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The view of Newport harbor from the park on Cliff Drive: I think the history is interesting. From the OC Weekly, “No one wanted to live in what would become Newport Beach (cold, sand got in your sandwiches, smelled of dead fish). This led to an unfriendly rivalry that had Costa Mesa referring to the lowlands as 'Mackerel Flats,' while the backward types that hugged the coast called the higher ground 'Goat Hill.' That’s because goats used to graze on the Costa Mesa grasslands until they were all rounded up.” So I think the view from that point is interesting because nowadays what used to be called “mackerel flats” is one of the most desirable (and expensive) places to live in OC. MAP
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