THE RITZ-CARLTON, LAGUNA NIGUEL

One Ritz-Carlton Drive, Dana Point, California 92629 USA
Phone:  (949) 240-2000   •  Contact Hotel
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Surfing & Recreation

The Surf Experience 
Situated high atop a 150-foot bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel is the perfect place to begin your Southern California Surf Experience. Whether it is surfing Salt Creek, just below the resort, or exploring other world-famous breaks along Southern California’s extensive coastline, our unique location delivers consistent surf for beginners to experts. And with so many great choices for additional activities, including tennis, spa, pool, ocean view fitness, beach walks, and eco-adventures hosted by Ambassadors of the Environment, The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel is the perfect place. Great for a family surf vacation, girl’s getaway or just the guys, there is sure to be something special to suit everyone.

Make your room reservation and then select one of our unique Surf Experiences to enhance your stay. Click here to check out the surf at Salt Creek Beach.


Surf Equipment & Goodies 


Surfing
A surf vacation at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel is as easy as just showing up.

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Billabong Surf Experience 


For guests who will appreciate the fact that they are enjoying a genuine Laguna surf experience, these guests typically come from similarly affluent locales and relate quite easily to the surfing lifestyle. You will be welcomed into the surf culture as friends and as a form of bonding.

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Billabong Surf Tour 


Take your surfing to the next level with lessons customized to your ability.

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All Girls Surf Getaway 


Why should guys have all the fun? Surfing is one of the most amazing sports on the planet.

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Stand Up Paddle 


Stand Up Paddle boarding (SUP) is an emerging global sport with a Hawaiian heritage. SUPs have been spotted around the globe, wherever there is easy access to safe waters, and a fun wave lineup. Give it a try and enjoy!

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Golf
 

The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, is a truly exceptional location, offering exceptional convenience to several nearby courses:
  • Monarch Beach Golf Links
  • Talega Golf Club
  • Tustin Ranch Golf Club
  • Aliso Viejo Country Club Golf Course
  • Tijeras Creek Golf Club
  • Oak Creek Golf Club
Eco-Adventures 


The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel and Jean-Michel Cousteau partner to bring you eco-adventures that promise to open your eyes to Southern California’s unique ecosystems, and open your heart to their connection to the larger global systems. Led by expert naturalists, choose from 15 different excursions on your Laguna vacation, dedicated to showcasing Southern California’s natural wonders. Throughout these unique eco-tours, our Southern California surroundings become a natural classroom and living laboratory in which adults, families and kids learn while having so much fun, they’ll never imagine these tours are educational.

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Resort Recreation 


Resort guests enjoy a variety of recreational activities.

  • Beach
  • Two swimming pools
  • Two whirlpools
  • Two tennis courts
  • Basketball
  • Play structure
  • Ping Pong
  • Fitness Center
  • Yoga
  • Pilates
Dana Point has a surfing history to rival anywhere outside Hawaii. Hobie Alter opened the very first retail surf shop in Dana Point in 1954. Surfer Magazine began in Dana Point, and to this day, still calls it home. The Surfer’s Journal is also based in Dana Point. Dana Point was also once home to a very special wave. That wave broke at the Dana Point Cove and was known as the “Killer Dana.” The break got its name because it came out of deep water and broke close to the rocks which lined the beach. In the days before leashes, wipeouts were sure to bring at least a few dings - if not worse. Although the waves in Dana Point, especially at Salt Creek Beach, remain some of the best in Southern California, the “Killer Danas” were reduced when a breakwater was installed when the Dana Point Harbor was built in 1966.