• A section of the bowsprint and figurehead on the bow of BALCLUTHA.

    San Francisco Maritime

    National Historical Park California

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  • Municipal Pier Will Be Closed During High Visitation America's Cup Events.

    For public safety, the Park will close Municipal Pier during high visitation America's Cup events.

Where Your Imagination Can Travel to the 19th Century

Stand on the stern of BALCLUTHA, face west to feel the fresh wind blowing in from the Pacific Ocean. Located in the Fisherman's Wharf neighborhood, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park offers the sights, sounds, smells and stories of Pacific Coast maritime history.

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Features

  • A historic photo of the bow section of a 19th century full-rigged sailing ship.

    The Historic Ships

    Discover the collection of historic vessels at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

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  • Scow schooner ALMA sailing on San Francisco Bay.

    Go Sailing on San Francisco Bay

    Sail San Francisco Bay aboard the 1891 National Landmark scow schooner ALMA! Take in dazzling views and learn about California history.

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  • A colorful illustration with a building and ships and the number 25.

    The Park Celebrates the Last 25 Years

    Celebrating the best of 1988-2013. We've picked one image for each of the past 25 years.

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  • A section of the colorful front page of the four-page park newspaper called The Maritime News.

    Find out what's happening in the park

    Read the digital version of the park's newspaper, THE MARITIME NEWS. You can also pickup a paper copy at the park.

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  • A black-colored steam engine.

    Steam-Powered Donkey Engine Demo on the pier

    Join us on the pier as we fire-up the steam-powered DONKEY ENGINE! June 27, July 17, and August 21 from 9:30am to 3pm. Ranger talk at 11am.

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  • People on the pier enjoying a musical performance.

    Sea Music Festival

    Mark those calendars for Saturday, September 14, 2013 for a fun, music-filled day on Hyde Street Pier and the historic ships. Fun for all ages.

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  • A small dog standing and wearing a top hat and cape with the word MASCOT on the cape.

    Full Fathom Five

    Read the blog by Collections staff that takes you down deep in the park's library, archival, small craft, and object collections.

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  • A brown-colored pig in the pantry aboard BALCLUTHA.

    Hey Kids, want to have some fun?

    Fun stuff like comics, pigs at sea, sailing cats, babies on board, a gull's eye view, park ranger hats and pinecones, signal flags, and much more.

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  • A painting of a full-rigged ship in stormy seas called LEE SHORE by W. A. Coulter. SAFR5332

    Discover Our Collections

    Discover the largest museum collection in the NPS. Extensive library, archival, small craft and object collections are available for research.

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Did You Know?

The 300 foot long wooden ferryboat EUREKA moored at Hyde Street Pier.

EUREKA is a wooden-hulled, sidewheel paddle steamboat. From the passenger deck up, she is nearly identical fore and aft. Her "double-end" design made disembarking quicker and easier. EUREKA'S large "walking beam" steam engine remains intact. More...