San Clemente Beach
Vacation Guide

San Clemente is one of the nicest Southern California beach towns to visit. The palm trees on the beach add to that idyllic California beach vacation feel.

The state beach is lined with cliffs and the sand is narrow, giving the beach a secluded feeling. Two trails lead to the beach from the parking area.

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Calafia Beach sits between the city and state beaches, and is much wider than the latter, so there is more room for volleyball and sunbathing. There is also a snack shack and restrooms here.

Train tracks parallel the beach, so the Metrolink, Amtrak, or summer beach train roars through periodically, waking sunbathers from dozing too long.

San Clemente itself is a charming little village of shops and restaurants. A weekly farmer’s market and monthly art fair are additional things to enjoy. It is about an hour’s drive south to San Diego and 75 minute drive north to Los Angeles, depending on traffic.

Accommodation options include a resort, hotels, motels and bed and breakfast inns. For longer stays, beach vacation rentals are available. Also, check out Hot Deals In San Clemente

For more in depth information on San Clemente, check out San-Clemente-Beaches.com , a local view from that rarest of creatures - a native Californian. Good information on San Onofre, Trestles, T-Street, and other beaches as well as surfing, events, art galleries, jobs and just about anything there is to know about the area from an insider's vast store of local knowledge.

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