Dana Point History & Information
Dana Point is approximately one-half way between Los Angeles and San Diego, and is bordered by the cities of Laguna Niguel and Laguna Beach to the north, San Juan Capistrano to the east, and San Clemente to the south. Dana Point includes the communities of Capistrano Beach and Monarch Beach.
Incorporated in 1989, the City of Dana Point is named after Richard Henry Dana Jr. (1815-1882), a Harvard-trained lawyer, seaman, and author of the classic sea journal, Two Years Before the Mast (1840). In his journal, Dana documents his voyage from Boston around Cape Horn to California on the merchant ship, Pilgrim. Therein, Dana describes the area once known as Capistrano Bay, as "the most romantic spot on the California coast".
Today, Capistrano Bay is known as Dana Point. Dana Point Harbor provides slips and mooring for over 2,500 boats along with over 50 specialty shops and restaurants. The Harbor attracts thousands of visitors annually for shopping, sportfishing, walking, bicycling, parasailing and a host of recreational activities. The Dana Point Harbor is also considered the gateway to Doheny State Park, one of California's most popular beach facilities. The 62-acre State Park offers camping, picnicking, swimming, surfing, bicycling, tide pool exploration and more.
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The Dana Point economy is built mainly on the tourist and transient business trade. There are 2,500 ship moorings in the Dana Point Harbor and 1400 motel rooms from economy to the five star fabulous resortsThe Ritz Carlton and the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa. There are also over 50 specialty shops and restaurants around the harbor as well as many other great restaurants in Dana Point.
The Pacific Coast Highway passes through Dana Point and all the coastal communities in Orange County. The goal of increasing the economy is to keep the tourist trade growing and increasing conventions, meetings, and social occasions that are held in the larger hotel facilities.
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