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    West Jetty View Park

    4.5 (22 reviews)

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    Elisa G.

    What a beautiful day to come to this cute little park overlooking the beach where the Wedge is. It is a lovely place to meditate and be super unbelievably grateful to be here! Lots of cute dogs to pet and take photos of too!!

    Looking south along the west jetty.
    John S.

    I don't know when this park was founded, but I've spent quite a few hours at the Wedge and on the west jetty itself without ever having seen it, so either I was a smart kid who knew that it was more fun to play in ridiculously dangerous surf and on almost-as-dangerous rocks than to sit on a bench on some grass, or it didn't exist in 1990. It's 2020 now, and I'm old. OK, I'm not that old, but I was with my parents, and no one in Orange County seemed to realize that there's a pandemic that doesn't care about your party affiliation or your God-given right to be negligently selfish or your shortsightedness. The fewer people that catch it, the better. That's true for everyone, but it's especially true for the people in this part of Orange County, who tend to be older. So wear a mask, even if you don't believe in it. It's true, we were the only people wearing masks, so we didn't want to venture onto the sand, and I didn't think my parents would enjoy the rocks. We did enjoy watching all the people in boats and yachts and paddle boards and outriggers and dinghies and catamarans going out to sea or coming back in. My mom and I reminisced on our time in the Ragamuffin--or was it the Green Boat?--with my brother and Buster (RIP), who was quite interested in the sea lions on the buoy at the mouth of the harbor. That moment has always stuck with me; who ever knew that my childhood dog would get within sniffing and tail-wagging (Buster) and barking (the sea lions) distance of a group of sea lions in their natural habitat? Those outbound boats were following in the fictional footsteps--er, wake?--of the SS Minnow, in case you didn't know. A three-hour tour, indeed. And while we didn't spend three hours here on that day, we did get our fill of the local scenery. The park is tiny, but it's well maintained, and the benches are nice. Nearby parking is impossible, but we came late in the afternoon, and we snagged a place about a quarter of a mile away. I doubt it's that easy at any other time. Balboa Peninsula always makes me a little bit sad because it's not how I remember it. I really am an old fogy, but in my defense, I don't only object to the existence of the change; I object mainly to the nature of that change. The place has grown richer, gaudier, more pretentious, and more exclusive. Exclusive is a bad word. If you don't think of it as a bad word, you've either never thought about what it means, or you're OK with excluding other people. In my mind, there's no difference between exclusive and exclusionary. I still feel comfortable in most non-gated parts of Newport Beach, but that's because I came here quite often as a kid, and I still feel strangely protected by the fact that even at that age I understood that having a lot of dollars didn't mean you had a lot of sense. As I've grown older, I've realized that the connection between dollars and sense is inversely proportionate, at least beyond a certain threshold; the more you have of one, the less you have of the other.

    Susan L.

    If you are a sunrise and a wave chaser , this is the spot, parking is free in this expensive neighborhood with a fantastic view of the bay and the ocean! Countless beautiful sunrise, here is a few!

    Maruko X.

    Small and peaceful beach park, very chill at night, you can watch the wave and the other side is the city light of Newport Beach.

    View of the channel from the jetty
    Calvius W.

    I found this place by accident when I rented a cruiser and made my way down to the eastern most tip of newport beach. It can be hard to find without a map because it's nestled in the middle of a residential neighborhood on east newport beach. Pros: * Amazing scenic views of the channel * Not crowded * Just a short bike ride away from the end of the boardwalk * Quiet neighborhood Cons: * Very small * No bathrooms * No parking The views alone almost give this place a perfect 5

    West Jetty View Park! Went for a family shoot and took this photo! amazing view!!!
    Jin C.

    I am a big fan of Newport beach for my family visits and for my photo studio shoots. My recent gig introduced me to Balboa Peninsula and led me to West Jetty View Park. Amazing beach with perfect wave for the surfers and bodyboarders! I went around 4pm and was til 7pm. The golden hour for photography. There were a lot more people than I expected but it was a saturday and with that in mind, it was not as bad as other beaches. The houses on our way to the park was to die for... Just sightseeing our way there was amazing! I went back there the next day with my family to share my awe with them. my kids loved the beach and its mesmerizing waves. On our way out of the park, we stopped for food. Overall, amazing place to take your family or with friends for a dip in the water and some beer on your way back!

    Kyle A.

    Beautiful, quiet, and serene. The houses are beautiful and to die for. Great place to have a picnic and swim by the ocean. Hardly any people. Walk around the neighborhood to gawk at the beautiful houses. Parking are limited. Best time to go is on weekdays in the morning.

