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San Clemente, California
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Location of San Clemente within Orange County, California |
San Clemente is a city in Orange County, California, United States. As of 2005, the city population was 65,900. Located six miles south of San Juan Capistrano at the southern tip of the county, it is roughly equidistant from San Diego and Los Angeles. The north entrance to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (known as the "Christianitos Gate") is located in San Clemente.
San Clemente is a surfing paradise. San Clemente catches swells all year long. Going from South to North, they include Trestles (technically just south of the city line), North Gate (heavily localized), State Park, Riviera, Lasuen, The Hole, Beach House, T-Street, The Pier, Linda Lane, 204, North Beach and Poche.
San Clemente is also the surfing media capital of the world as well as a premier surfing destination. It is home to Surfing Magazine, The Surfer's Journal, and Longboard Magazine, with Surfer Magazine just up the freeway in San Juan Capistrano.
The city has a large concentration of surfboard shapers and manufacturers including Lost Surfboards, Stewart Surfboards and Cole Surfboards. Additionally, many world renowned surfers were raised in San Clemente or took up long-term residence in town, including Shane Beschen, Mike Parsons (originally from Laguna Beach), Chris Ward, Matt Archbold, Stephanie Patzin, Christian Fletcher and many others.
San Clemente also has the following notable golf courses; The Pacific Golf & Country Club, San Clemente Municipal Golf Course, The Shorecliffs Golf Course and the Talega Golf Club.
Source: Wikipedia
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