Fleet of historic vessels, a visitor center, a maritime museum, and a library/research facility

General Information

Hours:

Park Entrance - Hyde Street Pier Hyde Street Pier is open daily from 10am to 4pm (Last entrance at 3:30pm) The pier is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Days.
Park District - Maritime Museum
The Maritime Museum is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10am to 4pm. The museum is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Days.
Park District - Research Center
Following guidance from the CDC and public health officials, the Research Center is closed.

Fees:

Entrance Fee to Board the Historic Vessels - $15.00

Pet Policy:

Pets NOT allowed

Closest cities with hotels:

San Francisco

Seasons:

Seasons: All year

Location:

Website:

Rating:

★ 5.0

How to Get There

Take 11th St and Mission St to S Van Ness Ave. Turn right onto S Van Ness Ave. Continue on Filbert St to destination.

The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park includes a fleet of historic vessels, a visitor center, a maritime museum, and a library/research facility. The park used to be referred to as the San Francisco Maritime Museum, however the former 1951 name changed in 1978 when the collections were acquired by the National Park Service. Today's San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park was authorized in 1988; the maritime museum is among the park's many cultural resources. The park also incorporates the Aquatic Park Historic District, bounded by Van Ness Avenue, Polk Street, and Hyde Street.

Historic vessel fleet

The historic fleet of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is moored at the park's Hyde Street Pier. The fleet consists of the following major vessels:

Balclutha, an 1886 built square rigged sailing ship.
C.A. Thayer, an 1895 built schooner.
Eureka, an 1890 built steam ferryboat.
Alma, an 1891 built scow schooner.
Hercules, a 1907 built steam tug.
Eppleton Hall, a 1914 built paddlewheel tug.

The fleet also includes over one hundred small craft.

Visitor Center

The Visitor Center is housed in the park's 1909 waterfront warehouse, located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson streets. The City of San Francisco declared the four-story brick structure a historic landmark in 1974, and the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Inside, exhibits (including a first order Fresnel lighthouse lens and a shipwrecked boat) tell the story of San Francisco's colorful and diverse maritime heritage. The visitor center also contains a theater and a ranger-staffed information desk.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0