Point Dume Real Estate
Point Dume is the largest neighborhood Oceanside of the Pacific Coast Highway. It has spectacular pristine beaches, and rural tree-lined streets. Some of the homes have a retro feel, while others are stately and grand. With its vistas, winding streets, and views, Point Dume has the feel of an idyllic suburban neighborhood in paradise. The small-town feeling of Point Dume attracts celebrities as well as long-time Malibu locals to purchase Point Dume real estate.
Home to the glorious and enchanting Point Dume Natural Preserve, this stretch of sand has one of the best low-tide beach walks in Malibu, a scenic and stunning 2 mile stroll to Paradise Cove and Beach Café. Big Point Dume beach is accessed by taking a set of beach stairs down from beautiful rolling bluffs and walk alongside 200 ft. volcanic rock cliffs. Point Dume is a wide, sandy, and stunning beach with sea caves and tidal pools filled with anemones, sea urchins, and starfish and the impressive Dume Point. If one walks south they can access the truly magical beach and landscape of Little Point Dume, which embodies a true Southern California Paradise.
Discovered by British explorers in 1793, Point Dume’s famous caves were long used to smuggle goods to and from the west coast. Its soaring promontory was once windswept and barren but for the gorgeous medley of yellow coastal daisies and California poppies. These beautiful wildflowers still inhabit the bluff and provide a gorgeous landscape in the spring and summer. Whale watchers love the Point Dume outlook for its wide view over the brilliant grey-blue ocean.
In the 1950s the state acquired Point Dume and sold acre lots to homesteaders looking to develop community along the Malibu coastline. Trees were given to homeowners to use as wind breaks and today the Point Dume neighborhood is home to an eclectic variety of bamboo, eucalyptus, oaks, cypress, and many other tree species which protect Point Dume real estate from gusty winds.
Originally an overlooked section of Malibu, over the years the Point Dume community has risen from obscurity to become one of the premiere areas of Malibu real estate. The Point Dume Club is owned and operated by the legendary Adamson family, and is one of the world’s most luxurious mobile-home parks. These movable homes are certainly un-traditional: many have incredible amenities including granite countertops, hardwood floors, skylights, wrap around porches and embody various styles of architecture including Craftsman style cottages and Hawaiian villas. The shopping center at Heathercliff road gives Point Dume residents easy access to all of the daily necessities as well as dry-cleaning, cold pressed juices, groceries, a bank and restaurants.
One of the highlights of the beautiful bluffs of Point Dume is that residents enjoy beachside living without the traffic noise of the Pacific Coast Highway. With three private access paths reserved for Point Dume Residents, the locals enjoy special access to the truly gorgeous beaches alongside the ridge. Residents love to bike around on Point Dume’s safe streets, partake in snorkeling, fishing, surfing and boating at its State Preserve, and enjoy the gorgeous views of Palos Verdes and Catalina Island. Point Dume’s gorgeous vistas, private beaches and oceanfront estates make Point Dume one of the most popular neighborhoods in Malibu.