San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (historic ships)
Hyde Street Pier is closed for rebuilding and the park's ships are berthed at Mare Island in Vallejo.
The park's historic ships are moved off Hyde Street Pier during its rebuild. The park says it may open a ship at Mare Island, Vallejo, weekends noon to 4; another page says no boarding.
Ways to visit
Historic ships at Mare Island (Hyde Street Pier closed) Temporarily closed
Hyde Street Pier is closed. At Mare Island the park's pages disagree on whether visitors may board.
- What you see
- View from outsidenps.gov, 2026-10-27
- How
- Walk innps.gov, 2026-10-27
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunAt Mare Island, Saturdays and Sundays noon to 4 p.m., pending staff availability, for one ship or more. The pier in San Francisco is closed.nps.gov, 2026-10-27 · nps.gov, 2026-10-27
- Booking
- Not statedNo booking information is given.nps.gov, 2026-10-27
- Cost
- FreeNo entrance pass is required; the $15 entrance fee program is suspended while the pier is closed.nps.gov, 2026-10-27
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park keeps a fleet of historic vessels that normally berth at Hyde Street Pier. While the pier is rebuilt, the National Park Service has moved the ships to the Mare Island Coal Sheds in Vallejo. Its fees page says visitors cannot board and can only view them there, while its basic-information page says one or more ships may open on weekends from noon to 4 pm depending on staff. No entrance pass is needed. Call before going.
Owner: National Park Service.
Where official pages disagree
- Historic ships at Mare Island (Hyde Street Pier closed): what you see: The fees page says visitors are not allowed on the ships and can only view them from Mare Island; the basic-information page says one or more ships will open on weekends from noon to 4 pm, pending staff. Check with the park before you go. nps.gov/safr/planyourvisit/fees.htm · nps.gov/safr/planyourvisit/basicinfo.…
Getting there
San Francisco, CA
The pin is the park's San Francisco waterfront site, whose pier is closed. The ships are now at the Mare Island Coal Sheds, 860 Nimitz Ave., Vallejo, CA 94592.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (37.80778, -122.42211). Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Park information: 415-447-5000
Last checked 2026-10-27. Sources are listed below.
More on the official page: nps.gov/safr/planyourvisit/hours.htm. Check it before you go.
Sources
- nps.gov/safr/planyourvisit/basicinfo.… · official page · read 2026-10-27For: name; directions; who runs it; Historic ships at Mare Island (Hyde Street Pier closed): kind of visit; Historic ships at Mare Island (Hyde Street Pier closed): days and hours; Historic ships at Mare Island (Hyde Street Pier closed): booking
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q1535… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-27For: location
- nps.gov/safr/planyourvisit/hours.htm · official page · read 2026-10-27For: phone and email
- nps.gov/safr/planyourvisit/fees.htm · official page · read 2026-10-27For: Historic ships at Mare Island (Hyde Street Pier closed): open or closed; Historic ships at Mare Island (Hyde Street Pier closed): what you see; Historic ships at Mare Island (Hyde Street Pier closed): cost; Historic ships at Mare Island (Hyde Street Pier closed): requirements
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