Ocean Beach (San Diego)

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Beachfront neighborhood of San Diego, featuring the 1,971 ft Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, built in 1966, is the longest concrete pier in the world and the second longest ocean pier in California

General Information
Hours:
Beach open from 6am to sunset
Fees:
No fee
Pet Policy:
Dogs are not allowed on any area of the Coronado Beach except at Dog Beach, which is a sandy area at the north end of the beach.
Closest cities with hotels:
San Diego
Seasons:
Seasons: All year
Location:
Website:
Rating:
★ 5.0

How to Get There

Overview

Ocean Beach (also known as O.B.) is a beachfront neighborhood of San Diego, California. Ocean Beach lies on the Pacific Ocean at the estuary of the San Diego River, at the western terminus of Interstate 8. Located about 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Downtown San Diego, it sits south of Mission Bay and Mission Beach and directly north of Point Loma.

Historic district

Ocean Beach contains the Ocean Beach Cottage Emerging Historic District consisting of various Craftsman bungalows, cottages and other structures built from 1887 to 1931. There are a number of other individual San Diego Historic Landmarks in Ocean Beach. Designated city historic landmark buildings are the Ocean Beach Library and Strand Theater.

The 1,971 ft (601 m) Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, built in 1966, is the longest concrete pier in the world and the second longest ocean pier in California. The pier supports a restaurant and bait shop.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Ocean Beach, San Diego", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0

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