Boaters

Cabrillo Beach features a paved, public boat launch. The boat launch ramp is best reached from Shoshonean Road off Via Cabrillo Marina in San Pedro. The beach parking lot is open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., with paid parking for cars, boats, trailers and oversized vehicles, plus boat wash facilities and restrooms. Vehicles with an attached boat trailer may be left overnight for a flat parking rate; however, personal vehicles without boat trailers may not remain parked overnight and may be towed if left past 10 p.m. The Cabrillo Beach boat ramp is managed by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. Click here for boating guidelines.

There are two public landings at the Port of Los Angeles: one located at Berth 84, south of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum in San Pedro, and one at Berth 186, the Wilmington Waterfront Promenade, near Banning’s Landing Community Center. Vessels, including boats, kayaks, and paddleboards may launch from either location, but may not be left unattended. No fishing is allowed at either location. The public landings are open to the public from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Recreational courtesy docks are open to the public and available for free, short-term docking, daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Downtown Harbor. Please note the following rules and restrictions for the recreational courtesy docks at Downtown Harbor (Berth 85):
 

For more information about recreational courtesy docks, click here or contact the Wharfinger Division at (310) 732-3810 during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. Contact Los Angeles Port Police at (310) 732-3500 after hours and on weekends. For boaters interested in extended stays, see below for a list of marinas in the Port of Los Angeles.

• Improper hull cleaning and painting procedures that can release metals into the water.
• Oil changes and bilge water releases that may release polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a group of more than 100 different chemicals that are released into the water from burning coal, oil, gasoline, trash, tobacco, wood, or other organic substances such as charbroiled meat.
• Illegal holding tank dumping that can release bacteria into the water.
• Illegal and inadvertent disposal of solid waste from marina docks and boat decks, resulting in trash entering the water.