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Huntington Beach
California
also known as Surf
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About Huntington
Beach
Residents of Huntington Beach enjoy
living in a city that has a reputation for being the
ideal Orange County destination to live, work, and play.
Huntington has just over 8 miles of wide, sandy beaches
and a nice mild climate. Huntington Beach offers
residents a charming community with great weather, an
excellent educational system, boat marinas and numerous
parks. The City of Huntington Beach is located along the
Southern California coast in Orange County, 35 miles
south of Los Angeles and 90 miles north of San
Diego.
Nicknamed "Surf City"
for its beautiful wide beaches and consistently breaking
surf, Huntington Beach offers a wide variety of outdoor
activities. Everything from surfing, sailing, volleyball
on the beach, fishing, tennis, golf to city recreation
programs. Huntington Beach also offers visitors
and residents a great selection of shopping, dining, and
entertainment options. Huntington Beach restaurants are
everything from casual to fine dining and offers
hundreds of restaurants throughout the city.
Huntington Beach
Shopping
Shopping options from local and
regional shops and boutiques to national chains and
stores are available, concentrated in the beachside
downtown or nearby in delightful open-air plazas.
Huntington
Beach Facts
Huntington Beach is the site of the
world surfing championships, held in the summer every
year. The city is often referred to as "Surf City"
because of this high profile event, its history, and
culture of surfing. Huntington Beach is also a popular
destination for kite surfing, and this sport can be
viewed on the beach north-west of the
pier.
The city is mentioned in the Beach Boys
song Surfin' Safari.
The city has the largest public pier on
the west coast.
The
city also has the oldest Independence Day parade in
the Western United States. This is televised locally
on the public access cable channel.
The
downtown district includes an active art center, a
colorful shopping district, youth hostel, and the
International Surfing Museum. This district was also
once the home of the famous restaurant and music club
"The Golden Bear." In the late '60s and '70s it hosted
many famous bands and acts.
The
northern and southern beaches (Bolsa Chica State Beach
and Huntington State Beach, respectively) are state
parks. Only the central beach (Huntington City Beach)
is maintained by the city. Bolsa Chica is actually a
sand bar fronting the Bolsa Bay and Bolsa Chica
Ecological Preserve. Camping and RVs are permitted
here, and popular; campsites for the 4th of July and
the Surfing Championships must be reserved many months
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The Hyatt Regency
Huntington Beach
Resort and Spa
21500 Pacific Coast
Highway
Huntington Beach, CA
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and
Spa
21500 Pacific Coast Highway
Huntington Beach,
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