Newport Beach is located in the heart of coastal Orange County California, about an hour south of Los Angeles. You’ll find a mix of large estate homes, condos, bungalows, and family style neighborhoods. Newport view properties are found in many forms including harbor homes, bluffs, and beachfront. For family fun by the sea visit one of Newport’s many parks or beaches, such as Balboa Island Park, West Jetty View Park, Newport Beach dog park, Kings Road Park, Newport Beach park, West Newport Park, or Crystal Cove State Park, just to name a few. Living in Newport Beach has it all with Ubiquitous hiking and biking trails, Balboa Fun Zone, The Pavilion, and of course the car ferry to take you back and forth between Balboa Island and the mainland. You can also head to Catalina on The Catalina flyer ferry. Davey’s locker is the place to go for harbor tours, whale watching, yacht charters, and deep sea fishing.
Home to the largest recreational harbor in the world, Newport Beach Harbor houses roughly 9000 yachts and boats. Newport Harbor has seven island communities that include Balboa Island, Little Balboa Island, Bay Island, Collins Island, Harbor Island, Lido Island, and Linda Isle. Balboa Island is a famous destination amongst tourists and locals for its nostalgic boardwalk style atmosphere, and Lido Island for its shops, yacht weddings, and annual boat show. However, the rest of the island communities are very exclusive and mostly gated. Newport Bay is divided by a bridge, which is too low for many sailboats and yachts to go under. North of the bridge is often referred to as Upper Newport Bay, or the Back Bay. South of the bridge is called Lower Newport Bay, or Newport Harbor. However, the Back Bay also has harbor facilities. The Dunes resort and marina is a popular section of the back bay. Located inside the dunes, you’ll find Camp James for school aged children in the summer, weddings, boat rentals, and overnight beach cottages, and RV hook ups. If you’re into surfing you have to check out the world famous wedge located down in Peninsula point. Restaurants include the Billy’s at the Beach Mai Tai’s, Roy's restaurant Hawaiian fusion located in Fashion Island, The crab cooker, and so much more. Fashion Island is located in the heart of Newport Beach with ample activities and of course prestigious department stores such as Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, and Nordstrom.
Other communities in Newport Beach include Corona Del Mar, Newport Coast, Big Canyon, Crystal Cove, East Bluff, Newport Shores, Harbor View, Dover Shores, Bay Shores, Promitory Point, Belcourt, Harbor Ridge, Newport Heights, Balboa Peninsula, San Joaquin Hills, and Santa Ana Heights.
