Around Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach, beyond the house.

The neighbourhoods, the daily rhythm and the drive to everywhere else — the part of a home search a listing sheet never covers.

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What this guide covers

OutdoorsParks, trails & open space

Wine & Local FlavorTasting rooms & local color

Getting AroundRoads & the commute

Food & Daily LifeRestaurants, coffee & errands

This guide covers

Top of the World
Bluebird Canyon
Arch Beach Heights
Three Arch Bay
South Laguna
Laguna Canyon

The desk's real neighbourhood file for Laguna Beach — not a citywide average.

What is actually here

The desk is building a real map of Laguna Beach — outdoors, local flavor, the commute and daily errands — rather than printing a generic list.

Outdoors

Dawson Cole Fine Art Sculpture GardenPublic park, in town.
Irvine Bowl ParkPublic park, in town.
Laguna Beach Fairy GardenPublic garden, in town.
Main Beach ParkPublic park, in town.
Jahraus ParkPublic park, in town.
Heisler ParkPublic park, in town.

Wine & Local Flavor

Salt Creek Wine CompanyWine shop, about 6.7 km from the city centre, straight line.
Rancho Capistrano WineryWinery, about 12 km from the city centre, straight line.

Getting Around

Laguna Beach Bus StationBus station, in town.
CA 73 TollFreeway through the area — the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor.
PCHHighway through the area — the Pacific Coast Highway.
Laguna Hills Transportation CenterBus station, about 9.8 km from the city centre, straight line.
CA 73Freeway through the area — the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor.
Laguna Niguel/Mission ViejoRail station, about 9.9 km from the city centre, straight line.

Food & Daily Life

Anastasia Cafe & BakeryCafe, in town.
The LumberyardRestaurant, in town.
Slice Pizza and BeerRestaurant, in town.
Zinc CafeCafe, in town.
Rasta TacoRestaurant, in town.
Nirvana GrillRestaurant, in town.

Places from OpenStreetMap, September 10. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Distances are straight-line from the city centre, not drive times.

The neighbourhoods

Where Laguna Beach actually breaks down, in the desk's own words.

Full neighbourhood file →

Top of the World

The city's highest point, roughly 1,007 feet elevation — a hillside neighborhood with the slope and drainage questions that implies.

Bluebird Canyon

Canyon neighborhood first subdivided in 1876; canyon topography carries wildland-urban interface wildfire exposure typical of Laguna's canyons.

Arch Beach Heights

One of Laguna's original 1870s-80s settlements, subdivided from Bluebird Canyon land; today a hillside and ridge residential area.

Three Arch Bay

29-acre private gated community within South Laguna, named for three natural rock arches; oceanfront homes with tidal pools.

South Laguna

Southern, annexed portion of the city; American Craftsman bungalows from the early 1900s dot the area per the city's own historic survey.

Laguna Canyon

Inland canyon corridor along SR-133, site of a 1980s-90s greenbelt preservation fight, adjacent to Laguna Coast Wilderness Park — wildfire exposure is a real consideration here.