Pacific Ocean Park

Pacific Ocean Park
Vintage postcard circa 1959 showing the entrance plaza of Pacific Ocean Park
LocationSanta Monica, California, US
Coordinates33°59′53″N 118°28′55″W / 33.998°N 118.482°W / 33.998; -118.482
StatusDefunct
Opened26 July 1958 (1958-07-26)
Closed6 October 1967 (1967-10-06)

Pacific Ocean Park was a 28-acre (11-hectare) nautical-themed amusement park built on a pier at Pier Avenue in the Ocean Park section of Santa Monica, California in 1958. Intended to compete with Disneyland, it replaced Ocean Park Pier (1926–1956). After it closed and fell into disrepair, the park and pier anchored the Dogtown area of Santa Monica.