This year’s super bloom of wildflowers at Crystal Cove State Park is one of the best in recent history – but visitors have been checking out nature’s beauty from afar. For related news, see: ...

It’s no secret that Crystal Cove is the best state beach in California to the roughly 2 million people who visit it each year, and an open survey published Wednesday by the California State Parks ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Crystal Cove State Park is also home to the 12.3-acre Crystal Cove Historic District with 46 seaside cottages that date back to the early 1900s. Half of them are available to ...

The Crystal Cove Conservancy announced this week it has acquired the remaining $10 million needed to fund the last of the North Beach Restoration Project — a more than 20-year effort that has allowed ...

Crystal Cove’s historic cottages on the sand tell a story about the coastline’s past – a California architectural style unique to decades ago, tales of a close-knit community sprouted from a post-war ...

In the middle of Orange County’s coast lies Crystal Cove; a hidden beach spot that can be accessed only through a tunnel underneath Pacific Coast Highway. With a restaurant right on the sand, the ...

The park is also home to a 12.3-acre historic district that comprises 46 cottages that were built about 100 years ago. “The cottages themselves were built in the ’20s and ’30s by squatters,” said ...

Staying at one of the coveted Crystal Cove cottages is like taking a travel trip back in time – and it could make for the perfect Christmas gift, if you’re lucky enough to nab a spot. Getting a ...

Once a sandy getaway for young families, artists and squatters, Crystal Cove has fought off development for decades to remain a 3.2-mile-long oceanfront state park, set right on the shoreline. The ...