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Gilbert Island is located in
Huntington Harbour. One of five
manmade Huntington Beach islands is accessible via on Admiralty Drive on Pacific Coast
Highway near Peter's Landing. As you pass through
Admiralty Island, traveling over three sets of
bridges to enter Gilbert Island, you may notice the
homes are fairly similar to those in Admiralty. You
can see kayakers paddling the gentle waters, large
yachts docked at homes and estates and a variety of
landscaping and home decor from simple, original
homes to the re-build houses and properties designed
in scale and fascia to look like castles.
Bounded by waterways and lovely
channel views looking toward Portofino and
Huntington Harbour Channel entrance, Gilbert Island
is a quiet neighborhood. Most the action in these
island on-water homes is on the side of the "street"
you don't normally see, the waterways and channels.
During the annual light decoration contest and
Cruise of Lights boat tours open to the public,
guests realize the beauty of Huntington Harbour is
on the water. Homes, while designed and built to
have great curb appeal, often are most beautiful
seen from the water. That's why some Real Estate
agents in the area own boats and give water tours
for serious buyers looking to invest in Huntington
Harbour.
Gilbert Island, the inner sanctum
of two islands includes a commons area or public
park with treatments added courtesy of the Garden
Club. There's a playground with a bear sculpture,
swing and slide in a children's play area that sits
at the base of a small hill and lush green parkway.
While the playground area is great for children. The
walk over to the beaches of Sunset Beach, an
unincorporated community with services maintained
through the County of Orange, take approximately 10
minutes from Gilbert Island. Many residents simply
drive.
For the tourist passing through,
there's not much to do on Gilbert Island except
enjoy the lovely little community park. There are no
public restroom facilities there. The closet are
across Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach. You
would be most inclined to tour Gilbert Island via
the channel waterways in a Duffy Boat you can rent
or in a kayak also available for rent on Pacific
Coast Highway nearby.
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