Illustration Ramp etiquette
12 rules regulars expect you to know
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteWe know of one fishing pier in and around Santa Clara. Fishing from a pier is the easy way to reach deeper water. Bring your license unless the state or pier covers it, and check the posted hours. 7 more are within 50 miles.
Illustration Ramp etiquette
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquette
Illustration Life jackets
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesIn and around Santa Clara we know of Vasona Reservoir in Los Gatos.
Within 50 miles: Garden of Eden (Mount Hermon, 23 miles), Uvas Reservoir County Park (Morgan Hill, 24 miles), Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf (Santa Cruz, 27 miles), Pacifica Municipal Pier (Pacifica, 35 miles) and Mission Creek Park Fishing Pier (San Francisco, 38 miles).
To look further out, search the map from Santa Clara. Before you go to Santa Clara: Fishing from a pier: what to know.