ADDRESS
Harbor Blvd and Figueroa St
Ventura, CA 93001
HOURS
Open Year Round
AMENITIES
Picnic Facilities, Restrooms, Trails, Wheelchair Accessible
Surfer’s Point, off Figueroa Street, includes one of California’s premier surfing and windsurfing spots. A landscaped promenade and the Omer Rains Bike Trail connect this sandy beach to the Ventura Pier. Promenade Park, next to the beach commemorates the site of an ancient Chumash village. Beach and park facilities include restrooms, showers, a spacious lawn and picnic tables and grills.
WHERE THE WHALES ARE
Whales and other marine mammals can be seen from shore and best viewed on a leisurely walk along the beach and point.
WHEN TO SEE WHALES
Whales and other marine mammals are best viewed from the end of the pier. Migrating gray whales, humpback whales, and orca whales are spotted between January – March and September and June – September. The whales pass between the mainland and Channel Islands.
WHICH ANIMALS YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE
TRAVEL TIPS
To get here, turn onto Figueroa Street from Harbor Boulevard at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.