San Juan Creek
San Juan Creek, also called the San Juan River, is a 29-mile-long stream in Orange and Riverside Counties, draining a watershed of 133.9 square miles. Its mainstem begins in the southern Santa Ana Mountains in the Cleveland National Forest.Photo: Justin.Johnsen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Orange and Riverside counties, California, United States
- Also known as: “San Juan River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ocean Institute and Dana Hills High School.
Ocean Institute
Museum
The Ocean Institute is an ocean education organization located in Dana Point, California. Founded as the Orange County Marine Institute in 1977, it offers ocean science and maritime history programs for K–12 students and their teachers.
Dana Hills High School
School
Photo: Geophrie, Public domain.
Dana Hills High School is a high school in Dana Point, California opened in 1973. The school's enrollment of roughly 2,000 students is drawn from the nearby communities of Laguna Niguel, Dana Point, Capistrano Beach, and San Juan Capistrano.
St. Anne School
School
Laguna Niguel is a city in Orange County, California, United States. The name Laguna Niguel is derived from the words "Laguna" and "Niguili". It also appeared in Spanish records as Nigüili, Nigüel, or Neuil from Juaneño nawil. St. Anne School is situated 2½ miles northwest of San Juan Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano.
Dana Point
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dana Point is an affluent coastal city located in southern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 33,107 at the 2020 census. It has one of the few harbors along the Orange County coast; with ready access via State Route 1, it is a popular local destination for surfing.
San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano is a city in southern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 35,253 at the 2020 Census. Named for Saint John of Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano was founded by the Spanish in 1776, when Father Junípero Serra established Mission San Juan Capistrano.
Three Arch Bay
Hamlet
Three Arch Bay is a 29-acre private gated community located in the South Laguna neighborhood of Laguna Beach, California. It is named for a formation of three natural arches in the rocky cliffs along the ocean. Three Arch Bay is situated 3½ miles northwest of San Juan Creek.
San Juan Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Orange County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“San Juan Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “San Juan Creek”
- Cebuano: “San Juan Creek”
- Chinese: “聖胡安溪”
- Russian: “Сан-Хуан-Крик”
- Urdu: “سان خوآن ندی”
- Venetian: “San Juan”
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