Without Pier

There’s nothing like a pier for fishing or taking in the view. Below is a sampling of California’s best.

Avalon Green Pleasure Pier

Location: Catalina Island

Activities/facilities: Diving and fishing equipment, concessions, boat hoist

Crescent City B Street Pier

Location: Next to Battery Point Lighthouse

Activities/facilities: Fishing

Huntington Beach Pier

Location: End of Main Street

Activities/facilities: Fishing

Monterey Fisherman’s Wharf

Location: Next to Cannery Row and the Monterey Aquarium

Activities/facilities: Fishing charter boats, whale watching, sea kayaking, restaurants, shopping, galleries

Newport Beach Pier

Location: End of McFadden’s Place at Ocean Front Boulevard

Activities/facilities: Open-air market, bait shops, equipment rentals

Oceanside Municipal Fishing Pier

Location: 3rd Street

Activities/facilities: Sportfishing, sailing lessons, boat rentals, restaurant, bait and tackle shops

Pismo Beach Pier

Location: end of Pomeroy Avenue

Activities, facilities: fishing equipment rentals, shopping, restaurants

Point Arena Pier

Location: Point Arena Cove, Mendocino County, end of Port Road

Activities/facilities: Charter boats, fishing, scuba diving, spear fishing

Redondo Beach Municipal Pier

Location: End of Torrance Boulevard

Activities/facilities: Deep-sea fishing charter boats, bait shops, restaurants, shopping

San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf

Location: Beach and Taylor streets

Activities/facilities: Restaurants, shopping

San Francisco Pier 39

Location: Beach and Embarcadero streets

Activities/facilities: Shopping, waterfront park, marina, restaurants, carousel

Santa Cruz Municipal Pier

Location: Next to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Activities/facilities: Fishing, fish markets, restaurants

Santa Monica Municipal Pier

Location: End of Colorado Avenue at Ocean Avenue

Activities/facilities: Fun Zone and carousel, fishing, bait and tackle

Santa Barbara Stern’s Wharf

Location: End of State Street

Activities/facilities: Sea Center aquarium, sightseeing charter cruises, diving, ocean kayaking, shopping, restaurants

Trinidad Pier

Location: End of Edwards Street

Activities/facilities: Charter fishing boats, moorings, fuel dock, restaurant, smokehouse

Ventura Pier

Location: End of Harbor Boulevard

Activities/facilities: Fishing, bait shop, restaurant

Source: Golden California Magazine