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The main attraction is fishing. The park features a fishing pier that was built atop the pilings of the original bridge. The pier extends 550 feet (170 m) out into the river. It is open for fishing 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
Broadway Pier (right of third cruise ship) as seen from the air in October 2012. The pier includes a cruise ship terminal added in 2010. Broadway Pier is a pier in San Diego, California, located on San Diego Bay at the intersection of Broadway and North Harbor Drive. It houses one of San Diego's two cruise ship terminals.
The Shallotte River name dates back to at least 1734. [1] According to some accounts, the waterway was once known as the "Charlotte River", a name coined by a traveler who crossed it by ferry. [1] Over time the word Charlotte morphed into Shallotte. [7] Another explanation is the river was so named on account of there being wild shallots along ...
Fishing is a popular recreational activity. A 100 feet (30 m)-long fishing pier extends into the river from the park. Off-shore fishing is also popular. The chief varieties of fish include largemouth bass, striped bass, white catfish, bluegill, sunfish and sturgeon. Fishermen must have a California fishing license.
In 1957, the nearshore area became part of the San Diego Marine Life Refuge. [1] Environmental activism led to the creation of the adjacent San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park to prevent over-fishing. In 1970, the City of San Diego incorporated the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park that stretched more than 2 miles (3.2 km) offshore.
The company used the bridge for a trolley, part of the San Diego Class 1 Streetcars, which connected OB with downtown San Diego and encouraged the development of both Ocean Beach and Mission Beach. [12] The bridge was demolished in January 1951, thereby cutting off through traffic to Ocean Beach from the Mission Beach and Pacific Beach communities.
Famosa Slough State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area in San Diego on California’s south coast. It consists of a 25-acre wetland and a 12-acre natural channel connecting to the San Diego River estuary. It is flushed by salt water from the estuary as well as rainwater from the surrounding neighborhood. [1]
East County does not have an official geographic definition, although East County boundaries are unofficially drawn by the County of San Diego for its second district. [1] It commonly includes El Cajon , La Mesa , Lemon Grove , Poway , and Santee , as well as suburban and rural unincorporated communities such as Lakeside , Spring Valley , Jamul ...