Santa Monica’s iconic pier is set to transform into a vibrant open-air dance floor with the return of Pier Play on Saturday, ...

Stretching from the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Ocean Front Walk (the end of Route 66) to a spot above Santa Monica Bay, the Santa Monica Pier is ... the Pacific Coast Highway, but ...

Sharael Kolberg, Contributor, Travel West ... The Santa Monica Pier is a must-visit spot and fun to see. The Ferris wheel is always a huge hit. Visitors can also zip around on a roller coaster ...

City of Santa Monica officials have stated that they plan on replacing the deteriorating bird-excluding netting under the pier because birds attracted by the pier are a potential source of fecal ...

Klocke calls the new ownership “a milestone moment” for the attraction, which features 12 rides, including a solar-powered ferris wheel and the Route 66 West Coaster roller coaster.

SANTA MONICA, CA — Santa Monica Beach at the pier is the third most polluted beach on the West Coast, according to a new ranking released Wednesday that analyzed data from 700 waterfront areas.

May 23, 2025 -- The Santa Monica Pier is the second most polluted beach on the West Coast, topped only by Playa Blanca, a beach contaminated by untreated sewage from the Tijuana region.

Heal the Bay‘s annual Beach Report Card, which assigns A through F grades based on bacterial pollution levels, has named the landmark Santa Monica Pier beach and Mother’s Beach in its top ten ...

Heal the Bay’s beach report card just came out, and the water at the Santa Monica Pier is once again some of the dirtiest.