West Jetty View Park

Small and peaceful beach park, very chill at night, you can watch the wave and the other side is the city light of Newport Beach.

Beautiful, quiet, and serene. The houses are beautiful and to die for. Great place to have a picnic and swim by the ocean. Hardly any people. Walk around the neighborhood to gawk at the beautiful houses. Parking are limited. Best time to go is on weekdays in the morning.

5 Stars! It was on our third date that we happened upon this spot. Would come here every weekend after that first time. We loved just hanging out here. Sometimes we would walk to the beach located nearby. Most of the time, though, we would just sit on our bench.
Woohoo! Really exciting just sitting on a bench. Maybe it is hard to believe, but we could spend hours there talking, checking out the beautiful views, or simply doing nothing. Simply romantic!
It is so very special, that I even proposed to my wife there at our bench! We do not have the opportunity to go there too often anymore. When we do, though, it is as magical and romantic as ever!

this is the most romantic spot i have ever been at. thanks to the bf!

Very nice peaceful romantic spot. Especially in the evening.

Even while going to high school at Corona del Mar, I never made it to this side of the jetty. Oddly, the best view of CdM is from the tippy tip of the Peninsula. Watch the boats go in and out, the surfers at the Wedge, and the poorly trained NAC rowers get punished by their coaches out here. Okay, maybe I was in that 8-​man.
TL;DR: A bit out of the way but picturesque.

A great spot to sit and relax and watch the harbor activity. Lovely views. It is right at the wedge — so when the big waves are here — this is the spot to park… then walk over to the beach and be amazed.

I found this place by accident when I rented a cruiser and made my way down to the eastern most tip of newport beach.
It can be hard to find without a map because it’s nestled in the middle of a residential neighborhood on east newport beach.
Pros:
* Amazing scenic views of the channel
* Not crowded
* Just a short bike ride away from the end of the boardwalk
* Quiet neighborhood
Cons:
* Very small
* No bathrooms
* No parking
The views alone almost give this place a perfect 5

It’s pretty peaceful here, even with about 400 people fishing on the Wedge. The waves come right off the ocean and crash here pretty hard, and the harbor is filled with boats of all kinds. Standing in the park, you can look out over much of Newport’s harbor and the Wedge. There’s some bitchy seagulls that you have to watch out for. They like to poop and eat crabs and then poop out said crabs. I think they’re used to the fishermen stealing these crabs, so they don’t put up with much crap. Also, be careful traversing the rocks on the Wedge. If you fall in the cracks, the crabs will eat you alive!

This is for Jetty View Park, the small park at the tip of Balboa, near «The Wedge»
It’s not much of a park — you won’t find any rec fields, and there’s not much there, but I enjoy it. You can sit, watch the boats go in and out of the harbor, and just sit back and relax. It reminds me a lot of those little neighborhood gardens you run across in San Francisco. A smattering of benches, some grass, nice area, good views, and that’s it.
No pesky restrooms around, no parking lot, it’s just a nice small residential park that you can take advantage of to pass the time if you like watching boats or the harbor entrance or spying on those bonfires at Corona Del Mar. A spot of tranquility that I honestly feel guilty for writing about since this may cause more people to go there…
I imagine that parking would be hard here if The Wedge starts to get really big, but if you’re looking for a review of a park, you are probably not going to go to a sea side park when you hear reports of 20 foot waves.
(For those that don’t know, The Wedge is a surf break that only breaks under specific conditions, but when it does, it’s pretty big and can draw some massive crowds of on lookers to stare and gawk at people taking rather large waves that break pretty close to shore)
Is it perfect? 5 stars… Not quite, but it’s peaceful, generally quiet, and nice. I like it.