Santa Monica Pier

santa monica pier
Photos © Debbie Stock

 

Admission to the Park is free. Rides and games are pay-as-you-go. Paid parking is available on and beneath the Pier. The park is open every day. Call for hourss: (310) 260-8744

Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier is located at Colorado Blvd. and Ocean Ave. Enjoy two tremendous views: The City of Santa Monica with its historic buildings sits up the hill on Ocean Boulevard and the Pacific Ocean sits below.

 A scenic 9-story view is one of the best in town and can be found on the one-of-a-kind ferris wheel. Clowns making balloon animals, mimes and a variety of licensed entertainment is available at the pier. It's a carnival atmosphere on the beach. Temperatures range in the 70 to 80-degree Fahrenheit in the Summer, 70s and 60s during the Winter days. It's almost always wise to bring a sweater to the beach, just in case a cool wind or little fog rolls in.
 

Other things to do for fun in Santa Monica:

 

Cutting edge in films through the efforts of the Santa Monica Film Festival.  A year-round festival series of over 200 new Independent films that lead up to the annual Moxie! A

 

Santa Monica Museum of Art in Bergamot Station, a public/private venture featuring dozens of spacious art galleries, a Museum shop and bookstore. Tuesday - Saturday, 11 to 6 PM. 2525 Michigan Avenue, Building G1  Santa Monica, Ca 90404 
Phone: (310) 586.6488 

 

Shop the city's three main downtown districts - Main  Street, Third Street Promenade and Montana Avenue -  height-of-fashion stores, book shops, gift emporia and surprise places with costumes direct from Hollywood motion pictures. 

 

Farmer's Market, Main at the corner of Ocean Park, Sundays 9:30 am to 1 pm

 

Santa Monica Antique Market, 1607 Lincoln, 150 dealers, daily 10 am to 6 pm

 

California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main Street at Ocean Ave., Wed.-Sun. 11 am to 4 

 

Other places and activities include a workout at Muscle Beach, Chess Games, Lawn Bowling, skating, bicycling, roller blading, sailing, surfing, swimming, volleyball and much, much more.