Balboa Island Travel Guide
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Popular places to visit
Fashion Island
You can browse for the perfect souvenirs at Fashion Island during your stay in Newport Beach. Discover the area's beautiful sunsets and cosy cafes.
Newport Pier
Explore the waterfront of Newport Pier and enjoy activities such as surfing in Newport Beach. Stroll along the beautiful beaches or discover the area's beautiful sunsets.
Balboa Pier
Explore the waterfront of Balboa Pier and enjoy activities such as surfing in Newport Beach. Discover the area's beautiful sunsets and cosy cafes.
Crystal Cove Beach
Why not spend a lazy afternoon at Crystal Cove Beach during your trip to Newport Beach? While in this family-friendly area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.
Newport Dune
Why not spend a lazy afternoon at Newport Dune during your trip to Newport Beach? Stroll along the area's seaside or simply savour its top-notch restaurants.
Balboa Peninsula Beaches
Why not spend a lazy afternoon at Balboa Peninsula Beaches during your trip to Newport Beach? Stroll along the seaside or seek out the cycling trails.
Activities
Newport Beach: Ferry Ticket to/from Catalina Island
Whale-Watching Cruise from Newport Beach
Newport Beach Premier Dinner Cruise
The Boat People Cruise Private Harbor Cruises
The Los Angeles & Hollywood Tour from Orange County
Newport Beach Premier Champagne Brunch Cruise
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Other neighbourhoods around Balboa Island
Beacon Bay
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Beacon Bay and surrounding area, you can visit Newport Dune and Balboa Pier.
Balboa Peninsula
Travellers to Balboa Peninsula praise its stunning beaches. If you've got some more time to explore, be sure to stop by Balboa Pier and Newport Pier.
Corona del Mar
You'll enjoy the beaches and restaurants in Corona del Mar. You might want to make time for a stop at Corona del Mar State Beach or Sherman Library and Garden.
Newport Center
If you're spending some time in Newport Center, Fashion Island and Orange County Museum of Art are top sights worth seeing.
Lido Isle
While Lido Isle may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Newport Pier and Balboa Beach.
Mariners
While visiting Mariners, you might make a stop by sights like Westcliff Plaza and Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve.
- Disneyland® Resort
- Disney California Adventure® Park
- Knott's Berry Farm
- Anaheim Convention Center
- Honda Center
- Fashion Island
- South Coast Plaza
- Huntington Beach Pier
- Medieval Times
- UC Irvine Medical Center
- Orange County Great Park
- Chapman University
- Crystal Cove State Park
- Segerstrom Center for the Arts
- Pelican Hill Golf Course
- Asian Garden Mall
- Bella Terra
- Crystal Cove
- Long Beach Waterfront