Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cycling & Skating
Explore the coast while zipping along the 8.5-mile
paved recreational path
from Hunt-
ington State Beach north to Bolsa Chica State Beach. Rent beach cruisers ($10/30 per
hour/day) or tandem bikes ($18/50) at
Zack's Pier Plaza
.
Frisbee
Throw a disc back and forth for hours on the beach, or test your skills at the
Huntington
Beach Disc Golf Course
(Huntington Central Park, 18381 Goldenwest St; admission $1-2)
. Aim
for baskets at this scenic 18-hole course, downhill from the sports complex. The on-site
pro shop sells discs.
Festivals & Events
Every Tuesday brings Surf City Nights, a street fair on the first three blocks of Main St,
with live music, farmers market goodies, a petting zoo and bounce house for kids, and
crafts and sidewalk sales for grownups.
Car buffs, get up early on Saturday mornings for the
Donut Derelicts Car Show
(
www.donutderelicts.com
)
, a weekly gathering of woodies, beach cruisers and pimped-out
street rods at the corner of Magnolia St and Adams Ave, 2.5 miles inland from Pacific
Coast Hwy.
US Open of Surfing
SURFING
(
www.usopenofsurfing.com
;
late Jul & early Aug)
In late July and early August, this six-star competition lasts several days and draws more
than 600 world-class surfers. Festivities include beach concerts, motocross shows and
skateboard jams.
Huntington Harbor Cruise of Lights
CHRISTMAS
(
www.cruiseoflights.org
; Dec)
If you're here for the Christmas holidays, don't miss the evening boat tour past harborside
homes twinkling with holiday lights.
