Who to Call
Harbor, state beach, water district, schools, sheriff, city — six governments share this town; this routes you to the right one.
Dana Point is a young city (incorporated 1989) wrapped around a county harbor (1971) and a state beach (1931), with water from an independent district and schools from a seven-city district. The right phone number is usually not city hall — start from what your problem touches.
Emergencies
The harbor: slips, docks, grounds, construction
OC Parks — Dana Point Harbor
The county owns the harbor: grounds, curfew (midnight-5am), general harbor questions
- Phone
- 949-923-2280
- Address
- 34451 Ensenada Place, Dana Point, CA 92629
OC Harbor Patrol (non-emergency)
Boating trouble inside the harbor that isn't a 911 emergency
- Phone
- 949-248-2222
Dana Point Harbor Partners
The private operator running the rebuild, slips and leases — construction updates and tenant questions go here. (Their site blocked our phone check; contact details are on it.)
- Website
- danapointharbor.com/
Harbor oversight — Fifth District Supervisor's office
The county political channel for rebuild concerns
Doheny State Beach: day use, camping, fire rings
Doheny State Beach (California State Parks)
State-run, not city or county — camping, events, fire rings, park rules
- Phone
- (949) 492-0802
- Hours
- Park open 6am-10pm daily
Beach water quality
OC Health Care Agency — ocean water hotline
Today's beach advisories and closures, recorded line; also posted at ocbeachinfo.com
- Phone
- 714-433-6400
- Website
- ocbeachinfo.com/
Water, sewer and the desal project
South Coast Water District
Water and sewer for most of Dana Point; building the Doheny desalination plant
- Phone
- (949) 499-4555
- Address
- 31592 West Street, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
- Website
- www.scwd.org/
Schools
Capistrano Unified School District
All public schools in town, Dana Hills High included; enrollment is online via the district site
- Phone
- (949) 234-9200
- Address
- 33122 Valle Rd, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
- Website
- www.capousd.org/
Police
Dana Point Police Services (OC Sheriff's Department)
The city contracts policing to OCSD — this is the local office
- Phone
- 949-248-3531
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
City of Dana Point: streets, code enforcement, short-term rentals
City of Dana Point
Streets, trash service questions, code enforcement (including vacant properties), and short-term-rental permits and complaints. The city's website blocked our phone check this run — current numbers are on its Contact page.
- Website
- www.danapoint.org/