• 2026 Parks Week Family Plein Air – Celebrate Community & Culture

    Crystal Cove State Park Historic District

    Photo Credit: Crystal Cove Conservancy. Celebrate California State Parks Week with a morning of outdoor creativity at Crystal Cove. Hosted by Crystal Cove Conservancy, this family-friendly program invites participants to […]

  • EVENT CANCELED 2026 Parks Week Explore New Experiences – Grunion Run

    Education Commons 5 Crystal Cove, Newport Coast, CA, United States

    After assessing beach conditions firsthand, we've made the decision to postpone the program out of an abundance of caution. The combination of exceptionally high tides, significant accumulations of kelp and […]

  • Paint the Park Plein Air – June 15

    Paint the Park: A Great Plein Air Experience Step outside the studio and into the landscape with Paint the Park, a welcoming plein air experience set in some of Crystal […]

  • Family Art Day

    Education Commons 5 Crystal Cove, Newport Coast, CA, United States

    Join us every Wednesday in the Commons! This weekly drop-in series invites visitors of all ages to engage with Crystal Cove through hands-on art and science activities that celebrate and explore local species and ecosystems. Participants might paint their vision of a healthy tidepool, experiment with 3D watershed models to see how trash travels to […]

  • Paint the Park Plein Air – June 18

    Paint the Park: A Great Plein Air Experience Step outside the studio and into the landscape with Paint the Park, a welcoming plein air experience set in some of Crystal Cove’s most inspiring locations. Whether you’re picking up a brush for the first time or looking to deepen your practice, this program invites you to […]

  • Movies on the Beach – Zootopia 2 – CANCELLED

    Crystal Cove State Park Historic District

    Event Update: Movies on the Beach – Zootopia CANCELLEDDue to hazardous beach conditions and out of an abundance of caution, this Thursday’s Movies on the Beach: Zootopia at Crystal Cove State Park has been postponed. The National Weather Service has extended the Hazardous Beach Conditions Statement through Friday night, with the most significant impacts expected […]

  • Family Art Day

    Education Commons 5 Crystal Cove, Newport Coast, CA, United States

    Join us every Wednesday in the Commons! This weekly drop-in series invites visitors of all ages to engage with Crystal Cove through hands-on art and science activities that celebrate and explore local species and ecosystems. Participants might paint their vision of a healthy tidepool, experiment with 3D watershed models to see how trash travels to […]

  • Paint the Park Plein Air – June 25

    Paint the Park: A Great Plein Air Experience Step outside the studio and into the landscape with Paint the Park, a welcoming plein air experience set in some of Crystal Cove’s most inspiring locations. Whether you’re picking up a brush for the first time or looking to deepen your practice, this program invites you to […]

  • Queer Ecology Hike with Jason Wise

    Crystal Cove Conservancy invites guests to celebrate Pride Month with a guided Queer Ecology Hike through Crystal Cove State Park led by naturalist and outdoor educator Jason Wise (@jasonjourneyman). Together, participants will explore the intersections of ecology, identity, community, and belonging while hiking through one of Southern California’s most biodiverse coastal landscapes. Along the way, […]