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Around Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach, beyond the house.

The neighbourhoods, the daily rhythm and the drive to everywhere else — the part of a home search a listing sheet never covers.

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This guide covers

  • Huntington Harbour
  • Seacliff
  • Downtown / Old Town
  • Sunset Beach

The desk's real neighbourhood file for Huntington Beach — not a citywide average.

What is actually here

The desk is building a real map of Huntington Beach — outdoors, local flavor, the commute and daily errands — rather than printing a generic list.

Outdoors

  • Huntington Central ParkPublic park, in town.
  • Butterfly GardenPublic garden, in town.
  • John Baca ParkPublic park, in town.
  • Hope View ParkPublic park, in town.
  • Terry ParkPublic park, in town.
  • Peter Green ParkPublic park, in town.

Wine & Local Flavor

The desk hasn't surveyed wine & local flavor around Huntington Beach yet — this card fills in as soon as it has, real names only.

Getting Around

  • Golden West Transit CenterBus station, about 4.1 km from the city centre, straight line.
  • I 405 EXPRFreeway through the area.
  • CA 22 EastFreeway through the area — the Garden Grove Freeway.
  • CA 22Freeway through the area — the Garden Grove Freeway.
  • I 405Freeway through the area — the San Diego Freeway.
  • CA 73Freeway through the area — the Corona Del Mar Freeway.

Food & Daily Life

  • Kathy May’s Lakeview CafeCafe, in town.
  • Park Bench CaféRestaurant, in town.
  • MatsuRestaurant, about 1.8 km from the city centre, straight line.
  • Orange Curry 2Restaurant, about 1.8 km from the city centre, straight line.
  • StuffedRestaurant, about 2.3 km from the city centre, straight line.
  • Matter of CraftRestaurant, about 2.9 km from the city centre, straight line.

Places from OpenStreetMap, September 10. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Distances are straight-line from the city centre, not drive times.

The neighbourhoods

Where Huntington Beach actually breaks down, in the desk's own words.

Full neighbourhood file →

Huntington Harbour

Canal-front custom estates from the 1960s.

Seacliff

Built up from the 1970s through the 1990s around its golf course, with gated tracts including Seacliff on the Greens.

Downtown / Old Town

Early-1900s beach cottages and decades of infill near the pier.

Sunset Beach

A narrow beachfront enclave along Pacific Coast Highway between Huntington Harbour and Seal Beach.

A day around here

Ordinary life in Huntington Beach, the way it actually runs — not a highlight reel.

Morning

Coffee at Kathy May’s Lakeview Cafe, then whatever the day actually needs.

Afternoon

An hour at Huntington Central Park, between the errands that never show up on a listing sheet.

Evening

Dinner at Park Bench Café, then a short drive back to whichever neighbourhood you call home.

Illustrative scenes, not photographs of the places named. Places from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Homes near here

Real listings live in Huntington Beach right now — not a wish list.

All Huntington Beach listings →

Active listings, as of September 22. Photos are illustrative — not photographs of the address on the card.

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