Balboa Peninsula Trolley Returns This Weekend To Newport Beach

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Visitors to Newport Beach this summer won't have to worry about driving around and finding parking in the Balboa Peninsula as the city is bringing back its free weekend trolley service starting Saturday.

The Balboa Peninsula Trolley will operate Saturdays and Sundays until Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

City officials said the trolley will operate during these three Monday holidays:

• Memorial Day on May 30
• Independence Day on July 4
• Labor Day on Sept. 5

The trolley will take passengers to nearly two-dozen stops around the peninsula, starting at the Avon Street Parking Lot near Tustin Avenue and Avon Street. Four trolleys will operate each day, and a trolley arrives at a stop in roughly 15-minute intervals, Newport Beach officials said.

Drivers can get free parking at the Avon Lot if they use the ParkMobile phone app and enter the code "TROLLEY22," according to city officials.

Riders can track where a trolley is along the route online or through the Rise Systems phone app.

Passengers can bring bicycles, surfboards, beach gear and luggage on the trolley.

For more information, visit Newport Beach's website.