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Doheny State Beach is is located on the Pacific Ocean in the city of Dana Point, California. The beach is a popular surf spot located at the mouth of San Juan Creek, which flows from the Santa Ana Mountains southwest to the beach, where it forms a fresh-water lagoon. It is also one of the most polluted beaches in Southern California.
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Doheny State Beach is is located on the Pacific Ocean in the city of Dana Point, California. The beach is a popular surf spot located at the mouth of San Juan Creek, which flows from the Santa Ana Mountains southwest to the beach, where it forms a fresh-water lagoon. It is also one of the most polluted beaches in Southern California.
Our Mission
Doheny
State Beach
The mission of California State Parks is
to provide for the health, inspiration and
education of the people of California by helping
to preserve the state’s extraordinary biological
diversity, protecting its most valued natural and
cultural resources, and creating opportunities
for high-quality outdoor recreation.
At daybreak, the calm
ocean draws surfers
waiting for that
elusive perfect wave.
California State Parks supports equal access.
Prior to arrival, visitors with disabilities who
need assistance should contact the park at
(949) 496-6171. If you need this publication in an
alternate format, contact interp@parks.ca.gov.
CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS
P.O. Box 942896
Sacramento, CA 94296-0001
For information call: (800) 777-0369
(916) 653-6995, outside the U.S.
711, TTY relay service
www.parks.ca.gov
Doheny State Beach
25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive
Dana Point, CA 92629
(949) 496-6171
www.parks.ca.gov/doheny
© 2008 California State Parks (Rev. 2015)
A
s California’s first state beach, Doheny
covers 62 acres of scenic oceanfront. This
Orange County beach beckons to those
seeking sun, sand, and surf.
Doheny State Beach enjoys mild weather
year-round, with generally fine air quality
and coastal breezes. Average summer
temperatures range in the high 70s, while
winter ushers in fog and slightly cooler mid60-degree weather.
PARK HISTORY
Native People
The Dana Point area was primarily inhabited
by the Acjachemen (Juaneño) tribe. For
at least 9,000 years, they lived in coastal
or valley villages from San Clemente to
Aliso Creek. The first recorded contact
between the Acjachemen and Europeans
came in 1769 when Gaspar de Portolá led
an expedition of Spanish soldiers and
Franciscan missionaries to the area now
called Orange County.
By 1776 Mission San Juan Capistrano
had been constructed in an Acjachemen
village; the tribal people who labored
there were then called San Juaneños by
the missionaries.
Juaneño customs and population rapidly
declined as they succumbed to hard labor
at the missions, confinement, and diseases
carried by Europeans. Today the Juaneño
tribe’s culture and language survive in
their traditional ceremonies and song; the
tribe is pursuing recognition from the
federal government.
Edward L. Doheny
Doheny State Beach takes its name from
oilman Edward L. Doheny. In 1893 he
borrowed money to dig the city’s first oil
well, striking oil at 200 feet deep. Doheny
created a vast land and oil empire in
Southern California and
Mexico.
Before he died in 1935,
he donated 41 acres of
his beachfront estate
to the State.
In the late 1930s, the Civilian Conservation
Corps (CCC) constructed campgrounds, picnic
areas, and the custodian’s lodges at Doheny
beach and at nearby San Clemente. The sole
CCC remnant at Doheny is a plaster and tile
wall and entryway near the campground.
NATURAL RESOURCES
Plants and Animals
The park’s four sensitive wetland/riparian
plant ecosystems are coastal brackish marsh,
southern willow scrub, southern sycamore
riparian woodland, and mule fat scrub.
Gray whale
The park provides habitat and nesting
ground to such birds as black-crowned night
herons, ruby-crowned kinglets, and snowy
egrets, while black-bellied plovers and
sanderlings dart across the sand. Doheny
enjoys migratory visits from gray whales
offshore and monarch butterflies in season.
Marine life includes grunion, halibut, and
stingrays, while garibaldi and common
dolphin also swim beneath the waves.
ACTIVITIES
1967 surfers’ mecca
SURF’S UP
Dana Point hosted surfing legends like
surfboard maker Hobie Alter and Endless
Summer filmmaker Bruce Brown. “Down
Doheny Way” was memorialized in the
Beach Boys’ hit Surfin’ USA. Its spectacular
pipelines and point breaks ended when
Dana Point’s harbor breakwater was built in
1966. Doheny surf still breaks consistently.
Junior Ranger and Interpretive Programs
Junior Ranger and campfire programs are
offered during the summer. Check with the
park staff for schedules and topics.
Doheny’s remodeled visitor/interpretive
center and aquarium exhibits show the
natural and cultural history of the park
habitats and surrounding open spaces.
