Hyde Street Pier

Hyde Street Pier is a waterfront pier in San Francisco with restored historic vessels and maritime exhibits. The site features several ships from different eras that visitors can board and explore to learn about maritime heritage.

The pier was built in 1887 as an active shipping dock during San Francisco's busiest maritime period. The site became a museum in the 1980s to preserve the ships and stories of the city's seafaring past.

The pier sits at the northern waterfront of San Francisco and is easy to reach by transit. Wear comfortable shoes since you will spend time walking on ship decks and climbing stairs to explore the vessels.

The Balclutha, one of the ships at the pier, is one of the last surviving square-rigged sailing ships from the 1800s and actually rounded Cape Horn. This rare vessel gives visitors a real sense of what sailing ships from that era were truly like.

Operator: National Park Service

Website: https://nps.gov/safr

GPS coordinates: 37.80913,-122.42133

Latest update: December 15, 2025 13:27