Harbour

Dana Point Marina Co

Name: Dana Point Marina Co
Address: Dana Point, US
Telephone: +19494966137

Dana Point, United StatesSouthern California

Type: Harbour

Marina inside Dana Point Harbor, between Los Angeles and San Diego, with more than 2,200 permanent berths split across East Marina and Dana West Marina.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the south. Pick up flashing green buoy 1 off the west end of Dana Point, then steer for flashing red buoy 2 at the harbour mouth or flashing green 3 marking the south breakwater. Depths inside the harbour run 9 to 15 feet. Harbour Patrol monitors VHF channel 16.

Practical

Transient berths for vessels from 20 to 200 feet, currently relocated to the outer basin during the long phased rebuild started in 2021. Shore power, fresh water, heads and showers. Marina office on +1 949 496 6137. Fuel berth at the harbour entrance, separate operator.

Ashore

Doheny State Beach 600 metres east of the harbour. Ocean Institute and the Dana Point headland trail at the west end of the basin. Restaurants and chandlery along Dana Point Harbor Drive.

History

Richard Henry Dana Jr. landed here in 1835 aboard the brig Pilgrim to load cattle hides and described the bluff in Two Years Before the Mast as the only romantic spot in California. The town and harbour were named after him in 1884.