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Califia Beach at San Clemente State Beach: A Tidal Treasure

Califia Beach

The hardest thing about a trip to Califia Beach is pronouncing it! It’s part of San Clemente State Beach, except you’ll pass the State Beach entrance on your left and continue to the parking lot at the end of Califia. It’s a skinny strand of beach, so you’ll definitely need to watch the tides to [...]

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What To Bring To The Beach?

Beach Trips

Beach trips can be a snap if you have a system. A big part of my system is having everything pre-packed so that when I decide to take the kids to the beach – we just load up the car and go.  I go to the beach year round so I have our routine down. [...]

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Corona Del Mar Beach: Haven for Sunsets and Circle Walks

Corona Del Mar Beach Thumbnail

Corona Del Mar Beach is a bit of an oddity in the OC beach scene.  It doesn’t fit into any of the regular categories. For instance, it appears to be one beach but there are 3 very distinctly separate areas with different names. I had to enlist the help of readers on our page on [...]

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Woo-Hoo! Hurray for a Holiday

Holiday Weekend

Don’t know about you, but my kids are out of school today and Monday. Are you trying to get creative and think of some things to do? Let’s run through the weekend and I’ll throw out some ideas. Friday:  Play with Chores Make a menu and get stocked up for the weekend today. Run your [...]

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Crystal Cove State Park: Tidepooling at a Natural Playground

Crystal Cove State Beach Tidepooling

Crystal Cove State Park’s waters are a designated underwater park–which may be why the tidepooling was so amazing on our visit.  December and January are notorious for the highest of high and lowest of low tides.  I’m sure you’ll find something different on every visit throughout the year. Location: We’ve been to other parts of [...]

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