- Our list of the best things to do in San Clemente, California, features the top 399 nearby activities — including 172 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- San Clemente, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Entertainment & Shows, Sports & Fitness, and Amusement.
- The results below include the top 25 things to do within the city of San Clemente, CA , followed by 374 popular activities in nearby cities, including Laguna Beach, Oceanside, Newport Beach, Dana Point, Irvine, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Hills, Lake Forest, Costa Mesa, Fallbrook, Mission Viejo, Lake Elsinore, Aliso Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Laguna Niguel, Tustin, Carlsbad, Santa Ana, Corona, Murrieta, Huntington Beach, Vista, Menifee, Los Angeles and Joshua Tree
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No green thumb is required to design a terrarium at this out-of-the-ordinary creative social event
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At the San Clemente Pier, visitors can take in views of the ocean while hiking along the boardwalk or fishing at the pier. The site also offers easy access to The Fishermen's Restaurant for those who wish to dine.
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225 votes
San Clemente oceanfront, San Clemente, CA 92675
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Spread over 2.3 miles, the San Clemente Coastal Trail connects Calafia Beach with North Beach with several segmented stops at T-Street and the Pier. The trail is popular with joggers, walkers, dog owners, and cyclists.
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130 votes
415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, CA 92672
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Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens offers visitors the chance to learn about California's history, ecology, and culture. The location hosts yoga sessions, concerts and other musical performances, and weddings.
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Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt: San Clemente promises visitors a unique and memorable mystery scavenger hunt experience. Teams receive packets of clues and riddles and compete to solve murders along Laguna Beach.
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Considered to be one of the most prominent rail-trails in the area, the San Clemente Beach Trail hugs the ocean shoreline and is situated next to the Amtrak rail line. The trail has a boardwalk-style bridge over sensitive beach habitat near the Pier Bowl trailhead.
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At the San Clemente State Beach, you can access the location's interpretive exhibits and special programs, visitor center, and family programs. Not only can visitors camp overnight at this site, but it also offers scuba diving and swimming opportunities.
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73%
137 votes
Off Interstate 5 at Basilone Road, San Clemente, CA 92055
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Visitors of San Onofre State Beach can go swimming, scuba diving, snorkeling, wildlife viewing, surfing, geocaching, and fishing. The site contains overnight family and group campsites, bike trails, and hiking trails.
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2102 S El Camino Real, San Clemente, CA 92672
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The San Clemente Surf School is a surf school that offers surfing lessons, a surf camp, and surfboard rentals. The company has a competitive surf team that is available to people of all ages.
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Specializing in rentals, Surf Skate Supply services San Clemente and its surrounding areas. And along with the rental of both surf and paddle boards, lessons are also available via certified instructors.
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Lower Trestles is a well known and internationally featured surfing spot located at San Onofre State Beach. Named after the Trestle Bridge under which surfers must walk, it features consistently better surf in comparison to the remainder of the beach.