Costa Mesa, California Travel Information

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Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve - West Bluff Trail (Distance: 1.1 mi) Several hundred thousand visitors a year walk or cycle around Upper Newport Bay, but very few hike the trails on the west side of the bay. Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, which preserves the bluffs...

Costa Mesa, CA - Hiking - length:2 mi

Upper Newport Bay Trail (Distance: 1.3 mi) Upper Newport Bay is one of the most valuable saltwater marshes in Southern California, and is home to hundreds of species of fish, birds, and native plants. Though often viewed by some as “wastelands...

Newport Beach, CA - Hiking - length:1.7 mi

Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve (Distance: 1.8 mi) Were it not for public protest in the 1960s and ’70s,Upper Newport Bay would surely have become yet another of Orange County’s residential harbor communities. Instead, the State of California purchase...

Newport Beach, CA - Hiking - length:1 mi

Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve North Corridor from Interpretive Center (Distance: 1.8 mi) Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve is renowned as one of the finest birding sites in North America. The shallow coastal bay, where fresh river water mixes with salty seawater, is on the Pacific Flyw...

Newport Beach, CA - Hiking - length:3.5 mi

Mountains to Sea National Recreation Trail - Mountains to Sea Trail (Distance: 2.0 mi) Sure it’s a multi-use trail which every hiker knows means its more of a bikeway than a hiking trail, What is a half-day bike ride is a near-marathon day to walk, but Mountains to Sea Trail is also a y...

Newport Beach, CA - Hiking - length:22 mi

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Newport Beach Newport Beach Golf Course Public, 18 holes 3216 yards, par 59 2.0 miles from center of Costa Mesa, California

Santa Ana Santa Ana Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6536 yards, par 72 2.1 miles from center of Costa Mesa, California

Los Logos Costa Mesa Country Club Municipal, 18 holes 6547 yards, par 72 2.1 miles from center of Costa Mesa, California

Mesa Linda Costa Mesa Country Club Municipal, 18 holes 5486 yards, par 70 2.1 miles from center of Costa Mesa, California

Hyatt Newport Back Bay Hyatt Newport Back Bay Golf Course Public, 9 holes 645 yards, par 27 2.2 miles from center of Costa Mesa, California

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