CRYSTAL COVE STORIES - Crystal Cove beach, the way it was. One of the many stories of this fantasy beach community turned state park. Where else in Southern California can a flight school for pelicans develop into a success story. This is a story about two orphaned pelicans, flightless, and left on their own. The story is also about the community of Crystal Cove, when it was private; where every night was Saturday night and every Saturday was New Years.