Budget-friendlyBeaches & Coast
Salt Creek Beach
Dana Point, CA
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By Punita Patel
A grassy bluff-top park rolls down to a wide surf beach with tide pools — great for kite-flying, boogie boards, and picnics.
Parking ~$1/hr
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Tides today
Next low tide
4:21 PM
1.9 ft — best for tide pools
Next high tide
11:30 AM
4.3 ft
Predictions from NOAA · Newport Bay Entrance station
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