If you're talking about fishing the kelp beds just outside of Newport Harbor that would be Corona Del Mar.
The Coast Guard Station is one of the closest places to the mouth of N.H. (that I know of) When I hit CDM thats where I launch from.
Coast Guard Station 1911 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach, CA. There are restrooms and showers on site. There is a small concrete path that will drop you only a few yards from the water.
The bait barge is in the middle of the channel leading out of Newport Harbor, smack dab in the middle (mostly).
Hope it helps.
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