Balboa Island Travel Guide
Tourist 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 seaside 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 relaxing area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.
Balboa Beach
Why not spend a care-free afternoon at Balboa Beach during your travels in Newport Beach? Amble around the area's seaside or seek out the cycling trails.
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.
Activities
Newport Beach: Ferry Ticket to/from Catalina Island
Whale-Watching Cruise from Newport Beach
The Boat People Cruise Private Harbor Cruises
Newport Beach Premier Champagne Brunch Cruise
The Los Angeles & Hollywood Tour from Orange County
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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 Beach and Balboa 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
- Huntington Beach Pier
- South Coast Plaza
- Fashion Island
- Orange County Great Park
- Medieval Times
- Chapman University
- Crystal Cove State Park
- UC Irvine Medical Center
- Knott's Soak City Water Park
- Segerstrom Center for the Arts
- Bella Terra
- City National Grove of Anaheim
- Crystal Cove
- Pelican Hill Golf Course
- Fullerton College