Newport Beach California

The Newport Beach California Temple, my 69th Temple

My daughter and I went on a trip to California for a reunion with her cousins in June of 2025. We wanted to visit the nearby temples in addition to the list of plans that we had as part of the reunion. We attended the Los Angeles, Redlands, and Newport Beach Temples. It was my first time at the Newport Beach Temple, which was dedicated in 2005. It is located at 2300 Bonita Canyon Drive in Newport Beach, California. There is no clothing rental available, so be sure to bring your own temple clothing. There is also no temple housing.

My favorite part about this temple is the beautiful grounds. They are absolutely meticulous and spectacular. I can only imagine the amount of time that is dedicated to keeping the grounds so beautiful! There is such a wide variety of flowers and gardens with many different colors. I also really love the beautiful three-part painting in the temple waiting room that is of a landscape that I would guess is somewhere in the area.

The workers in the temple were very kind to us and made us feel very welcome. During our time in the area, we also went to Huntington Beach and to Disneyland and California Adventure. We stayed at an Airbnb that was only 20 minutes away from the Newport Beach Temple. Disneyland is about 45 minutes away from the temple. The temple is only ten minutes away from the John Wayne airport, which is the airport that we flew into. It is in a very convenient location.