It’s no secret that Crystal Cove is the best state beach in California to the roughly 2 million people who visit it each year, and an open survey published Wednesday by the California State Parks ...

This year’s super bloom of wildflowers at Crystal Cove State Park is one of the best in recent history – but visitors have been checking out nature’s beauty from afar. For related news, see: ...

Staying at one of the coveted Crystal Cove cottages is like taking a travel trip back in time – and it could make for the perfect Christmas gift, if you’re lucky enough to nab a spot. Getting a ...

Draped in warm sunshine and misted with sea salt from the nearby Pacific Ocean, Crystal Cove Beach Cottages provide a snapshot of the cool California beach vibe of decades ago. Twenty-nine of the 46 ...

For five years, the quaint cottages at the north end of Crystal Cove have been a construction zone, tucked behind fencing as an elaborate effort to revitalize the historic structures has been underway ...

The park is also home to a 12.3-acre historic district that comprises 46 cottages that were built about 100 years ago. “The cottages themselves were built in the ’20s and ’30s by squatters,” said ...

Step onto the sand at Crystal Cove, and you’ll be transported back in time. It’s a snapshot of what ocean towns up and down the California coastline looked like in the ’20s and ’30s, some of the ...

Once a sandy getaway for young families, artists and squatters, Crystal Cove has fought off development for decades to remain a 3.2-mile-long oceanfront state park, set right on the shoreline. The ...

When waste in government services occur, those responsible need to be held accountable. The state Department of Parks and Recreation finally has evicted the residents of Crystal Cove and announced its ...