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Plan your family beach vacation to Orange County, California, with TravelMuse’s expert list of OC lodging and activities — from surfing to kite-flying — in ...
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Newport Beach is located in Orange County in southern California, and is known for its beaches along the Balboa Peninsula, great surfing at The Wedge and deep-sea fishing and whale-watching tours.
The Balboa Pavilion is Newport Beach’s hub for all marine sports expeditions; the 500-passenger catamaran, Catalina Flyer, makes daily trips to from the Balboa Pavilion to Santa Catalina island.