 and is characterized by coastal beaches, cliffs, flat-topped coastal areas, steep mesa bluffs and rolling hills. Our city was incorporated in 1986, drawing together the communities of New Encinitas, Old Encinitas, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Olivenhain and Leucadia.

Torrance is a city located in the South Bay (southwestern) region of Los Angeles County, California. Torrance is the sixth largest city in Los Angeles County and the 34th largest in the state of California

San Onofre State Beach is a 3,000 acres (12 km2) state park located in San Diego County, California, USA. The beach is 3 miles (5 km) south of the city of San Clemente on Interstate 5 at Basilone Road. Governor Ronald Reagan established San Onofre State Beach in 1971. With over 2.5 million visitors per year, it is one of the five most-visited state parks in California, hosting swimmers, campers, kayakers, birders, fishermen, off-duty Marines, bicyclists, sunbathers, surfers, and the sacred Native American site of Panhe.

Carlsbad is a seaside resort-town in the North County section of San Diego County, California. Carlsbad was incorporated in 1952, in large part to generate sufficient funding to connect with the water pipeline running through San Diego County, but also to avoid being annexed by Oceanside. It is one of the most expensive coastal cities in North County, San Diego, and one of the highest-income places in the country.

Lake Arrowhead is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, USA. It lies within a census-designated place (CDP) by the same name, adjacent to the Lake Arrowhead Reservoir.

Crestline is a census-designated place in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California, USA.

Rancho Palos Verdes (RPV) is a city in Los Angeles County, California that was incorporated on September 7, 1973. Rancho Palos Verdes is a quiet, affluent suburb of Los Angeles

Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 63,261 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area.

San Pedro is a hilly beach neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. It was annexed in 1909 and is a major seaport of the area. The town has grown from being dominated by the fishing industry to become primarily a working class town within the City of Los Angeles.

Two Harbors, colloquially known as "The Isthmus", is a small unincorporated island village on Santa Catalina Island, California with a population of 298 (Census of 2000). It is the second center of population on the island, besides the city of Avalon.

Charming island and peninsula, with great beaches. Despite all of its charms, it's often overlooked by tourists and area residents alike, which keeps it relatively uncrowded.

Beacon Bay is a small seaside resort in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. White sand dunes and long stretches of beach where the children can sandboard or power kite and search for sea treasures in the rock pools. Maybe you would like to fish or just lie and soak up the African sun, watching the seagulls delicately treading the sands or hovering over the water.

Mission Viejo is a city located in southern Orange County, California in the Saddleback Valley and has been named the safest city in the US according to a 2007 Morgan Quitno crime statistic survey (compiled from FBI data).

Seal Beach is a city in Orange County, California, located in the north-westernmost corner of Orange County.

Manhattan Beach is a city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, USA. The city is on the Pacific Ocean coast, to the south of El Segundo, and to the north of Hermosa Beach.