Moonstone Beach

Located in the city of Avalon, Moonstone Beach is a small private beach situated in Moonlight Cove south of Whites Landing Cove on Catalina Island. Moonstone Beach is managed by the Newport Harbor Yacht Club that is based in Newport Beach, California. 

Moonstone Beach offers a few amenities including a pier, boat mooring, and boat anchorage.

There are a few fun activities here including boating, sailing, and paddle-boarding.

Getting to Moonstone Beach requires a little bit of work – visitors can take a one-hour Catalina Express ferry ride to reach Avalon Harbor in Catalina Island from Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Dana Point, and once they arrive they can rent a boat you can rent a boat from the Avalon Harbor dock.

If you are looking for attractions near Moonstone Beach, you can drive 35-minutes using a golf cart to Catalina Island Museum, a 67-year-old museum that is home to more than 8,000 years old artifacts of human settlement on Catalina Island that include pottery and tile collections, photographs, and negatives from the early 1880s, boat models, sport fishing items, and the largest collections of Tongva and Gabrielino artifacts. Spread across 38 -acres, the Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Garden feature California island endemic plants that grow only here in the world. If you like escape rooms, the pirate-themed Catalina Room Escape is a fun and challenging tourist attraction site where you have to escape a pirate ship in under an hour. Another great attraction near Moonstone Beach is Machine Gun Park, a small historical park that has a German machine gun from World War I.

If you get hungry, it is advisable to plan and carry snacks as there are not many restaurants near Moonstone Beach. The closest option is driving 37-minutes using a golf cart to Naughty Fox, a family-friendly beachfront restaurant that offers seafood and cocktails. If you like Asian food, Katie’s Kitchen features fried rice, tofu, Chinese hamburgers, Peking duck, live music, and an incredible patio setting. Another great restaurant is Original Antonio's, a 1950s-style Italian eatery with red-and-white checked tablecloths and serves pizza, pasta, subs, and beer.

If you are looking for a hotel near Moonstone Beach, there are many within a 35-minute drive. If you are looking for a luxurious option, Zane Grey Pueblo Hotel is a historical oceanfront hotel with newly renovated 17 rooms, suites, and penthouses. Bellanca Hotel is a 3-Star hotel that was awarded the Travellers’ Choice Award by Tripadvisor and offers diving tours. If you are looking for an affordable hotel, the 2-Star Seacrest Inn Catalina welcomes pets.