Hermosa Beach pier, pier in Hermosa Beach, California

The Hermosa Beach Pier is a concrete structure 1,000 feet (300 m) long, paved with asphalt along its entire length and extending into the Pacific Ocean. Small tiled pavilions stand at intervals along the sides, and a bait stand sits at the far end. An auditorium building near the shore houses public rest rooms, the Los Angeles Lifeguard Service and a branch of the LA County Library.

The first pier, built in 1904 by the Hermosa Beach Land and Water Company, was entirely of wood and extended 500 feet into the ocean. Partly washed away in 1913, it was torn down and replaced by a concrete pier 1,000 feet long, paved with asphalt and lined with tiled shade pavilions. An auditorium added around 1914 now houses public rest rooms, the Los Angeles Lifeguard Service and a county library branch.

The pier appears in La La Land (2016) and in scenes of the TV show The O.C., which were filmed on the Hermosa Beach Strand, Pier and Plaza. The Amazing Race 31 also filmed here. The 1914 auditorium building on the pier now houses public rest rooms, the Los Angeles Lifeguard Service and a branch of the LA County Library.

The pier is municipally owned and runs 1,000 feet (300 m) out into the Pacific, paved with asphalt along its whole length. Small tiled pavilions stand at intervals along the sides, giving shade to fishing and picnic parties, and a bait stand sits at the far end. The 1914 auditorium building at the shore holds public rest rooms, the Los Angeles Lifeguard Service and a branch of the LA County Library.

The pier appears in the 2016 film La La Land and in scenes of the TV series The O.C., which were shot on the Strand, Pier and Plaza. Contestants on The Amazing Race 31 also filmed here. The 1984 film Hardbodies used the pier as a location.