HOW LONG IS THE BEACH?

Los Angeles County may be the home of Long Beach, but Orange County has its own--long beaches, that is. Along the county’s 37 miles of coastline are 20 public beaches with a combined length of 27 3/4 miles. Here’s how the 20 compare in length.

* Length Beach (miles) Location Bolsa Chica State Beach 4 1/2 Warner Avenue to Huntington Beach Pier Crystal Cove State Beach 3 Just south ofCorona del Mar to Laguna Beach Balboa City Beach 3 Newport Pier to entrance of Newport Harbor West Newport City Beach 2 Santa Ana River to Newport Pier Huntington State Beach 2 Beach Boulevard to Santa Ana River San Clemente City Beach 2 Bisected by San Clemente Municipal Pier Sunset County Beach 1 Between Seal Beach and Huntington Beach Doheny State Beach 1 Southeast of Dana Point Harbor San Clemente State Beach 1 One mile south of San Clemente Municipal Pier Huntington City Beach 1 Huntington Beach Pier to Beach Boulevard Seal Beach 1 Along Ocean Avenue Salt Creek Beach County Park 1 Between South Laguna and Dana Point Laguna Main Beach 3/4 Laguna Canyon Road and Coast Highway Surfside Beach 1/2 North of Sunset Beach Corona del Mar State Beach 1/2 East of Newport Harbor entrance Aliso Beach County Park 1/2 Aliso Pier in South Laguna Thousand Steps Beach 1/2 Between 8th and 11th avenues, South Laguna Capistrano Beach 1/2 Between Doheny and Camino de Estrella Little Corona City Beach Poppy Avenue, Corona del Mar Poche Beach Three miles south of Capistrano Beach

* Lengths approximate

Source: California Coastal Access Guide; individual beaches