UCB Parents Recommendations for Places to Go

Going to Southern California

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    Laguna Beach

     2001

    Any recommendations on what we can do with 2 kids under 3 in Orange County around Laguna Beach. We will be there in early June for one week. We have alreayd been to the S.D. Zoo and dont want to go to Disneyland. Any hints? Thanks much.

    When you are in the Laguna Beach area, a great place for a visit is Balboa Island in Newport Beach (about twenty minutes away.) It really is a little island with great walking streets. The main street is called "Marine St." and has shops and cafes. At the other end of the island, there is a ferry service to the ocean side, complete with a small "fun-zone" including rides and arcades. The ferry costs about $2 and is a 5-minute ride. Don't forget to try a chocolate covered frozen banana! Also, at the end of the the pier on the ocean side is the 50ish diner called Ruby's. We have been taking our kids there since they were infants. We all love the area. Melissa

    Newport Beach

     We have rented a condo on the Newport Beach peninsula for the last 4 years. We've stayed in a couple of different condo's. We always stayed just north of the Newport Pier (~24th -29th Sts.) because the waves are very small and the kids can go in the water more safely. We don't stay beach front as the board walk there is busy. Walking from the condo's on the side streets(which are very narrow, not busy) to the beach is easy and safe because there are no streets to crossto get to the beach. Contact Burr/White, Cannery, or Newport Beach Realities. My sister always makes the arrangements so I don't have a number to give you.We always have a great time. jhelwig

    Various

    In response to the person looking for housing in So. Cal. I would recommend looking in Carlsbad, Leucadia, Encinitas, Solana Beach or Del Mar. (Having grown up in Del Mar, I am partial). The weather in June can be iffy- very often foggy until mid afternoon on the beach. All you have to do is go inland about a mile and it warms up a lot so you might want to stay inland and take trips to the beach to stay warmer....Good Luck Janette
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