The Crystal Cove cottages aren’t the only popular structures along this stretch of Orange County coastline. Just 15 minutes away in Laguna Beach, there’s a “pirate tower” hiding amid the ...

Stuart Jeffries of Laguna Beach had two computers and two phone systems going all at once. Like Jeffries, many of those who got into the Crystal Cove cottages months ago constantly pressed the ...

LAGUNA BEACH — Reservations for overnight stay in restored Crystal Cove cottages will open up later this month, with the first stays scheduled for late June, the state announced this morning.

Cottages are being built at Crystal Cove in Laguna Beach, CA, on Monday, October 16, 2023. The boardwalk built on stilts in front of each cottage is open to the public. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen ...

Crystal Cove may not be in Laguna Beach, but it is of Laguna Beach, if measured by the Laguna Canyon Conservancy response to a program presented Monday by Laura Davick, Crystal Cove Alliance ...

The cottages, which sit on the sand along a scenic stretch between Newport Beach and Laguna Beach, were built in the 1930s to 1950s. They were occupied by families until a state lease expired in 2001.

The final $10 million to finish the $55 million project has been secured and allows for the first of eight units to open next month.

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 ...