Galaxy View Park — Attraction in Newport Beach

Another Upper Newport Bay view park worthy of mention. Although I’m not a big fan of small neighborhood parks as an outside visitor, I enjoyed the quick stop off just to check it out and take in the scene! The whole park is a nice experience to see on the inside, with the beautifully maintained garden and lawn landscape. The views looking out are amazing! I could see from the mountains to the sea! Down to the left are natural estuaries. Not popular for people activities, but as wildlife habitats for us to preserve! So it is with the immediate area below the park, with just a few canoes and boarders, compared to the busier mainstream park views to the west, tho the harbors and Pacific Coast Highway bridge may be seen from here, down on the right. A small trail winds down the rocky cliffs to the shoreline, although access is now blocked by the park fence. Street parking along Galaxy Drive was limited. The small width of the park offered little privacy when as few as four people were separated and spread out on blankets and benches. I felt awkward taking photos with them in it, as it was obvious and intrusive to capture images in such a tight space, seemingly so up close and impersonal! I opted to wait for the opportune moments when the coast was clear, at least from the lookout points! Public restrooms are lacking, so sooner or later, the visitors will have to go! There’s easy access to facilities at the nearby Mariners Park, just a few...

I love this place for several reasons. It's always clean, there are a plethora of doggie bags for you, you get an obstructed view of the inlet saltwater Delta and the occasional visit from a little creature I've yet to see who will eat the local fruits and vegetables the neighbors leave out. I've heard him crunching in the trees as he chews on his snacks from the neighborhood but I have yet to spot him in the older large pine trees. I've seen a wide range of beautiful wild birds that perch just feet away from the benches that are there. The park is it within walking distance of several other beautiful areas like the Newport Beach aquatic Center, where kayaking and paddleboarding are popular, as well as several boardwalks that run along the top of back Bay overlooking the beautiful preserve. The park is rarely if ever occupied with the occasional runner, dog walker or individual praying or meditating. One of the many reasons I like calling...

This park has a gorgeous view of the Back bay in Newport Beach with the Eastbluff community in the foreground and Saddleback Mountain in the background. The smoke in the sky above the mountain is from the Airport fire that started in Holy Jim canyan. Incompetent Orange County Public Works crews used heavy machinery to move boulders into place along Trabuco Creek Road without a watertruck sparked the...