Tide Pools in Newport Beach, United States - reviews,open hours,photo spots,things to do

United States California Newport BeachTide Pools

Tide Pools

3712 Ocean Blvd, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625

4.7(469)

Open until 10:00 PM

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James SJames S

This is a beautiful beach in So Cal. We loved the day we got spend here. The tide pools are really neat and there are a lot of crabs and other sea animals to see. Make sure you go at low tide in order to see the most creatures. There is a pretty steep climb down to the beach but it’s paved so it’s not terrible. They have a bathroom with showers partially down the hill. If you want to explore the tide pools, bring water shoes, especially if you have little adventurers. My kids enjoyed playing in the storm drain water that’s going into the ocean (we didn’t see the small sign that said you could get sick if you play in the storm drain water so next time we will avoid that). The sign is a small white sign next to some trash cans, so I thought I would mention that in my review to avoid that part. Overall, it’s a beautiful beach with some great views from above.

Elizabeth HaleElizabeth Hale

This place is very beautiful! The sand is soft and there's so much to look at. Its located a few streets down from Del Mar, if you're familiar with that area. There is a down hill walk so prepare for that. The tide pool section looked great from afar, but by 10:45am it was too crowded for us to actually adventure that way. My favorite thing about this location is there is a spot to browse rocks softened by the waves/sand and find sea shells. All in all, it's a must see location.

Bee GreenbergBee Greenberg

Always a beautiful place to explore as long as you can find parking. Best times to visit is basically anytime except summer. The walk down to the tide pools are steep but once you’re down there, a nice beach awaits and plenty of rocks and tide pools to explore. We always see urchins, hermit crabs, muscles, and have occasionally seen sea slugs, octopus, and large crab. We’ve also seen dolphin pods swimming while visiting. Such a great place for kids and adults!

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Reviews of Tide Pools

4.7

(469)

5.0

Going to the titles of something that our family loves to do try to go out there at least once a month to go look at the national wildlife in the tidepools it's not uncommon to find little pools with fish octopus and other plant life. Parking may be hard to find so I recommend getting there early or parking further out and riding a skateboard or just walking down to the beach it's not recommended to park in neighborhoods where there are lots of people due to the fact that if you want to get out early or leave fast you will not be able to do so due to the people coming in and out...

4.0

12w

I've always LOVED to take my children and granddaughter to these pools when growing up. HOWEVER since I'm a GRANDMA now "pushing 70" and with disabilities I found it HARD.. DISCOURAGING...AND DISCRIMINATING NOT to have ANY "Handicapped parking" ( that could find anyway) LESS than about a mile away at a public business! I had a VERY hard time with a walker "walking" that mile then DOWN the "path" when I saw SO MANY "able bodied" people ( who were RUDE for the most part) just "scampering" down there for their enjoyment ( as they SHOULD enjoy.. HOWEVER what about...

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