Travel Reference
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up to 30ft high. Warning: locals can be territorial, and newcomers should head a few
blocks west.
Rent surf, body surfing and stand-up paddleboard equipment and gear at
15th Street
;
949-675-1215;
www.paddlepowerh2o.com
; 1500 W Balboa Blvd)
.
Boating
Take a boat tour, or rent your own kayak, sailboat or outboard motorboat. Even better, rent
a flat-bottomed electric boat that you pilot yourself and cruise with up to 12 friends. Find
www.duffyofnewportbeach.com
; 2001 W Pacific Coast Hwy; per hr weekday/weekend $85/100;
tp://boats4rent.com
; 510 E Edgewater Pl; kayaks per hr from $15, sailboats $45, powerboats from $70,
electric boats from $75)
.
Cycling & Skating
For fabulous ocean views, ride along the paved
recreational path
that encircles almost the
entire Balboa Peninsula. Inland, cyclists like the paved
scenic loop
around Newport Bay
Ecological Reserve.
There are many places to rent bikes near Newport and Balboa Piers.
Easyride's Back
Washington St; beach cruisers per day $20, tandem bicycles per hr/day $15/30, surreys per hr from
$25)
even rents surreys (you know, with the fringe on top), but think twice because locals
are known to pelt them with water balloons.
Diving
There's terrific diving just south of Newport Beach at the underwater park at
Crystal Cove
State Park
, where divers can check out reefs, anchors and an old military plane crash site.
949-650-5440;
www.beachcitiesscuba.com
;
4537 W Coast Hwy)
, where full equipment rental
costs $60 per day.
