The San Mateo County Harbor District does not just have beautiful safe harbors for vessels, it is home to a variety of seabirds and marine life. While visiting Pillar Point Harbor or Oyster Point Marina/Park, you may see seals, or seal lions, animals which are protected by federal law. It is illegal to disturb them or do anything that might make them change their behavior. This applies to birds in the Pillar Point Marsh.
A few tips while visiting:
Keep your distance. Watch them in a safe, responsible way.
Be considerate of seal and sea lion mothers and pups. If you see an injured, stranded, or dead marine mammal, call (866)767-6114.
Keep pets away and on a leash so as not to disburb or harm wildlife.
For downloadable wildlife brochures and helpful links, see below.
San Mateo County Harbor District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, San Mateo County Harbor District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
San Mateo County Harbor District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
San Mateo County Harbor District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
