Pacific Ridge and Belcara
Belcara sits within Pacific Ridge, a master-planned enclave on the upper elevations of Newport Coast. The community is accessed through a 24-hour guard-gated entry staffed by Keystone Pacific Property Management. Inside the gates, the streets are quiet, the homes are Mediterranean and Tuscan in character, and the landscape is mature California coastal.
The HOA maintains an Olympic-size pool, spa, barbecue pavilions, a clubhouse, and a network of trails that connect directly to the regional open space. Monthly association fees cover exterior maintenance, common-area landscaping, and the guard service.
Crystal Cove and the Coast
Crystal Cove State Park begins less than two miles from the front door. The park covers 2,400 acres of undeveloped coastal canyon and 3.2 miles of beach, with trails descending from the bluffs to the sand at El Moro Canyon. The Historic District, a cluster of restored 1930s beach cottages, sits along the shore at the park's southern end.
Newport Beach's Corona del Mar State Beach is a ten-minute drive. The Wedge, Fashion Island, Balboa Island and the harbor are all within fifteen minutes.
Dining and Daily Life
Crystal Cove Shopping Center, directly below the Ridge Park Road entrance, carries a Pavilions grocery, Starbucks, and several restaurants. Fashion Island, the open-air regional center in Newport Center, is a twelve-minute drive and carries Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and over two hundred shops and restaurants. South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, the largest retail destination on the West Coast, is eighteen minutes north on the 73.
Getting Around
| Destination | Drive Time | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Cove State Park (El Moro trailhead) | 4 min | 1.8 mi |
| Fashion Island | 12 min | 5.2 mi |
| John Wayne Airport (SNA) | 18 min | 9.4 mi |
| Laguna Beach downtown | 14 min | 7.1 mi |
| Newport Coast Elementary | 3 min | 0.9 mi |
| Corona del Mar High School | 10 min | 4.8 mi |
| UC Irvine | 16 min | 8.6 mi |
The community sits at the intersection of the 73 toll road and Pacific Coast Highway, giving direct freeway access north to the 405 and south to Laguna Beach without surface-street traffic.
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