Plan Your Visit
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Welcome to Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park. This relatively new National Park was established in 2000 and is still under development. The park staff is currently working with the City of Richmond, Contra Costa County and other park partners to preserve the historic World War II resources in Richmond. On May 26th we will be opening a new Visitor Education Center in the Historic Ford Building Complex in Richmond along the waterfront. The Address is 1414 Harbour Way South, Suite 3000. The hours will be 10:00am to 5:00pm year round (closing on Thanksgiving, December 25th, and New Years Day). Enjoy the new park orientation film, exhibits about the WWII Home Front and a 2:00pm Ranger Tour. The Rosie the Riveter Memorial in Marina Bay Park is fully accessible and open year round, dawn to dusk, as are the other Richmond city parks within the National Park's boundries. The SS Red Oak Victory Ship was built in the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond. It is located in in Historic Shipyard #3 in the Port of Richmond and is open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and in the summer on Sundays; 10:00am to 3:00pm. (Call ahead in case of schedule change). A PASSPORT STAMP STATION is on the Ship. (The ship has a steep gangplank, and is not fully accessible). Ship's phone: (510-237-2933) The park will continue to operate the administrative offices in downtown Richmond. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4:00pm. A PASSPORT STAMP station is located in the lobby, but there are no public restrooms. Please call in advance if you wish to make an appointment with park staff. The phone number is 510-232-5050 x0. The other sites of the park are in private ownership and/or not open to the public at this time. However, their exteriors can be viewed.
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