These are the three lists that I presented to the Fish and Wildlife Commission back in 2014 in a meeting in Sacramento. I felt very comfortable about the piers but perhaps a little less comfortable about the jetties. I was told they would address the issue and was informed that the Fish and Wildlife Department was told by the Commission to make such a list. When nothing happened, I asked people who should have known and was told that the game wardens themselves were the ones that did not want to make such a list. And there it set until this this recent list.
I might add that some additional piers have been added since 2014 and some that were listed have now been closed.
(1) California Public Piers — 2014 — These should be classified as public piers.
California Public Piers — “
Any person who is 16 years of age or older must have a sport fishing license to take any kind of fish, mollusk, invertebrate, amphibian or crustacean in California, except for persons angling from a public pier in ocean or bay waters.”
1.88 — A public pier is a publicly owned man-made structure that has the following characteristics: is connected, above the mean high tide, to the main coastline or to the landmass of a named and charted natural island; has unrestricted free access for the general public; and has been built or currently functions for the primary purpose of allowing angling access to ocean waters.
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San Diego County Piers
Imperial Beach Pier
Ocean Beach Pier
Crystal Pier — (this should be considered public although it has, at times, been considered private. It should at least be considered public from 7AM to 5/7 PM since the public is allowed to use the pier during those hours
Ferry Landing Pier—Coronado
Bayside Park Pier—Chula Vista
Pepper Park Pier—National City
Embarcadero Marina Park Pier
Shelter Island Pier
Oceanside Pier
Oceanside Small Craft Harbor Fishing Pier
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Orange County Piers
San Clemente Municipal Pier
Dana Point Harbor Fishing Pier
Newport Pier
Balboa Pier
Huntington Beach Pier
Seal Beach Pier
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Los Angeles County Piers
Belmont Pier—Long Beach
Shoreline Aquatic Park Piers—Long Beach
Cabrillo Pier —San Pedro
Green Pleasure Pier—Avalon
Cabrillo Mole—Avalon
Isthmus Pier—Two Harbors
Redondo Beach Pier
Hermosa Beach Pier
Manhattan Beach Pier
Venice Fishing Pier
Santa Monica Municipal Pier
Malibu Pier
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Ventura and Santa Barbara County Piers
Port Hueneme Pier
Ventura Pier
Stearns Wharf/Santa Barbara
Goleta Pier
Gaviota Pier
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San Luis Obispo County Piers
Pismo Beach Pier
Avila Beach Pier
Port San Luis Pier/Harford Pier
North T-Pier and South T-Pier—Morro Bay
Dunes Street/Anchor Park Pier—Morro Bay
Cayucos Pier
San Simeon Pier
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Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo County Piers
Stillwater Cove Pier (Not sure on this one but it is open to the public. The permit granting permission to build it from the Coastal Commission required keeping it open to he public.)
Monterey Wharf No. 2
Monterey Coast Guard Pier/Jetty
Seacliff State Beach Pier
Capitola Wharf
Santa Cruz Wharf
Halfmoon Bay-Johnson Pier
Pillar Point Pier
Pacifica Pier
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San Francisco City & County Piers
Fort Point Pier
San Francisco Municipal Pier
Pier 7
South Beach Harbor Marina Pier
Agua Vista Pier
Heron's Head Park Pier
Candlestick Point Park Piers
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San Francisco Bay — South Bay Piers
Brisbane Fishing Pier
Oyster Point Fishing Pier
Robert E. Woolley Peninsula Park Pier
Redwood City Marina Fishing Pier
Dumbarton Pier
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San Francisco Bay — East Bay Piers
San Leandro Marina Pier
Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline Piers—Arrowhead Marsh Fishing Pier and Doolittle Pier
Veterans Court Pier—Alameda
Fruitvale Bridge Pier—Oakland
Fruitvale Bridge Pier—Alameda (currently closed)
San Antonio Pier—Oakland
Estuary Park Pier—Oakland
Port View Park Pier—Oakland
Emeryville Marina Pier
Berkeley Pier
Ferry Point Pier—Richmond
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San Francisco Bay — North Bay Piers
Point Pinole Pier
McNear Beach Fishing Pier—San Rafael
Paradise Beach Park Pier —Tiburon
Elephant Rock Pier
Sausalito Pier (being rebuilt)
Fort Baker Pier
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Carquinez Strait
Eckley Pier
Martinez Pier
Benicia Ninth Street Pier
City of Benicia Fishing Pier
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Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte County Piers
Spud Point Marina Pier—Bodega Bay
Point Arena Pier
Del Norte Street Pier—Eureka
Citizen's Dock—Crescent City
“B” Street Pier—Crescent City
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(2) California Private Piers — 2014
Los Angeles County Piers
Redondo Sportfishing Pier
Paradise Cove Pier
San Francisco Bay — North Bay Piers
Marin Rod and Gun Club Pier—San Rafael
Marin, Sonoma, and Humboldt County Piers
Lawson's Landing Pier—Tomales Bay
Lucas Wharf—Bodega Bay
Tide's Wharf—Bodega Bay
Trinidad Pier
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Public Jetties
“1.88 — Additionally, publicly owned jetties or breakwaters that are connected to land, as described above, that have free unrestricted access for the general public and whose purpose it is to form the most seaward protective boundary of an ocean harbor are public piers. Jetties, breakwaters, promenades, sea walls, moles, docks, linings, barriers and other structures that are not the most seaward protective boundary of an ocean harbor, are not public piers.”
San Diego County
Mission Bay Jetties — north
Oceanside Harbor Jetties — south and north
Orange County
Dana Harbor Jetty — west jetty (Dana Point SMCA?)
Newport Bay Jetties — east and west jetties
Huntington Harbor/Anaheim Bay — north jetty (inshore)
Los Angeles County
Alamitos Bay — west jetty
San Pedro — San Pedro Breakwater
Catalina — Cabrillo Mole (hook and line only)
Casino Point — south side
King Harbor — west jetty
Marina Del Rey Jetties — south and north
Ventura County
Port Hueneme — La Janelle Jetty
Channel Islands Harbor Jetties — south and north
Ventura Harbor Jetties — east and west
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara Harbor — jetty
San Luis Obispo County
Morro Bay Jetties — south and north
Monterey County
Monterey Coast Guard Pier/Jetty
Moss Landing Jetties — south and north
Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor Jetties — east and west
San Mateo County
Pillar Point Harbor Jetties — south and north
San Francisco County
San Francisco Bay Jetties — although we are not sure if any of the jetties inside San Francisco Bay technically meet the definition of a public jetty, we know several have received unofficial “public” status from wardens over the years. A list of these would also be very helpful.
Sonoma County
Bodega Bay Jetties — east and west
Mendocino County
Noyo Harbor Jetty — north
Humboldt County
Humboldt Bay Jetties — south and north
Del Norte County
Crescent City Breakwater