Treasure Island Beach
Laguna Beach, CA
Treasure Island Beach sits below Treasure Island Park's landscaped blufftop grounds, with tidepools along the rocky shoreline and a parking structure at Wesley Drive making it easier to reach than many of Laguna's stairway-only coves. Ramps rather than stairs connect the park to the sand, a real plus for anyone hauling beach gear.
Real tidepools and genuinely easier ramp access than most Laguna coves, a practical pick for families.
How we score beachesThe ramp access instead of stairs makes this one of the easier Laguna coves for families or anyone with gear to carry.
A fee parking structure sits at Wesley Dr.
Ramps connect the blufftop park to the beach, easier than the stairway access common elsewhere in Laguna.
Leashed dogs are allowed on this Laguna Beach cove before 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m. from June 15 to September 10, and during longer hours the rest of the year, but off leash dogs are never permitted.
Orange County's water takes until late summer to really warm up, climbing into the low 70s by September.
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