Wisconsin Street Beach

Located in the city of Oceanside, Wisconsin Street Beach is a half-mile long, narrow, and rocky beach that is backed by private homes and condos. 

Wisconsin Street Beach offers many amenities including lifeguards, restrooms, showers, and picnic tables.

There are a couple of fun activities at Wisconsin Street Beach including swimming, surfing, and beach walking.

Getting to Wisconsin Street Beach is easy – after you get off of San Diego Freeway, drive down to the end of Wisconsin Avenue where it meets South Pacific Street to reach the beach’s paid parking lot. There are four access points to the beach – first is at Hayes Street, second is at Marron Street, third is at Foster Street, and fourth is at Oceanside Boulevard.

If you are looking for attractions near Wisconsin Street Beach, you can drive 25 minutes to San Clemente Pier, a long wooden pier known for the awesome ocean and harbor views, restaurants, surfing, whale watching, and photography. Mission San Juan Capistrano, Landmark, Chapel, Museum and Gardens is a historic Spanish museum featuring cultural and religious history-related artifacts and photographs, exhibitions, an antique shop, private VIP tours, and student field trips. If you like hiking, Dana Point Headlands Conservation Area is a coastal promontory with a trail that overlooks the Dana Point Harbor and is home to many rare and endangered plants and animals. Another great attraction near Wisconsin Street Beach is Pilgrim, a full-sized replica of a 19^th-century ship of the same name that has been the setting for many famed movies and television series including Steven Spielberg’s Amistad and Power Rangers Turbo.

If you get hungry, there are many restaurants within a 15-minute drive of Wisconsin Street Beach. If you are looking for an upscale restaurant, Harbor Grill Restaurant at Dana Point serves oysters, prawns, shrimps, soups, salads, wines, and cocktails in a beautiful indoor patio setting. The pancake restaurant Stacks Pancake House has a large menu of American comfort foods including pancakes, omelets, burgers, French fries, and waffles for breakfast and lunch. Another good restaurant near Wisconsin Street Beach is Jimmy’s Famous American Tavern that offers fish ‘n’ chips, meatballs, ice cream sandwiches, and beer.

If you are looking for a hotel near Wisconsin Street Beach, you can drive for 18 minutes. The 4-Star oceanfront hotel Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa offers beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean and many amenities including two pools, two bars, a spa, a sauna, a restaurant, a gym, a miniature golf course, a splash court, a ping-pong table, a kids’ splash zone, and snorkeling, canoeing, horseback riding, and hiking tours. DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Doheny Beach - Dana Point is a 3-Star pet-friendly hotel with a pool, lounge, rooftop bar, restaurant, fitness center, and an outdoor patio seating with ocean views. If you are looking for an affordable hotel near Wisconsin Street Beach, the 2-Star AAA-rated pet-friendly hotel Best Western Plus Marina Shores Hotel offers 34 incredible two-room suites and eight spacious king suites with whirlpool tubs.