Cress Street Beach

This is the best beach in Laguna for little kids. It’s wide with clean sand, usually protected from big waves but has great boogie rides on high surf days. There’s a Subway just across the street, El Ranchito on the corner. Drop off the beach stuff and family at the top of the stairs. Drive north on Cress past Glenneyre and park in the neighborhoods. Be sure not to block driveways. No meters up here. Walk back to the beach and stay as long as you possibly can. Sunsets are magic. Showers are 1 block north at the foot of brooks St.

Another hidden gem in Laguna!
Fairly isolated away from tourist and people in general.
I love how secluded this beach is. Sunset here is absolutely stunning.
Don’t forget to bring someone special to share it with if you ever decide to come here because I did.
For a couple of hours here… my worries about the world disappeared.

If you are lucky enough to find parking near this beach you will already feel like you hit the Super Lotto. This spot is the best to get away from the crowds, tourists, etc. and just enjoy the sand, beach and ultimate peace and serenity.

Its pretty quiet and its a couple flights of stairs to get there but its really nice and relaxing.

One of my favorite spots. When I swim in the ocean it is easy to see Cress cause the umbrellas on the decks of the drinkers at the Rooftop signal a distance for me that means your safe to turn around and go home. This pretty beach is always busy and always a favorite with the overlooking Housewives’ that enjoy the happy hour and the beautiful sands.

Stumbled upon this awesome beach after a drink and enchiladas at Avila’s, Gorgeous strip of Laguna with easy stair access and gorgeous cliff and cove views. Just realizing how sad I’d be if I were in a wheelchair-​all my fav spots in Laguna would be inaccessible to me :(

A decently-​sized and fairly isolated local beach, despite its good location close to a lot of great laguna eateries, thanks to limited accessibility.
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This beach has only one little stairway entrance from Cress. From the nearest major cross streets of South Coast Highway and Cress, walk south down Cress until you hit the railing with the beautiful ocean view. Take the stairs down, completely with a little bench halfway to enjoy the sights. I never park around the area, so I can’t comment on that situation.
There’s a good amount of character here too. The large rocks near the stairs give definition without making the water dangerous, and it’s super smooth landscaping once you travel further down. Cress must be attractive to sporty locals because, in one trip alone, I saw a few boys skimboarding, a gentleman teaching his grandchildren how to surf, and a fantastically skilled stand up paddle board surfer.
The only gripe I have is that there seems to be a lot of kelp and those sand flies that hover around the washed up sea plantlife. The wet sand is also coarse. It’s hard to enjoy the beach when you’re stepping into clouds of biting insects all the time.