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In 1929, the Petroleum Securities Company (owned by Edward L. Doheny) became the new owners of the Capistrano Beach development. [6] In 1931, following the death of Doheny's son, he donated over 40 acres (16 ha) to the state for Doheny State Beach. [7] Capistrano Beach became part of the city of Dana Point in 1989. [8]
Doheny State Beach (known colloquially as Doho) is known as the first state beach in the California state park system. [1] Located on the Pacific Ocean in the city of Dana Point, the beach is adjacent to several surf spots and scenic beaches including Salt Creek Beach, Baby Beach, and Capistrano Beach. [2]
Views on a clear day extend to Catalina Island and La Jolla in San Diego County. The city is located 59 miles southeast of Los Angeles, and 65 miles northwest of San Diego. [26] [27] Dana Point is bordered by San Clemente to the southeast, San Juan Capistrano to the northeast, Laguna Beach to the northwest, and Laguna Niguel to the north.
Border Field State Park is a state park of California, United States, containing beach and coastal habitat on the Mexico–United States border. The park is within the city limits of Imperial Beach in San Diego County, next to the suburb of Playas de Tijuana in Mexico. It contains the southernmost point in the state of California. [2]
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps and is one of the largest Marine Corps bases in the United States. It is on the Southern California coast in San Diego County and is bordered by Oceanside to the south, San Clemente in Orange County to the north, Riverside County to the northeast, and Fallbrook to the east.
Cardiff State Beach is a California State Beach in San Diego County, California, United States. Popular activities include swimming, surfing, and beachcombing. [1] Just next to Cardiff State Beach is San Elijo State Beach, which has a state-run campground. The 507-acre (205 ha) park was established in 1949. [2]
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park is located in the Peninsular Range, which extends from the San Jacinto Mountains north of the park, southward to the tip of Baja California.At the western edge of the most seismically active area in North America, the range is a great uplifted plateau, cut off from the Colorado Desert to the east by the Elsinore Fault Zone, where vertical movement over the last two ...
In 1542, at present day San Diego Bay, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Spain, along with his crew, were the first European explorers to land in the region. Cabrillo is said to have been buried on one of the Channel Islands. [5] The first permanent European settlers of the Southern California Bight, led by Juan Pérez, arrived in 1769 on the San ...