1000 Steps pools, Laguna Beach, California

The ocean pools at Laguna Beach’s 1000 Steps Beach appear to have been built for private use in the 1920s.  There now appears to be some confusion about whether these pools are now on private land or public land. Once ‘secret places’ known only to local residents, the pools have been popularised by blogs and You Tube videos, such as:

• https://everydayrompn.com/2014/06/01/southern-california-beach-pools-cliffjump-51514/
• https://www.theoutbound.com/orangecountyswimming/a-day-at-thethousand-steps-pools
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKVP3XjQay8).