Located just five miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the Imperial Beach region, California, the Imperial Beach Pier Area has a four-mile-long beige sand beach. The beach has a 1,491-foot-long pier, which is the southernmost pier in San Diego, and has a beautiful backdrop of many oceanfront buildings offering incredible views of the Coronado Islands, the Point Loma peninsula, and the Pacific Ocean. The Port of San Diego’s Imperial Beach Pier is promoted as an ecotourism destination, encouraging sustainable tourism practices that preserve its natural environment and marine life.