Welcome to Seal Beach

Named for the seals that once swam the waters of this quaint seaside community Seal Beach sits on the coast as the gateway to Orange County between the cities of Long Beach and Huntington Beach.   Of the Orange County beaches, it offers the best blend of shopping and beach-ing that you’ll find.  Sure, there’s a lot to do in Laguna Beach but the traffic is daunting.  Newport Beach doesn’t offer much shopping along Main Street near its beaches, unless you seek souvenir gifts.  Huntington Beach Main Street shopping offers a few gems but lacks those great antique stores, garden shops and clothing for the over-25 crowd. 

Though Long Beach, California’s 5^th largest city with the busiest port in the nation looms next door, Old Town Seal Beach features shady, tree-lined Main Street, a beautiful beach and 2^nd longest pier in California reminiscent of small town America during the mid-1900’s.  Locals today enjoy the mostly quiet beach location where TV shows will sometimes come to do location shoots.  An art faire, Christmas parade, summer concerts on the green and 4^th of July celebrations are a few annual events of special interest.

Seal Beach offers two strikingly different experiences.  The quaint beach town to the west of Pacific Coast Highway is of greatest interest to tourists.  East of PCH is tract housing, Leisure World, a gated senior citizen community of almost 9,000 residents, shopping, freeways and high-tech space and defense facilities, such as Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station and Boeing.  The space defense industries attract many visitors to the region who also love to play “tourist” when not working on assignment or contract.