K. San Diego Bay
Pepper Park Pier
RestrictedTake allowed, but with a spot-specific limit (pier buffer, city code, closure, anchoring ban) Approximate area — exact entry not verified
- EntryPier (hoop net)
- PinApproximate
- Sources4 · medium
Legal note: Hoop net only: no license on a public pier, but a report card is required; max 2 nets. Diving in the bay is reported banned. Park hours are 6 a.m.–10:30 p.m.
Rules last verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full rules ›
Approximate location — check the spot on satellite before you go.
Getting in
- Location
32.64930, -117.11230 (approximate, not verified in person). The small L-shaped pier on the south edge of Pepper Park, on the Sweetwater channel; 3299 Tidelands Ave, National City. (D59)
- How to find it
3299 Tidelands Ave; lighted; 6 a.m.–10:30 p.m.
- Entry and exit
n/a (pier); a small T-shaped pier (D36)
- Parking and facilities
- Free parking next to the pier; open 6 a.m.–10:30 p.m.
- Lights, a cleaning station and restrooms.
(D36, D59)
- Access
pier (hoop net); a boat and kayak ramp is on site (D59)
The dive
- Depth
some of the deepest near-shore pier water in the bay, next to the dredged marine terminal (D36)
Not known yet: best conditions — help us fill this in.
Notes for every spot in San Diego Bay
The bay is a hoop-net area. Diving inside Ballast Point is reported banned (see laws.md). (D63, D28) All the piers here are run by the Port of San Diego, and no fishing license is needed on them (the report card still is). (D29, D30, D31, D36)
Lobster
light hoop-net use reported (D58)
Hazards
park renovation — the pier closed briefly in summer 2025, with the full park due to finish in early 2026. Check status. (D37)
Rules here
Restricted
Hoop net only: no license on a public pier, but a report card is required; max 2 nets. Diving in the bay is reported banned. Park hours are 6 a.m.–10:30 p.m.
Zones
Full rules ›
Legal sources
Cameras
San Diego Web Cam – Shelter Island East, Harbor Island South/East, San Diego Bay East
surface · points at central San Diego Bay · run by San Diego Web Cam
Sources & last verified
- Coordinates
- 32.6493, -117.1123 (approx (desk estimate 2026-11-12 from the OpenStreetMap pier outline, not verified))
Approximate location — not verified: the pin is an estimate; check it on site.
- Rules last verified
- Nov 12, 2026 (laws.md)
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