Aquatic Park Cove, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park welcomes you and your vessel to the Aquatic Park Cove. While anchoring in a protected location, the cove offers beautiful views of the Bay and the City. 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.
Things To Do
Enjoy hands-on exhibits, information panels throughout the park and ships, videos, and tours.
Participate in park ranger-led interpretive programs such as "Animals of Hyde Street Pier," " Birds of the Bay," "Historic Waterfront Walking Tour," and a tour below decks of the Eureka ferryboat. Observe and join in on sail demonstrations aboard the Balclutha, including setting the staysail.
Other activities include:
- Monthly sea chantey sing-a-long aboard one of the historic ships
- Sea music concerts on the historic ships during the fall
- Go sailing on scow schooner Alma
- Living history players
- Lectures in the library
- Programs designed especially for kids
- Programs about lighthouses and lifesaving conducted in the Visitor Center
- Films in the Visitor Center
- Small craft collection tour
- Guided historic waterfront walking tour
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