The Junior Lifeguard Waterman’s Academy,
for ages 8 to 16, shares beach and ocean
safety information, physical fitness, lifeguard
barbecue grills, and parking. To reserve for a
group from 25 to 1,000 people, contact (949)
496-3617 or doheny.events@parks.ca.gov.
Experience many tide pool residents at the
visitor center’s exhibits.
skills, and ocean-oriented activities.
For more information, call (949) 496-6162
or visit www.dohojg.com.
Camping
Warm water and more than a mile of sandy
beach consistently earn Doheny State
Beach the title of “Orange County’s best
camping site.” Its 113 campsites, including
33 beachfront sites, have fire rings, picnic
tables, and hot showers. The group camp can
accommodate up to 40 people. Reserve at
(800) 444-7275 or www.parks.ca.gov/doheny.
Beach Activities
A rocky area at the beach’s western e
Nuestra Misión
Playa Estatal
Doheny
La misión de California State Parks es proporcionar
apoyo para la salud, la inspiración y la educación
de los ciudadanos de California al ayudar a
preservar la extraordinaria diversidad biológica
del estado, proteger sus más valiosos recursos
naturales y culturales, y crear oportunidades para
la recreación al aire libre de alta calidad.
Durante el amanecer,
el océano calmo atrae
a los surfistas que
esperan las perfectas y
escurridizas olas.
California State Parks apoya la igualdad de
acceso. Antes de llegar, los visitantes con
discapacidades que necesiten asistencia
deben comunicarse con el parque llamando
al (949) 496-6171. Si necesita esta publicación
en un formato alternativo, comuníquese con
interp@parks.ca.gov.
CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS
P.O. Box 942896
Sacramento, CA 94296-0001
Para obtener más información, llame al:
(800) 777-0369 o (916) 653-6995, fuera de los
EE. UU. o 711, servicio de teléfono de texto.
www.parks.ca.gov
Doheny State Beach
25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive
Dana Point, CA 92629
(949) 496-6171
www.parks.ca.gov/doheny
© 2008 California State Parks (Rev. 2015)
D
oheny es la primera playa estatal de
California y cubre 62 acres de costa. Esta
playa atrae a aquellos que buscan el sol, la
arena y las olas en el pintoresco Condado
de Orange.
La playa estatal Doheny cuenta con
un clima agradable durante todo el año,
generalmente con leves brisas costeras
y buena calidad de aire. Las temperaturas
promedio en el verano rondan los 70
grados, mientras que durante el invierno
se presentan nieblas y se perciben
temperaturas más bajas que se acercan
a los 60 grados.
PARK HISTORY
Pueblos nativos
El área de Dana Point fue originalmente
habitada por la tribu acjachemen (juaneño).
Por al menos 9 000 años, habitaron en
villas costeras o en los valles desde San
Clemente hasta Aliso Creek. El primer
encuentro registrado entre los acjachemen
y los europeos tuvo lugar en 1769 cuando
Gaspar de Portolá lideró una expedición
de soldados españoles y misioneros
franciscanos a la zona que se conoce como
el Condado de Orange.
Para 1776, ya se había construido la
misión San Juan Capistrano en la villa
juaneño, y los nativos que trabajaron allí
fueron renombrados San Juaneños por
los misioneros.
Las costumbres de los juaneños y su
población disminuyeron rápidamente a
medida que sucumbían ante los extenuantes
trabajos en las misiones, el confinamiento
y las enfermedades transmitidas por los
europeos. Actualmente, la cultura y la lengua
de la tribu juaneño se mantienen vivas en
las ceremonias y canciones tradicionales y
la tribu se esmera en ser reconocida por el
gobierno nacional.
Edward L. Doheny
La playa estatal
Doheny lleva su
nombre en honor
al petrolero Edward L. Doheny. En 1893,
pidió un préstamo de dinero para excavar
el primer pozo petrolero de la ciudad
en el cual encontró petróleo a 200 pies
de profundidad. Doheny creó un vasto
únicos restos que quedan de Doheny es una
pared de yeso con azulejos y una entrada
cerca del ingreso a la zona de campamento.
CAMINO A DOHENY
Las leyendas del surf visitaban
frecuentemente Doheny y Killer Dana.
Ballena gris
Se inmortalizó como lugar de práctica del
surf en la exitosa canción de los Beach Boys
Surfin’ USA, las playas de Doheny contaba
con espectaculares canales y rompientes
hasta que se construyó el puerto Dana Point
en 1966. Durante el verano, las olas de
Doheny aún golpean constantemente.
RECURSOS NATURALES
La meca del surf, 1967
imperio de petróleo y de tierras en el sur
de California y México. Antes de morir, en al
año 1935, le donó al Estado 41 acres de una
hacienda con vista al mar que le pertenecía.
