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 Volunteers-In-Parks

President Obama recently extended the call to volunteer community service throughout our country.  We encourage everyone to engage in meaningful volunteer community service, and stay engaged. At San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, we are honoring this call for volunteer community service through a newly expanded Volunteers-In-Parks program. 

As a volunteer at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, you will not only stay active and involved, you will have the chance to teach others and learn new skills!  You will help present the natural and cultural resources of the nation’s only ‘floating’ national park to a diverse visitor population, and help preserve these unique resources for future generations. 

Many volunteers choose to work alongside riggers, shipwrights, engineers and others who are preserving the historic ships at Hyde Street Pier, as well as the skills of the sea trades – skills that are as unique in the modern world as the ships themselves. Other volunteers choose to focus on additional areas critical to the park’s mission.

As you can see, volunteers contribute significant value to our park.  They are involved in almost every aspect of the park's operation:

·         Gardening

·         Beach Maintenance & Water Safety

·         Exhibit Design & Construction

·         Interpretation & Education

·         Computer Work

·         Administration

·         Graphic Arts

·         Welding

·         Machining

·         Steam Engineering

·         Sailing

·         Music

·         Library Maintenance

·         Historic Documents

Remember – no matter what your background - we encourage everyone to volunteer in San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.  Share your skills.  Your contribution matters and you can make a difference!

Volunteer Today and Become a Member of Our Team

To be a part of the National Park Service Volunteer-In-Parks program, please contact:

The Maritime Volunteer Office

San Francisco Maritime NHP

2905 Hyde Street, Hyde Street Pier

San Francisco, CA 94123

(415) 556-1613

Volunteer Program Managers:

Terry Dorman & Lucy Clayton (e-mail us)

Thanks for your interest in volunteering and in preserving the maritime heritage of the Pacific Coast! We are looking forward to working with you.