Somewhere Drive
Drive No. 004 · Southern California

Newport Beach and the Balboa Peninsula

A beach-town drive in Orange County, down the narrow Balboa Peninsula between the harbor and the ocean.

Along the way
  1. Newport Beach
  2. Balboa Peninsula
See it on the mapWhere this drive was filmedVisiting Orange CountyGetting around, stays and what to book

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Newport Beach Pier | Oceanfront Street beach sceneFull drive nearby
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Beautiful daytime drive through Newport Beach’s picturesque Balboa PeninsulaFull drive nearby
Newport Beach Pier and Oceanfront Street on a perfect California morningFull drive nearby

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