Young’s Beach Shack

About

Young’s Beach Shack sits right on Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point, a short drive south of Laguna along Coast Highway. It’s run by The Ranch at Laguna Beach, and it’s the resort’s second café on the sand, after Lost Pier Cafe on Aliso Beach. The name goes back further than the shack. For decades, the Young family ran Young’s Beach Camp here, charging a dollar a day for a spot on what is now Salt Creek Beach. The new shack was designed to nod to that history. The menu is built for a day at the beach. Mornings mean coffee from the coffee bar and hearty breakfast burritos. Later, it’s signature cheeseburgers, fresh seafood and fish and chips, with local and sustainable ingredients where they can find them. Beer and wine are poured too, and picnic provisions make it easy to carry lunch down to the sand. It’s open from 7 am until sunset every day, so it works for an early coffee before a walk on the beach or a glass of wine as the sun goes down. Beside the shack, the Event Lawn hosts gatherings of up to 200 guests, with a full bar and catering from The Ranch’s chefs.

What to know

• Open daily from 7 am to sunset.
• It’s in Dana Point, on Salt Creek Beach, about 15 minutes south of The Ranch at Laguna Beach.
• Beer and wine are served.
• Coffee bar and beach picnic provisions to take down to the sand.
• The Event Lawn hosts gatherings of up to 200 guests, with a full bar and catering.

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