Parking At Santa Monica Pier. The main parking deck at Santa Monica Pier is open from 9 AM to 8 PM. You can access the Beach lot (1550 Appian Way), which is also known as Lot 1 North.

According to past travelers, Santa Monica's pier is a must-see, with nice eateries and great views. However, a few recent visitors lamented the pier's thick crowds and amount of homelessness.

Santa Monica is welcoming the summer with an active weekend of competitions that are all about beach culture. The Pier 360 Beach Festival returns to the city’s famous pier June 28-29 with a mix of ...

It’s hard to believe now, but the pier almost disappeared entirely in the 1970s. Back then, the Santa Monica City Council was close to letting developers demolish the historic pier to make way ...

Excerpted from "Santa Monica Pier: America’s Last Great Pleasure Pier" by James Harris (Angel City Press, 2024) For more than two decades, James Harris has been the executive director of the ...

The Santa Monica Pier officially opened to the public on Sept. 9, 1909, and “quickly evolved into a popular fishing and boating destination,” according to Santa Monica Travel & Tourism.

Over the years, Santa Monica Pier would evolve into one of Los Angeles County’s biggest tourist attractions. But back when Harris first worked there, it offered little more than the sunset view ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Our Route 66 road trip began at the end, at the famed fishing pier jutting out into the Pacific Ocean.. On a breezy Sunday afternoon, the first day of June, a steady ...

Sports competitions, live music set for the Santa Monica pier June 28-29. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 65°F. Tuesday, July 15th 2025 e-Edition. Home Page. News. News; ...