Newport Beach California: Corona Del Mar Travel Guide

A travel guide for visiting Corona Del Mar in Newport Beach. We'll explore the beaches, view points, neat historical sights, the shopping and eating district on Pacific Coast Highway, and a really amazing garden and nursery. Corona Del Mar is a seaside neighborhood perched on the bluffs in Newport Beach California but with a whole vibe of it’s own. Corona Del Mar has a population of 16,000. And most famously was the setting for the Fox Network TV show Arrested Development. Famous American Actor John Wayne also called CDM his home.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 - About Corona Del Mar
01:23 - Corona Del Mar State Beach
02:26 - Tackle Box Local Grub Shack
03:11 - Pirate's Cove
04:15 - China Cove
04:45 - Little Corona Beach
05:44 - Cameo Shores Beach
06:53 - Goldenrod Foot Bridge
07:07 - Pacific Coast Highway Shopping District
07:36 - Corona Del Mar Plaza
08:06 - Newport Beach City Hall & Park
08:21 - Fashion Island
09:34 - Roger's Gardens
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[@mattwilson8]

Can’t wait to road trip across California once we’re allowed to come over from the UK, will definitely be checking this out for a day Chris

[@YellowProductions]

Awesome Matty

[@CPerryTravels]

My fave beach in California!! Specifically Pirates Cove

[@YellowProductions]

Awesome Christian! Yes.. Pirates Cove is neat!

[@suepete]

Love all of your videos but this one really shines! Nice work! Thank you!

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Spete!

[@godzilla7147]

This is my go to place whenever i want to get away from troubles and relax 👌

[@YellowProductions]

It's a great place!

[@trvlnthru]

Corona Del Mar looks like such a beautiful beach area. I love that so many tv shows and movies have filmed here. With all the shopping and dining options, this looks like a wonderful place to spend a day. Though from the sound of it, I couldn't spend much longer than that. Thanks for taking us along Chris!

[@YellowProductions]

Yeah. Its worth about a day unless you're a shopaholic at the mall. It's a pretty small area :)

[@barryclarke6797]

bass A travel guide for visiting Corona Del Mar in Newport Beach. Thank you for this video. am in the uk, Thanks for taking us along Chris!

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Barry!

[@colleenh5979]

Nice way to start my day, watching this video & bringing back wonderful memories of The Newport Beach/Corona Del Mar. Love the foot bridge. Missed the Little Traveling Princess, but always a pleasure watching you. Thanks Chris

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Colleen! Too many locations in this video for the traveling princess to go in and out of the car seat :)

[@beachfront304]

I really enjoyed this; definitely a place I'd enjoy! 😄

[@sweeney0558]

BEAUTIFUL PLACE THANKS

[@jameshiga8077]

Hi Chris. Thanks for the info. Definitely a beach where I can really relax and enjoy the beach. Not to crowded and an easy walk on the beach. A place that many people can enjoy.

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks James!

[@BasicBeachCommunity1]

Awesome bridge 🌉🌉🌉...🏖️🏖️🏖️ great beach ⛱️

[@SwiftyTravels]

I've always wanted to visit Newport Beach and I've never explored this area. You make really great travel guides, so much useful information. Thank you!

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Swifty!

[@wildfoodietours]

Corona Del Mar looks like a fun and quick getaway. I LOVE pocket beaches, and your guides are so informative and concise. Chris, you really have a knack for food and travel!

[@YellowProductions]

Food and travel both are things I love :)

[@wildfoodietours]

@@YellowProductions Same here, but with food as the emphasis lol.

[@ticketfortwo92]

Was looking for something to do after stopping by UC Irvine. This looks like a great way to spend the afternoon. Crystal Cove looks cool too! Thanks for a great guide!

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Ticket for Two.. both are for sure great places to visit after UCI.

[@grownupgaming]

Keep the hits coming!

[@YellowProductions]

Will do!

[@julietmichael5737]

What a beautiful Video 🌈💛⛱💛🌞💛soooooooo nice 💛

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Juliet!

[@crystalmayers9374]

I went to CDM many years ago for a school field trip! It was cold and cloudy that day so I never gave it much thought after the trip, but seeing you explore every nook and cranny makes me wanna revisit it as an adult 🤩

[@YellowProductions]

Definitely check it out again Crystal! On a nice sunny day this time! :)

[@tiger12300]

Love roger gardens!!😊

[@YellowProductions]

It's an awesome nursery!

[@pdxaviation]

That was my last stop on my trip last year when we did the shirt swap to watch the sunset before my flight home. So beautiful!

[@YellowProductions]

Sweet!

