| The wide, mile-long beach is south of the mouth of the San Gabriel River, in the City of Seal Beach. Seal Beach Pier is at the foot of Main Street. Steep driveways lead down to the beach on either side of the pier: the one on the south side is a little easier to negotiate. (There’s another entrance north of the pier at Ocean Avenue and 1st Street, but that end of the beach lacks good accessibility features.) Parking is on-street.
A paved path runs from Seal Beach Pier south about half a mile to Electric Avenue. You can borrow a regular adult- or child-sized wheelchair to use on the pier from the Community Safety Building at the foot of Main Street. We asked if only disabled people may use it. The answer was no, so if you want to take an eye-to-eye stroll with a friend, this is one place to do it. A beach wheelchair is available at the lifeguard headquarters just west of the pier on the beach level.
The 1,865-foot-long wooden pier is a rough ride, but there’s a diner with great ocean views at the end of it. Sport-fishing boats offer half-day or full-day trips.
Parking/Restrooms
Blue spaces are on Ocean Avenue at Main Street. Restrooms beneath the pier have wide stalls with grab bars and push-button sinks.
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