Map and Directions to Balboa Pavilion from Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino or San Diego.  Also contains Parking information.

Universal Address: 557K4 NL0BK
Longitude: -117.899050810987
Latitude:  33.6023518861175 

1. CATALINA BOAT AND HARBOR CRUISES

Catalina Passenger Service
400 Main Street
Balboa, CA  92661
Tel.: (800) 830-7744 
Fax: (949) 673-8340
Web: www.catalinainfo.com

Please call for current schedules.

Catalina Flyer:  500 Passenger luxury, high speed catamaran from beautiful Newport Harbor in Newport Beach to Avalon at Catalina Island. 

     Seasonal whale watching for large school groups. 

   We offer Christmas Boat Parade and July 4 Cruises.

2. HARBORSIDE RESTAURANT AND GRAND BALLROOM

Harborside Pavilion
400 Main Street
Balboa, Ca 92661
Tel.: (949) 673-4633
FAX: (949) 673-5085

Web: www.harborside-pavilion.com

     Harborside Restaurant and Grand Ballroom

     “Host your banquet or reception in our ball room.”

     Conferences, banquets, weddings, receptions, parties.

     Ballroom facility accommodates parties of up to 500 people.

     “Gorgeous waterfront dining”

3. SPORTFISHING AND WHALE WATCHING

     Davey's Locker Sportfishing is open seven days a week.

     1/2 day boat, 3/4 day boats, Full day boats, Shark boat, Twilight boat, “6-pack” charters,

     Seasonal whale watching (narrated by the American Cetacean Society). Gray Whales.  Also dolphins and sea lions.

     Boats are available for Charter.

     Fishing Photographs - Historical and Modern

4. TACKLE SHOP

T’s Tackle
400 Main Street
Balboa, CA  92661
Phone: (949) 673-1434
Fax: (949) 673-5341

Web: www.daveyslocker.com

5. SKIFF AND BOAT RENTALS

Newport Harbor Boat Rentals
400 Main Street
Balboa, CA  92661
Phone: (949) 673-1434
Fax: (949) 673-5341

For harbor fishing or sightseeing

BALBOA PAVILION

Universal Address: - 557K4 NL0BK, Longitude: -117.899050810987, Latitude:  33.6023518861175

Pavilion Photographs - Historical and Modern

Pavilion History - Detailed

Newport Beach’s most famous landmark, the historic Balboa Pavilion, is one of California's last surviving examples of the great waterfront recreational pavilions from the turn of the century.  The Balboa Pavilion is one of a number of historical, famous pavilions.  It is state historical landmark #959 and national historical landmark #84000914.

Established in 1906 by the Newport Bay Investment Company, the historical Pavilion played a prominent role in the development of Newport Beach as a seaside recreation area.  Before  they  established the Pavilion, Balboa was labled "swamp and overflow land."  After the Pavillion was built,  Balboa (a subsection of  Newport Beach)
began to steadily grow.

On July 4, 1906, it became the southern terminus for the Pacific Electric Railway (red cars) connecting the beach with downtown Los Angeles.

Today, the Balboa Pavillion continues to serve as Newport Beach’s most prominent landmark.

The Balboa Pavilion (Pavilion), at 400 Main Street, is located on Newport Harbor or Newport Bay on a stretch of land called the Balboa Peninsula.  The peninsula is located in a subsection of the city of Newport Beach called Balboa or Balboa Beach, in Orange County, California.  The historical Pavilion is a national landmark and a state landmark.  Like most landmarks, the Pavilion is frequently photographed and painted.  

ACTIVITIES:

Currently, the historic Pavilion is used as a marine recreation facility, with sport fishing boats, a giant passenger catamaran to Catalina Island,  boat (skiff) rentals, whale watching, and the new Harborside Restaurant and Grand Ballroom.  Each business at the Pavilion is independently owned and operated.

Santa Catalina Island: Nicknamed by locals as the “Newport Boat,” the passenger ferry or vessel, the "Catalina Flyer," departs daily most months of the year to the island get-a-way of Avalon on Catalina Island, “26  miles across the sea,” off the southern California coast.  The Catalina Flyer is a giant, fast, high-speed, 500 passenger catamaran.  The trip to the island takes a little over an hour.  At Catalina, you can take a tour or tours, dine, relax on the beach, enjoy worldclass snorkeling or scuba diving in the clear waters, or view the marine life without getting wet -- on the glass bottom boat or semi submersible submarines.  Nightime flying fish trips are great fun.  William Wrigley, the chewing gum mogol, popularized the island and built the famous Wrigley Mansion atop the hills of Avalon.  The magnificent Casino Ballroom tour is a must do if time permits.   Hotels,  rentals, and  other lodging are  available for  people wishing to stay for more than one day.

Sportfishing boats for the public or private charter are available at Davey’s Locker Sport Fishing.   Pacific Ocean fish you may catch, depending on the season or other factors, include calico bass, sea bass, mackerel, rock cod, albacore (tuna), perch, sheephead, yellowtail, halibut, Cabezon and others.  Their website provides a daily Fish Count.

The Harborside Restaurant and Grand Ballroom, a.k.a., the Harborside Pavilion, provides elegant, picturesque dining with a panoramic waterfront view of the harbor. The entrée menu is a blend of surf and turf with first-rate ingredients and preparation.  The dinner menu is extensive. The ballroom is available for 75 to 500 people and guests for  banquets, receptions, conferences, weddings, and parties.  Be sure to call and reserve the ballroom for that special banquet, reception, conference, wedding or party.

Seasonal Whale Watching:  See the Gray whales, porpoise, dolphins, seals (sea lions), and, even, though rarely, Orcas (Killer whales).  Both kids and adults alike enjoy the thrill of seeing a whale, porpoise, dolphin, or seal (sea lion) in their natural environment while listening to a skilled lecturer from the America Cetacean Society.

Skiff Rental (Boat Rental):  Skiff rentals (boat rentals) for harbor fishing or sightseeing are available.