Huntington Harbour



Huntington Harbour

Huntington Harbor and Sunset Beach

Approaching Peter's Landing Marina

We Made It Under The Bridge!

We departed Catalina Island on August 13^th and motored northeast across San Pedro Channel to Peter’s Landing Marina tucked inside Huntington Harbor, accessed via Anaheim Bay.  To enter Huntington Harbour, boaters pass by the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station and under a Coast Highway bridge with a vertical clearance between 22 feet and 28 feet, depending on the tide.  We lowered the antennas on our pilot house and made it under the bridge with 1-2 feet to spare.  Huntington Harbour consists of five manmade islands with a residential development along its waterways.  We’ve been told that a boat parade takes place during December through the waterways, and tour boats also cruise through the canals viewing decorated homes as a fundraiser.  Huntington Harbour was formed in the 1960s on the former site of the historic Sunset Bay Estuary wetland’s, thankfully, birds still frequent the harbor and two wetlands border the area - the Anaheim Bay National Wildlife Refuge to the north and the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve to the south.  In addition to the interesting waterways, beautiful Sunset Beach is just across the highway from the marina.  Sunset Beach lies north of the more famous Huntington Beach and Newport Beach - taken together these beaches offer miles of seemly endless sandy coastline.  Cafes, coffee shops, and marine supplies are also within easy walking distance of Peter’s Landing Marina, making it a nice choice for boaters.  The marina mainly provides permanent moorage with only a few transient guest spaces so we’re glad we called ahead to reserve a space.  Peter’s Landing will be our home-base while we tour the area and take care of some maintenance issues as noted in a previous blog.

Peter's Landing Marina

Homes along the Canal

Homes along Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach

Water Tower Beach-House Rental