About Dana Point
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The Harbor
The city of Dana Point is named after Richard Henry Dana, an eighteenth century Boston sailor who traveled and traded here and wrote the book Two Years Before the Mast. Considered a historical hero, a large statue of Dana resides at the entrance to the harbor.
Year around, you can bike, walk, skate, jet ski, fish, jog, whale watch or just relax and dine in local restaurants. Feature festivals include the annual Jazz Festival (early summer), and Doheny Days music festivals (late summer), the Whale festival (early spring), and the Tall Ships Festival (fall).
The Lantern Village
This beautiful community lies closest to downtown Dana Point and the Harbor. On the bluff and with in the gentle hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean you will find old world meets new world. In Lantern Village, older homes from the early development of Dana Point (circa 1920s) are nestled in with a variety of newer construction.
Many of the streets in the Lantern district are named after different colored lanterns. In the 18th century, natives used different colored lanterns to guide early traders into the harbor to find specific goods. For example, a green lantern, meant hides and leather good were available. Or, a silver lantern indicated that precious metals were available.
In the Lantern district you will find a great year round selection of single-family homes, town homes and condos in addition to award winning restaurants and abundant shopping. You can even find great income property values in duplex, triplex and other multi unit houses. Home prices vary and depend on the view and condition of property. Generally, as you get closer to the Harbor and Bluff the higher the price. Historically, home price appreciation in Lantern Village has out paced that of most communities in Orange County. It's easy to find out what's currently available in Lantern Village, simply call
Del Obispo
The Del Obispo communities are predominately single-family homes directly east and west of Del Obispo Street in Dana Point. About 15 distinctive home tracts run from the southern tip of San Juan Capistrano to Doheny State beach situated at the entrance to Dana Point Harbor.
By car or bike, these homes are just minuets from the beach and the Harbor. Doheny State Beach is a 62 area park with over one mile of sandy beach. Enjoy swimming, surfing, tide pools, campgrounds and picnic areas. In the Del Obispo district you will find homes well suited and priced for raising a family and there are several tracts of single level attached homes that are excellent choices for retired couples.
Ideally situated for the working adult who needs easy access to freeways or to Pacific Coast Highway. easy to find out what's currently available in Del Obispo, simply call
Dana Hills
Directly north of downtown Dana Point Harbor is the community of Dana Hills. It is a typical California family community, centrally located to the all the schools and is an excellent community to raise a family. A wide variety of architectures and style of homes is available. Many of the individual tracts have parks and playgrounds. easy to find out what's currently available in Dana Hills, simply call.
Capistrano Beach
Just east of downtown Dana Point you will find the funky small coastal community of Capistrano Beach. Referred to as 'Capo Beach' by the locals, many of the homes were built in the 1950s, '60 and '70s.
A few historic homes from the earliest developments still stand today. Annually, Dana Point sponsors a historic home tour showcasing many of these historically maintained homes. Its easy to find the what's currently available in Capistrano Beach, just call.
Monarch Beach & Ritz Cove
Just west of downtown Dana Point you will find the coastal community of Monarch Beach. This beautiful resort style suburb of Dana Point has many gated single-family homes and several upscale town home and condo complexes. The feel of Monarch Beach is a bit like Palm Springs and Palm Desert. Two world class hotels-The St. Regis and The Ritz Carlton are popular among business traveler and vacationers. Salt Creek Beach, a favorite of the local surfers, is the closest beach. Its 18 acres of public beaches provides visitor with plenty of surfing, swimming, sunbathing and tide pool exploration.
Monarch Beach is adjacent to the city of Laguna Niguel. It's easy and simple to find out what's currently available in Monarch Beach or Laguna Niguel, simply call
