There’s no shortage of gorgeous beaches in Orange County, but the biggest problem with many of them is the crowd. Then you have San Clemente’s T-Street Beach: less packed than its Huntington and Newport counterparts, with visitors far less bro-y (though you may have to watch out for sharks). Sure, it doesn’t have the same level of restaurants, bars and shops that surround some of the more popular spots, but we’ll take the serenity of actually being able to spread out on the sand (most of the time) over that any day.
339 W. Paseo De Cristobal, San Clemente, (949) 361-8219; san-clemente.org.
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