A fines de la década de 1930, el Cuerpo
Civil de Conservación construyó zonas
de campamento, áreas para pícnics y las
cabinas de los guardias en la playa Doheny
y en las cercanías de San Clemente. Los
Plantas y animales
Los cuatro ecosistemas vegetales sensibles
del parque, ya sean pertenecientes a los
humedales o riparios, son los marismas
salobres costeros, los chaparrales
salicáceos del sur, los bosques riparios
de sicómoros del sur y los matorrales de
Baccharis salicifolia.
El parque brinda el hábitat y el espacio
necesario para que aniden aves tales como
el martinete común (Nycticorax nycticorax),
el reyezuelo rubí (Regulus calendula) y
la garceta nívea (Egretta thula), mientras
que el chorlito gris (Pluvialis squatarola)
Los residentes de la piscina de mareas en
el centro de visitantes
y el correlimos tridáctilo (Calidris alba)
eligen la arena. Cuando es temporada,
Doheny cuenta con las visitas migratorias
de las ballenas grises que se encuentran
mar adentro y también de las mariposas
monarcas. La vida marina incluye el pez
gruñón, el fletán y la raya, mientras que los
garibaldi y los delfines comunes también
nadan por debajo de las olas.
ACTIVIDADES
Programas temáticos y de
guardabosques júnior
Durante el verano, se brindan programas
de guardabosques júnior y de campamento.
Consulte los cronogramas y los temas co
Doheny State Beach
25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive • Dana Point, CA 92629 • (949) 496-6171
www.dohenystatebeach.org
With over a mile of sandy beach and some of the warmest water and best swimming and
surfing in California, it’s no wonder that people return here year after year on vacation.
PARK FEES are due and payable upon entry
into the park. Use the self-registration system
if the entrance station is closed. The campsite
fee covers one vehicle and one legally towed-in
vehicle. You may register three vehicles (trailers
and/or cars) for each campsite. Fees for extra
vehicles are payable at the entrance station.
OCCUPANCY: Eight people are allowed per
family campsite.
VEHICLE PARKING: Vehicles may be parked
only in your assigned campsite. They must
remain on the pavement and must not exceed
into the roadway beyond the limit line. Second
or third vehicles that cannot be parked legally
in the campsite may only park in the area
immediately south of the campground, with
a valid overnight receipt visible. No day-use
vehicles are allowed in the campground.
CAMPSITES: Ropes or lines may not be
attached to any plant, fence or park structure.
You may attach lines to your property only. Tents
and other equipment must be confined to the
space assigned.
CHECK-OUT TIME is noon. Please vacate your
site by that time. Check-in is 2 p.m.
DOGS must be kept on a leash no longer than
six feet and under supervision at all times. They
are not permitted in buildings or on the beach
(except for service dogs). Please clean up after
your pets. Dogs must be confined to a vehicle or
tent at night.
SPEED LIMIT: The maximum speed limit is 15
mph. When pedestrians, bicyclists and children
are present, even 15 mph might be too fast. Use
good judgment.
QUIET HOURS are from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. To
ensure an enjoyable experience for everyone,
please do not disturb other campers, regardless
of the time of day or night.
ALCOHOL consumption and glass containers
are not allowed on the beach or beyond your
campsite.
NOISE: Radios and other sound-producing
devices must not be audible beyond your
immediate campsite, regardless of the time
of day or night. All amplified music must be
silenced by 10 p.m.
GENERATORS may be operated only between
the hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
BICYCLES are allowed only on paved roads. All
riders under age 18 must wear a helmet. Bicycles
ridden after dark must have lights. Please ride
safely.
DAY USE offers beach access, restrooms,
changing rooms, outdoor showers, barbecues
and picnic tables. There are two canopycovered picnic areas and 13 smaller sites that
may be reserved for a fee. Day use hours are
from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Parking is limited to stall
length limits.
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CAMPING RESERVATIONS: You may make camping reservations by calling (800) 444-7275 (TTY 800-274-7275).
To make online reservations, visit our website at www.parks.ca.gov
ALTERNATE FORMAT: This publication can be made available in alternate formats.
Contact interp@parks.ca.gov or call (916) 654-2249.
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The park is divided into three areas. The area north of the creek is
reserved for day use, with a landscaped picnic area equipped with picnic
tables, barbecues and fire rings. Ample parking is available. Protected tide
pools are located in the very north end of the beach. Visitors can observe a
wide variety of coastal marine life. Please remember that the tide pools are
protected, so do not touch or trample.
The campground located south of the San Juan Creek has 118 developed
family campsites and a developed group campsite.
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