The Orange Coast is the string of cities and neighborhoods fronting the Pacific Coast in Orange County, California. The Orange Coast cities include Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Coast, Newport Beach, Balboa Island, Balboa Peninsula, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, San Juan Capistrano, Monarch Beach, Crystal Cove , Dana Point and San Clemente. This area is sometimes described as the Gold Coast of the O.C.