Monarch Beach is a small neighborhood in Orange County, California located within the city of Dana Point.
Monarch Beach is close to the city boundary between Dana Point and Laguna Niguel.
[citation needed] Monarch Beach became a subdivision of the incorporated city of Dana Point on January 1, 1989.
The neighborhood includes the Monarch Beach Resort & Links Course – an 18-hole golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.
It is also the home to the Dana Point Concours d'Elegance automotive charitable event held each year on the Monarch Beach Golf Links.