Hyde Street Pier and Maritime National Historical Park

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Ages 2 — adult
6 families have been here

Type: Museums and Monuments
Activity duration: 3 hours
Hours of operation: Check in the details section
Website: http://www.maritime.org/index.htm
Parking & Directions: The park is located within the city limits of San Francisco, in the Fisherman's Wharf neighborhood, on the shoreline of San Francisco Bay.
There is no designated parking area for the park. There is metered street parking (Bring lots of quarters!), and garages and parking lots that charge various prices to park ($10 to $20 per day).
Car
From the South Bay (San Francisco International Airport/US101): Take 101 north. Follow the signs to 101 North Golden Gate Bridge. Take the Mission Street exit, at the bottom of the ramp go right on Mission Street, in two blocks go left on Van Ness Avenue, follow Van Ness Avenue (north) about 30 blocks. Turn right on North Point Street (east), then turn left on Polk Street (north). The Museum Building is straight ahead.
From the East Bay (Bay Bridge): After crossing the bridge take the Fremont Street exit. At the bottom of the ramp turn right (north). Turn left onto the Embarcadero. Follow the flow of traffic past Pier 39 and on to Jefferson Street. Hyde Street Pier is about 5 blocks up on the right. To reach the Museum Building, turn left on to Hyde Street and take the next right on to North Point Street. The museum is two blocks down (west) on the right.
From the North Bay (Golden Gate Bridge/Marin): Follow the Lombard Street exit. Drive east on Highway 101 through the Presidio. Bear to the right and get on Lombard. In about a mile and a half turn left (north) on to Van Ness Avenue. In four blocks turn right (east) on to North Point Street, and then left (north) on Polk Street to the Museum Building.

More Details: From the website...
USS Pampanito HoursOpen year-round.  
Summer Hours: Daily, 9:00 am - 8:00 pm, May 1 through October
Pampanito's self-guided tour, $2.00  
Adults, $9.00  
Children ages 6-12, $4.00  
Children under 6 are free with an adult  
Senior Citizens (over 62), $5.00  
Active Duty Military with current ID, $4.00  
Family ticket for $20 which admits two adults and up to four children under 18.  
HNSA, CAMM members are free.  
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park HoursHyde Street Pier and Bookstore
Open Daily.
9:30 am - 5:00 pm Regular Hours  
9:30 am - 5:30 pm Summer Hours, May 15-September 16  
Closed: New Years day, Thanksgiving day, Christmas day  
Hyde Street Pier admission prices to board the historic fleet and participate in tours:  
Adults (over 17 years of age), $5.00  
Maritime Library
Open by appointment.  
Admission to the library is free.  
Museum Building
The museum is temporarly closed for major renovation.  
Admission to the museum is free.