Santa Monica Pier

We don't rate places, roads or trails as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a ride is, and places riders like draw more riders, so they see more crashes. The records here are also incomplete: most nearby reports are filed under Santa Monica, where only 15% of reported bike crashes have a map location, so the numbers here are too low. What the records show: 28 bike crashes were reported within a mile of Santa Monica Pier from 2021–2025, 4 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal). The most were at Pacific Coast Hwy (5). Car-free paths nearby: Marvin Braude Coastal Trail (The Strand) and Ballona Creek Bike Path.

• Marvin Braude Coastal Trail (The Strand)Class I Protected Beach Path (0 Cars) · 22 Miles Continuous · passes right by it
• Ballona Creek Bike PathClass I Grade-Separated Waterway Bikeway · 7.4 Miles Continuous · passes 4 mi away

1. 5 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   Pacific Coast Hwy

   A mix of crash types

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Where is Santa Monica Pier?

Pier on the Marvin Braude beach path, busy with people walking. Its location is 34.0089, -118.4974.

Are there car-free paths near Santa Monica Pier?

Yes: Marvin Braude Coastal Trail (The Strand) (Class I Protected Beach Path (0 Cars), right by it), Ballona Creek Bike Path (Class I Grade-Separated Waterway Bikeway, 4 mi away).

How long does it take to ride to Santa Monica Pier?

It depends where you start. On our cycling map, Ride to… gives the ride time from where you are, or from anywhere you move the map, and plans a route with the weather and the crashes reported along it.

Where does this data come from?

Crash counts are police reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov, counted only where they have map coordinates. The place's location is from OpenStreetMap, and the forecast from the National Weather Service.