[@RobbieTravels]

Awesome video again Chris! Can't wait to travel again! 😒

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Robbie! Me too :)

[@AdventurezwithDavid]

I absolutely love this beach and I love that Gillgans Island 🏝 was filmed there. Living vicariously through your video. Now I need to make my appearance there! Thank you for this video.

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks David! I'm still looking for the pirates treasure! :)

[@AdventurezwithDavid]

@@YellowProductions 😂

[@mont.hidayat2807]

Thanks Chris for the explanation ahout the beach.

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Mon!

[@mont.hidayat2807]

@@YellowProductions If only i have the good in.english speaking, i do realy want to talk to much with you.

[@NostalgiaMan]

Huntington Beach and Newport are my favorite

[@YellowProductions]

Both great beaches!

[@grownupgaming]

awesome, personally I love laguna beach!

[@JustOneOpinion]

Laguna blows both away by like 99% always baffles me how people come all the way to the beach and choose shitty beaches....dream bigger. Once you are in Newport.....you are about ten miles north of the amazing beaches of california

[@JustOneOpinion]

@@grownupgaming by about 1000% better beaches....

[@daisyvecchia8060]

@@JustOneOpinion where would U refer to go ? What beaches

[@PinoyFamilyinCalifornia]

We just went to Fashion Island recently. I have a video of the Koi Fishes. We also went to Crystal Cove because of your video. Thanks for sharing.

[@YellowProductions]

Very cool Pinoy Family! I hope you liked Crystal Cove!

[@Diana-lo6cx]

We just got back from CA and went on a whale watching tour out of Newport Beach. It was so beautiful there! I love your beautiful state Chris! We had an amazing time!

[@YellowProductions]

Nice! Glad you enjoyed it Diana!

[@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245]

Very nice video! It snowed here tonight in my neighborhood n NYC! Its technically April 2 but it snowed April 1st! Cool mask!

[@YellowProductions]

Wow! Brrrrr! It was about 85F here today :)

[@Jeannified]

Great video on the area, Chris! I will have to try “Five Crowns” sometime! Also, there is a gazebo from Disneyland that was given to Roger’s Gardens years ago, so you are right that it feels like a Disney vibe there!

[@YellowProductions]

Yes! I know the Gazebo you speak of! 😀

[@scottman895]

I really like the scenes around Little Corona with all the tidepools! The water looked really clear to where you could see the sea life. Corona Del Mar looks amazing, but it looks crazy expensive!

[@YellowProductions]

Yeah... I'm saving up for one of those Oceanfront houses... I think when I'm at 10M subscribers I'll be able to afford it :)

[@scottman895]

@@YellowProductions Same here! It would be a great place to retire one day!

[@BasicBeachCommunity1]

My sister worked next to city hall at the NBPD... Cool!

[@YellowProductions]

Very cool!

[@MissValdostaFeedAndGrain]

That was fanastic!!👍👍. I read somewhere a funny story about President Nixon dropping in at Five Crowns for an unplanned last minute bite of dinner🙌🏻😂. The owners thought it was a joke when the Secret Service called to say they were about to walk in🙌🏻🙌🏻😂

[@YellowProductions]

Hah

[@MP-xf6gq]

Thanks Chris for another great video. Will you be leaving work at lunch time tomorrow to head to another Theme Park? HA HA HA Hope the Easter Bunny is good to your Little Explorer......and also to MacGyver. lol

[@YellowProductions]

Hah! Not tomorrow :). Mostly prepping for Easter celebration this weekend :)

[@TrangleC]

Nice and informative video, thanks. Hope I can visit the places you showcase one day. In the unlikely event that you ever travel to Germany again, I recommend you check out one of the garden centers here. Normally I try avoiding being "that guy", but if you like big garden centers, you might like to visit some of the ones in Germany. Germany has basically turned into a country sized retirement home and if there is one thing old Germans love, it is their gardens and fiddling around with flowers and stuff like that, so there is tons of demand for this kind of stuff, with means huge, fancy garden centers out the wazoo. I live in a tiny village with less than 3000 residents and even we got a pretty big and well stocked garden center and only like a 20 minute car ride from here, there is a huge one that almost has amusement park dimensions. The section that sells Christmas and other holiday decorations alone is as big as the average IKEA store and you could genuinely get lost in the "little and not so little frog sculptures" section alone, hehe. If I remember correctly, they have 2 restaurants, several concession stands in between the sprawling garden displays surrounding the store and a two story daycare center / play ground with a "Ewok village" style collection of tree houses, connected by rope bridges and life size wooden dinosaurs to climb around on and so on.

