Put on your walking shoes and walk as many of the street on the island as you can to enjoy the lovely homes, beautiful gardens and cute shops and restaurants.

Just chill out, take a long walk, and enjoy something to eat one day on this small island.

We took the Balboa Island Ferry over from Newport and walked around a bit. There were tons of cute little houses and shops, I only wish we had more time to spend there! We walked to the pier and then sat for a while on the beach. There were quite a few people there but it didn't feel crowded at... More

This is one of your typical small seaside towns with shops and eateries. It was interesting to see the real estate values and there were plenty of opportunities to purchase homes, etc. Overpriced. Nice, but alot of tourists. You can hire a boat to go around which was interesting to know who lived where, or lived there in the past.... More

This is just a small area to check out, but it's very quaint. The parking can be difficult since they close sections down for street sweeping. The plus side is there are no parking meters, so you can park and meader around.

Balboa Island has a little main street with some restaurants and shops. Nice for a visit and a bit to eat.

we had so much fun doing the boat tours, we had really great food and for any people who GEOCACHE there are lots of caches around the area.

Location, location, location! The Village is fun to walk, nose around in the stores, mix with the visitors and the locals and soak it all in.

A great deal has changed in the 20 years since I was here last ... but still one of my favorite areas to visit.