Accommodations

Laguna Beach offers a nature and art oriented getaway with a variety of condos, vacation homes, hotels, and resorts. Choose an accommodation near any of Laguna Beach's local attractions that offers comfort while making the most of the beautiful beaches and attractions at affordably priced rates.

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Activities

The Laguna Art Museum was founded by the Laguna Beach Art Association in 1929, the oldest institution of its kind in Orange County. It houses regional contemporary art and historical art. Quaint and picturesque, Main Beach is where locals and tourists alike spend their time. Attractions include basketball courts, volleyball courts, downtown boutiques and galleries, plus world-class restaurants. Located just north of Laguna Beach, Crystal Cove State Park features rustic, overnight campsites, a stretch of coastal cliffs and a beach front cove. Crystal Cove is used by mountain bikers inland and scuba and skin divers underwater and is popular with both swimmers and surfers. The Museum of the First People is home to one of the best collections of the southern California Mission Indians art and artifacts, including tools, pottery, ceremonial items, and basketry.

Events

Laguna Beach is world famous for its Summer Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters held in July and August. The Festival is a juried exhibit of fine, strictly original works by 160 gifted artists, while the Pageant is a spectacular stage production of living art re-creations. During the 1960's, a group of artists that were excluded from the Festival of Arts rebelled and held their own show, now known as the Sawdust Arts Festival.

Water Sports

The Pacific Ocean and Laguna Beach has a long history of attracting surfers to the local shores. Laguna beach also offers whale watching tours, boating and deap sea fishing. The local beaches are perfect for swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, and windsurfing.

Golfing

If you want a challenging game of golf, then you must play the award winning golf courses in Orange County.  Picturesque ocean courses with scenic views of the majestic Pacific Ocean, enjoyable and challenging links-style courses in the valleys and exciting winding courses nestled in the foothills.

History

The nearby Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded more than two hundred years ago as the 7th of a string of 21 missions across the state, and includes a chapel still standing where its founder, Fr. Serra, once celebrated Mass. Today it is a monument to California's multi-cultural history, embracing its Native American, Spanish, Mexican and European heritage. The Mission was originally built as a self sufficient community by the Padres and Indians, with the Mission as a center for agriculture, industry, education and religion.

Under the Timber-Culture Acts of the 1870s, those who agreed to plant 10 acres of trees in the area over 10 years and live there while they grew was granted 160 acres. The cove-filled coastline attracted a handful of homesteaders, But the land was too steep and rocky for agriculture or ranching. Instead, Laguna Beach gained a reputation as a beachfront resort. Even in the days of horse trails and stage coaches, citizens from such new towns as Santa Ana and El Toro would make the daylong trek to the quaint seashore village. They'd set up tents and stay the weekend, or some would build summer homes.