Dana Point, California
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Dana Point is a city located in southern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 33,107 at the 2020 census. It has one of the few harbors along the Orange County coast, and with ready access via State Route 1, it is a popular local destination for surfing.
Aerial view of Dana Point
The headlands and pier at Dana Point, ca. 1925, prior to construction of the harbor
View of Dana Point Harbor with the ship Pilgrim berthed at the Ocean Institute in the foreground
Surfers during the summer at Doheny State Beach
San Juan Creek
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San Juan Creek, also called the San Juan River, is a 29-mile (47 km) long stream in Orange and Riverside Counties, draining a watershed of 133.9 square miles (347 km2). Its mainstem begins in the southern Santa Ana Mountains in the Cleveland National Forest. It winds west and south through San Juan Canyon, and is joined by Arroyo Trabuco as it passes through San Juan Capistrano. It flows into the Pacific Ocean at Doheny State Beach. State Route 74, the Ortega Highway, crosses the Santa Ana Mountains via San Juan Canyon.
Hikers ford San Juan Creek below the hot springs, February 2008.
The uppermost reaches of San Juan Creek are called San Juan Canyon and are followed by the narrow Ortega Highway.
Bell Creek, the second largest tributary of San Juan Creek, flowing through Caspers Wilderness Park
San Juan Creek between San Juan Capistrano and Dana Point, after a rain