The metropolitan attractions of Los Angeles and San Diego are a one to two hour drive from the campus. The University of California Irvine is only two miles away. The temperate climate offers year-round recreational activities such as surfing sailing windsurfing tidepooling.
Local mountains are within easy reach, offering hiking and winter snow-skiing opportunities.
Bicycling is popular in the area and the extensive bike trails connect the campus with shopping centers and the waterfront areas of Newport Beach. The Orange County Airport is only five miles from campus. The city of Irvine is a planned community, primarily residential but including multi-national business and industrial complexes. It is rated as the safest city of its size in the United States. The surroundings of the Concordia campus offer an oasis to wild life and are an ideal setting for the newest of the LCMS universities.