Outdoor Activities

• Visit the historic ships at Hyde Street Pier (park map)
• Walk to the end of the pier for a spectacular view of San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge
• Join a ranger or docent on a walking tour of the pier
• Stop by the Small Boat Shop on Hyde Street Pier and talk to the boatbuilders
• Check the activity board near the ticket booth on Hyde Street Pier for scheduled programs or call the visitor center, 415-447-5000.
• Join a ranger-led tour of the ships
• Join in on a sail raise on the sailing ship Balclutha
• Learn what a capstan is and how to use it
• Have a picnic on the lawn overlooking the Aquatic Park lagoon
• Walk out on Municipal Pier and see what fish are being caught
• Take a self-guided walking tour (Download the booklet.)
• Pick up a free Junior Ranger Program activity booklet at the ticket booth on Hyde Street Pier or at the Visitor Center, do the activities, and earn a badge
• Dig in the sand at Aquatic park beach
• Get up a little bit early and join a Park Ranger to look for birds around Hyde Street Pier

 

A collection of historic vessels, that you can visit, are moored along Hyde Street Pier, including the 1886 square-rigged sailing ship BALCLUTHA.

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