These are some of the cottages that can be rented. Quite a nice location.
Crystal Cove is a California State Park and the Cottages on the beach can be rented through the Park system. There’s information at this link.
California beaches in January can be very dramatic. Winter is the time of year I really enjoy the beaches.
My sister Vera and I walked along the shore while we waited to be buzzed for our meal. There is a restaurant on the beach in the State Park called The Beachcomber. The food and service was real good. My post about the restaurant is here.
These photos were taken on January 21st. Back here in Western Washington the news of the day is all about mudslides. Our hills have been saturated first with melting snow and now with a significant rain fall. Several roads had to be closed this week because of mudslides. Our major east/west interstate 90 in Issaquah was shut down on the west side this Thursday after mud and debris came across the west bound lanes. Glad I wasn’t there. No one was hurt thankfully. We are getting a little dry spell between the storms which is very helpful!
Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.
I’m linking up to Saturday’s Critters at Viewing Nature with Eileen.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
yes, the 90 being closed this morning changed all my plans for the day, and my husband, who works in Issaquah, had to deal with it! Anyway, this looks like a neat place, with the cottages!
…love the splash.
I would love to visit here. I enjoyed the photos so much and the cottages look amazing. I hope you will get more sunshine.
Thank you so much, Ellen, for sharing these gorgeous pictures of the beaches of Crystal Cove. I enjoyed every single one of them. I love how white the waves are!
Wow what great pictures of the waves breaking. You’re right, very dramatic.
Beautiful images, especially the birds.
Hello, love the wave action. Pretty shots of the gull and shorebird. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!
You took those on my birthday…I’ll call them my birthday pics! heehee! It would be fun to watch those old movies and look at the ocean shots in them. Gorgeous beaches! Hugs!
Wow! To stand on the shore and enjoy the powerful breakers like that is something I love to do whenever I get the chance! Great photos!
What beautiful photos! I’d love to walk along California’s beaches winter OR summer, but probably more in winter when it’s less crowded.
I enjoyed seeing your bird photos, and I love the photos of the waves coming crashing in!
Lots to catch up on for your blog. Love these photos, esp. those cute Sandpipers (?)
Wonderful ocean shots and lovely photos of the shore birds ~ do hope you are safe and things are improving land and weather wise ~ thanks,
Lovely ocean photos, Ellen! Stay safe from the mudslides.😀