Jun 1, 2016
From its origins as a simple palm-frond hut to its recent restoration as a spacious multi-windowed beach cottage available for overnight lodging, Cottage #14 tells its own story of Crystal Cove. Known now as “South Beach Suite” for its spectacular location and views, and as “McCloskey Cottage” for the family who lived there for four […]
Jun 1, 2016
Crystal Cove’s tidepools provide both beauty and insight into the biodiversity and health of our ocean ecosystems. On Saturday, June 11, you and your family are invited to join Crystal Cove Alliance and Crystal Cove State Park as we take place in California’s inaugural coordinated statewide coastal bioblitz, Snapshot Cal Coast! A bioblitz enlists the […]
Jun 1, 2016
Don’t let June Gloom get you down this month! Even if the skies are still gray overhead, summer is already starting in Crystal Cove State Park’s Historic District. The Great Plein Air Art Experience has long been a summer favorite of art-loving visitors to the Cove. Starting on Tuesday, June 14, CCA is offering five […]
Jun 1, 2016
“Happiness to All Who Visit This Cottage” Quotations from a Decade of Cottage Guest Journals on the Ten-Year Anniversary of Crystal Cove Beach Cottages “We feel like California time travelers …. we never want to leave. Don’t change a thing; everything is perfect!” This 2009 hand-written entry from the guest journal of restored Beach Cottage #29 […]