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    this is the most romantic spot i have ever been at. thanks to the bf!

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    Very nice peaceful romantic spot. Especially in the evening.

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    Balboa Peninsula Park

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    This is our favorite place! My in-laws were coming from Texas and we suggested to meet at Newport…read moreBeach to enjoy the fireworks show and beach together. The weather was perfect the entire time we were there. It was really nice to get away from the heat. The beach and the water was clean. The waves were a bit high which was perfect for boogie boarding for the kids and some of us adults. (I am totally sore from boogie boarding and maybe broke something... but totally worth jt!) There was a bit of traffic around the beach area when we first arrived in the morning (9 am). Some streets were small so you have to be extra careful driving because pedestrians darted into the street whenever they wanted to... We were able to find parking in the parking lot and we got charged around 32 for the entire day. 6 hours was the max before having to add more money to our parking pass but easily done by using our phone, just remember your car license plate number and zone number. The area was very nice and got front row on the sand. We had 16 people in our group, we all got to have our space. But as people started coming they started crowing around so it was tent to tent next to each other around noon. So make sure you get there early if you want a nice view. There was a bathroom close by with washing stations and even swings and playground for the kids to enjoy. We were able to take a short walk (5-7 minutes toward the fun zone and ferry area). We left our stuff on the beach for a few hours and it everything was still there when we returned. We just love Newport and wish we weren't four hours away but we do not mind the drive. It truly is relaxing when we get there. We spent about 12 hours on the beach and enjoyed every moment. Can't wait to go back!

    Really nice, relatively new park. Located in the perfect location right next to the showers,…read morebathrooms, parking lot, and the lifeguard HQ. The park has swings, slides, tic-tac-toe, and a wall climbing area. The kiddos really enjoyed it and it's about a one minute walk through the sand to the ocean.

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    Begonia Park

    Begonia Park

    4.2
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    I feel a little bit bad not giving this beautiful park five stars, but I'll make my reasons clear…read morebelow. Still, compared to most parks of this size in the US, this is probably a five-star park. And yet. Wow. I just can't believe Newport Beach had the foresight and wisdom to allow this little plot of prime real estate to be a wonderful park for the entire community to use rather than some multimillionaire's hillside estate. When I came and took my photos, I only explored the southern side of the park, which is separated from the northern side by a steeper part of the hill and some shrubbery. It's easy enough to get from one side of the park to the other, but from the bottom, where I started, I couldn't tell there was another half of the park. Most of the southern side is on a hillside that steepens as you walk away from Carnation Avenue. In addition to small grass areas, there are a playground, some picnic tables, and only a few shade trees. Those trees are important, though, because when the weather is beautiful and there's not a cloud in the sky like when I came in August, you probably don't want to be totally exposed. I had walked here from where I parked about three-quarters-of-a-mile away. When I drove back, I noticed on my GPS that the park continued, so I turned left onto 1st Avenue, and who knew? Begonia Park is actually named after Begonia Avenue, which is its northern/western border. This northern part of the park comprises a much larger, flatter grassy area. However, the only trees up here are at the very eastern corner of the park, so again, if you're picnicking on the grass up here, bring something to shade yourself with. At the westernmost corner of the walkable part of the upper park, there are two benches that face the ocean. There was a man sitting at one, so I didn't get out of my car to try the benches, but I could tell that they have a lovely ocean view. These benches are definitely five stars. My quibbles with Begonia Park may be minor, but if the City of Newport Beach fixed them, I'd gladly re-review and bring this rating up to five stars. The first problem is a big one. Despite Bayside Drive being a fairly busy street and despite the fact that two separate concrete walkways go right up to Carnation Avenue right across from Begonia Park's own concrete path to the playground, there are no marked crosswalks at or near the corner of Bayside & Carnation. This just feels like feckless indifference on the part of city planners. In addition to crosswalks, there should be those blinking yellow lights that flash when people are in the crosswalks. The top half of the park has a lovely view, and I like all the open space, but there should be more shade trees and especially benches all around the edges of the park, not just right where the best view is.

    Lovely spot to picnic. Kind of tucked out of the way, so always easy to park along the, ha, well,…read morepark. Umm... one thing that I'd like to see? Bathrooms. Bit challenging to "hold it" if you're having a leisurely picnic, curled up with a good book, or catching up with a friend. Sometimes you just don't want to get up and leave the moment. Nice views from the top of the park. 2022: 60/100

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    The view from the picnic table highest up the hill.
    The view from the picnic table highest up the hill.
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