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SPOTLIGHT: CORONA DEL MAR STATE BEACH

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Clipboard researched by Rick VanderKnyff, Susan Greene and Henry Rivero / Los Angeles Times

Address: Ocean Boulevard and Iris Avenue, Corona del Mar

Phone number: (714) 644-3047

Facilities: Fire pits, picnic tables, volleyball courts, outdoor showers, dressing rooms, food concessions and rental store (summer only).

Description: Large, sandy beach just east of the east jetty at the entrance to Newport Harbor. Fee parking lot at the beach; limited street parking on the bluff. A concrete path leads to the beach from the bluff at the foot of Orchid Avenue. Rock jetty area used by surfers; diving and snorkeling at south end of beach. Beach is operated by City of Newport Beach.

Fees: In main lot, parking is $4 per car, $8 per bus and $2 per motorcycle in summer (last Saturday of March through first Sunday in September). Fees are $2 per car, $4 per bus and $1 per motorcycle in off-season.

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