[@YellowProductions]

Wow! That sounds like a cool Garden Center! Definitely will put it on our "next time in Germany" list!

[@jchristopher1762]

Lived in Newport Beach for many years in the 90's. The whole area is a great place to live, but CdM is utopia. Five crowns is a great place to eat and Fashion Island always has the tallest Christmas tree in the USA.

[@KawaiiNancy]

💜💜💜

[@smokedizzle323]

You should go to Aliso beach next to Laguna... One of the nicest beaches in the LA area

[@YellowProductions]

I visit Aliso Beach at about 5:45 in this video on Laguna Beach: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5yYZquAZ9KXa6c

[@smokedizzle323]

@@YellowProductions lol awesome

[@Bill_Woo]

I'm not an authority but it has been claimed that the Gilligan ship sequence where they set out to see is from the Newport channel next to CDM. (Some argue that is false.) At any rate, people very specifically and vehemently claim that Newport and CDM/Pirates Cove was NOT on Gilligan -- that it was shot on Hawaii(the pilot); one thing shot at Malibu; and all the rest at Republic Studios.* Less debated than that it has also been claimed that "You can climb over the rocks to Pirates Cove where the original version of Treasure Island was filmed in 1934" - though imdb lists several location and that's not one of them. I also vaguely recall the Newport Harbor tourist cruise (they had a "north one" and a "south one" - both very recommended) with the narrator also saying that about Pirates Cove and the Treasure Island movie. Note, there were multiple Treasure Island movies. I once lived a few blocks away from the beach and jetties, but in the olden pre-Internet 1990s you had to learn things piecemeal and by word of mouth. Plus I've flushed a few brain cells since then, so my memory is dull on this and wasn't authoritative to begin with! * See video Gilligan's Island FILMING LOCATIONS Revealed! Before and After/Then and Now! for extensively researched information about the lagoon and sets at Republic Studios in Studio City in 1964. Fun and interesting 10 minute treatment.

[@YellowProductions]

I'll check out that video! Thanks for the extra background Bill!

[@Bill_Woo]

Um, set out to SEA, not see :) It's commonly said that Gilligan was connected to Newport and CDM, but everyone who has authoritative sounding specific knowledge says they had nothing to do with CDM.

[@jc2333]

It’s a beautiful beach . You need that mike trout money to Live here.

[@DoritosResidue]

Does corona del mar have a rocky shoreline? I usually go to dana point traditionally but them damn rocks at that beach hurt my kids.

[@YellowProductions]

Closer to the Jetty at the main beach is the sandiest. I think for the best sand bottom beach for kids is the beach at Newport Beach Pier.. no rocks at all

[@DoritosResidue]

@@YellowProductions nice ! Thanks for the quick response.

[@YellowProductions]

My pleasure Nav!

[@johnmartin2079]

John Wayne was not from cdm he lived with us in the back bay area Santa Ana heights. Buddy Epson lived in CDM. Hill billy.

[@PinoyFamilyinCalifornia]

I have a video of the fountain too 😍

[@YellowProductions]

Sweet!

[@amberschannel6351]

Is it crowded

[@YellowProductions]

In the summer for sure

[@JustOneOpinion]

I am from here... 1. All locals call it big corona....there is no other name 2. Actually a great place for beginner surfers actually if you stick to right side near jetty.... 3. Poor people do live in the area too....it isn't all richie riches. Although mostly are....there are scattered landlords who still have souls. 4. Telling people about little corona makes you and complete youtube asshat....locals hate you btw.... 5. Five Crowns is out dated and for old people. The decor is from 1980 and it's not great. Over priced. 6. You didn't mention SideDoor which is the newer more relavent restaurant they turned half of 5Crowns into because 5 crowns customer base is slowly dying off because it's awful. You also didnt mention the underground roaring 20's party that happens ny invite only that is held weekends I the basement of 5 crowns....you really missed a lot here... 7. You skipped the Gstream.....you failed hard. That's the go to spot for this entire area of So Cal.....a great place to people watch, see celebrities and watch all the so called classy ladies get drunk and screw people in the surrounding bushes....how can you forget that? I live here from 1984 until 2013....let me know if you have any questions. I actually know JW grandkids and no they aren't racist like John Wayne was you didn't mention Kobe being buried here.....in same cemetery as JW btw....and the drummer from Def Leppard. Amy ? Ask away.....I lived in this town before the 80's housing boom and new money came in and ruined CDM forever.... The best was in 2008housing crash the same asshats who thought they were so perfect and always so rude were delivering you pizzas on their high end BMW.....which you have to see to believe