page_title: Pillar Point Harbor
section_title: Location
hierarchical_section_title: Pillar Point Harbor / Location
caption_attribution_description: English: Pillar Point Harbor, California, USA. Français&#160;: Pillar Point Harbor, en Californie (Etats-Unis).
context_page_description: Pillar Point Harbor is a boat harbor created by a riprap breakwater in San Mateo County, California immediately north of Half Moon Bay. It is used by both pleasure craft and small commercial fishing boats.
  The Ohlone people inhabited the region into much of the 19th century, and a number of recorded shipwrecks occurred in the immediate area. The modern harbor facilities were constructed between 1959 and 1982. The harbor facilities are managed by the San Mateo County Harbor District.
context_section_description: The harbor is situated at the north end of the semicircular bay called Half Moon Bay, and is at the extreme north edge of the city of Half Moon Bay, the southwest edge of the town of El Granada and the southern edge of the unincorporated community of Princeton-by-the-Sea.  
  The big wave surfing location in Mavericks is about a half mile (1 km) outside Pillar Point Harbor.
caption: Pillar Point Harbor
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