With all there is to do in Laguna Beach, you could spend an entire week exploring beaches, art galleries, canyons and shops. The city is ideally suited as a base from which to explore other coastal portions of Orange County. Below is an example of how you might ‘theme’ your stay in Laguna.

Day One: Beaches and Boutiques

Check out the sea lions off Crescent Bay; snorkel at Diver’s Cove. Stroll the blufftops of Heisler Park; play basketball or volleyball at Main Beach. Walk the beach south to Brooks Street; explore Treasure Island Park and Aliso Creek Beach. Shop at art galleries, antique shops and boutiques along Coast Highway. End your day with dinner at one of the city’s popular eateries, or enjoy an oceanfront dinner at one of the hotels.

Day Two: Artistic Endeavors

If it’s summer, spend the entire day enjoying the Festival of Arts, Sawdust Festival, Art-A-Fair and the Pageant of the Masters; in the fall, visit Winter Fantasy or a Laguna Arts & Craft Guild show or free concert sponsored by Laguna Beach Live. Explore some of the town’s 100 art galleries or take part in a First Thursdays Art Walk. Enjoy public art displayed throughout the city and visit the Laguna Art Museum. Top off your day with a performance at the Laguna Playhouse, or one of Laguna’s nightspots for jazz, blues and rock music nightly.

Day Three: Canyon Capers

Try an easy short hike or a three-hour trek in Laguna Coast Wilderness Park.
Hike Aliso/Woods Canyon Wilderness Park from the visitor center in Laguna Niguel or hilltop parks in Laguna Beach.
At Crystal Cove State Park, visit the beachfront historic district with century-old cottages. Head to Heisler Park for picnicking, Lang Park for tennis and basketball, or Treasure Island Park for beach and tidepool access.

Day Four: Savoring Self-Improvement

Schedule a full day of spa treatments, or find a fresh, new look to impress the folks back home. Check out classes at the local School of Culinary Arts or public art classes at Laguna College of Art & Design. Local instructors offer surfing and diving lessons; work on your golf swing at Aliso Creek Golf Course.

Day Five: A Peek at the Past

Start with a Heritage Walk of Laguna’s diverse neighborhoods using a map from the Visitors & Conference Bureau that will point you to 1900s-era cottages.
Stop at Hotel Laguna and the Murphy Smith Historical Bungalow for a photographic glimpse of early Laguna.
Near Main Beach, stop to see the “Laguna Greeter” statue that commemorates Eiler Larson, who spent many years on this corner greeting passersby. Visit the Hortense Miller Garden, a 2.5-acre preserve in North Laguna with 1,500 plant species.
Visit one of the California Missions at San Juan Capistrano, just 15 minutes away.

Day Six: Sports Safari

Show off your sports stuff today at city-owned tennis courts, basketball courts and beach volleyball courts, rent a bike for a brisk ride through town, or play a round of golf at the nine-hole Aliso Creek Golf Course. If you want to get in 18 holes, Monarch Beach Golf Club and Pelican Hill are just a few miles from Laguna Beach.

Day Seven: Ocean Adventures

Take a guided tidepool tour, or explore the Glenn E. Vedder Ecological Reserve off the coast at Heisler Park.  Take a surfing lesson from a local instructor. Rent a kayak; take a guided kayak tour or visit the California sea lion sanctuary in Laguna Canyon. Body surf at Brooks Street or skim board at Victoria Beach. Take a cruise to Catalina Island from Dana Point or Newport Beach
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