CALIFORNIA PIERS

LONGEST PIER- San Mateo Werder Fishing Pier (old bridge) 4,135 1972 Concrete - Primarily a fishing pier. In San Francisco Bay - NOT in the Pacific Ocean & is closed

Did you know you can sleep on one California pier? Crystal Pier in San Diego features vacation cottages on the pier. It is the only pier in California with a hotel on it! 2nd LONGEST PIER - Berkeley Pier 3,000 1926 Concrete - the pier is actually much longer. Primarily a fishing pier. In San Francisco Bay - NOT in the Pacific Ocean Berkeley Fishing Pier: City of Berkeley. Highway 80 to University Avenue off-ramp, follow the signs to the Berkeley Marina. The pier is at the foot of University Avenue, just past the bait shop and Marina.

PUBLIC, PACIFIC OCEAN PIERS BY LENGTH

Name: Length in Feet: Year Built: Construction Materials: County

1. Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf 2,745 1914 Wooden - Longest wooden pier in CA Longest Pacific Ocean Pier of any type, Santa Cruz County

2. Ocean Beach Pier, San Diego 1,971 1966 Concrete - Longest in Southern California - San Diego County

3. Stearn's Wharf, Santa Barbara 1,950 1872 Wooden - Santa Barbara County

4. Oceanside Pier 1,942 1987 Wooden - San Diego County

5. Huntington Beach Pier 1,856 1992 Concrete - Orange County

6. Seal Beach Pier 1,835 1995 Wooden - Orange County

7. Avila Beach Pier 1,685 Wooden - San Luis Obispo County

8. Ventura County Pier 1,620 1996 Wooden, with new steel pilings, originally 1,958 feet long

9. Imperial Beach Pier 1,491 1963 Concrete - San Diego County

10. Goleta Pier 1,450 Wooden - Santa Barbara County

Additional Piers by name, length in feet, type of pier and County

11. Port Hueneme Pier 1,400 1999 Wooden - Ventura County

12. Newport Beach Pier 1,322 Wooden - Orange County

13. Pacifica Pier 1,320 1973 Concrete - "1/4 mile" - a fishing pier - San Mateo County

14. Port San Luis Pier, Harford Wharf, San Luis Obispo 1,320 Wooden - San Luis Obispo County

15. Venice Pier  1,310 feet

16. San Clemente Pier 1,296 1985 Wooden - Orange County

17. Pismo Beach Pier 1,250 1986 Wooden - San Luis Obispo County

18. Cabrillo Pier, San Pedro 1,200 1988 Concrete - Los Angeles County

19. Santa Monica Pier 1,080 1988 Wooden, with new steel pilings - Los Angeles County

20. Hermosa Beach Pier 1,000 1914 Concrete - Los Angeles County

21. Cayucos Pier, Morro Bay 953 Wooden - San Luis Obispo County

22. Manhattan Beach Pier 928 1920 Concrete - Los Angeles County

23. Balboa Pier, Newport Beach 920 1906 Wooden - Orange County

24. B Street Pier, Crescent City 900 Wooden - Del Norte County

25. Crystal Pier, San Diego 872 1936 Wooden - cabins to sleep in over the water - San Diego County

26. San Simeon Pier 850 1983 Wooden - San Luis Obispo County

27. Malibu Pier 780 2003 Wooden - Los Angeles County

28. Aptos Cement Ship Pier 500' approx. - SeaCliff State Beach, Santa Cruz County

29. Point Arena Pier 330 1984 Concrete and steel - Wood pier destroyed 1983