The Crystal Cove Cottages are not meant to be five-star accommodations. Rather, they reflect the simple beach homes of the 1920s and '30s. The cost to stay in one ranges from $50 to $350 a night ...

There are two sides to Crystal Cove State Park, one of the most appreciated (and, it turns out, least appreciated) plots of mansion-free terrain left on Orange County’s so-called California ...

The 3.2 miles of open beach and 2,400 acres of backcountry make up Crystal Cove State Park, and it’s one of the last remaining examples of a natural shoreline in Orange County.