With the Long Beach skyline seen in the distance, Junior Lifeguards train in Sunset Beach during the summer months. . A television soap opera show called Sunset Beach brought interest to this folksy town. As for any similarities to the Sunset Beach they know and love, residents chuckle and say there are none. Make a turn down one of the numbered streets 5th through 24th or turn west at the stoplight on Broadway. One block later you'll dead end at the sand, in the land of Sunset Beach.
Free parking is available though limited on summer weekends.
Sunset Beach is an unincorporated community in north Orange County, California. Located on the Pacific Ocean, many houses reside on sand beaches, with hotels, restaurants and shops situated along Pacific Coast Highway, the primary road passing through this one mile stretch between Huntington Beach and the unincorporated town, Surfside. Services such as water, fire protection and lifeguards are contracted through the County of Orange. From San Diego Freeway, take Seal Beach Blvd. Travel South - East for several miles.