News Releases

SAN FRANCISCO – On Monday, November 4, 2024, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park will temporarily suspend the $15 entrance fee to access the historic ships on Hyde Street Pier. The last day for public visitation to Balclutha will be Sunday, November 3.

The San Francisco Sea Music Festival Returns to Aquatic Park on Saturday, August 17, 2024.

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is unveiling new hours of operation.

San Francisco, CA – On Thursday, September 14, 2023, the third and final topgallant mast was installed or “swayed aloft” on the 1886 National Historic Landmark ship, Balclutha. The three-masted, square-rigged ship has been without topgallant masts for nearly 9 years.

San Francisco, CA – On Sunday, July 9, 2023, the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, in partnership with San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, is launching a new “Labor History Talks” series. The inaugural event features San Francisco State University Professor Robert Cherny and author of the new biography, Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend.

San Francisco, CA – Update May 17, 2023: The departure of Hercules has been rescheduled to the week of June 5th. Preparations are currently underway to ensure a safe transit. During the week of June 5th, 2023, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s 1907 steam tugboat Hercules will leave its Hyde Street Pier berth under tow for a visit to a drydock facility in Alameda, CA. While in drydock, Hercules, a National Historic Landmark (NHL) vessel, will undergo preservation work including cleaning, painting, and other maintenance.

The National Park Service and the Federal Aviation Administration completed a combined air tour management plan for Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, and Point Reyes National Seashore. The plan establishes measures to protect all four parks’ resources including natural and cultural resources, and visitor experience.  

San Francisco, CA – San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, San Francisco Maritime National Park Association and the Department of Culture and Communication at California State University Maritime Academy proudly present the 2022 San Francisco Moby-Dick Marathon.

San Francisco, CA – Sixty years ago, a 23-year-old man from Japan, with no passport, no money, and little knowledge of English, realized his dream: fulfilling a solo voyage across the Pacific to pass what he considered the best finish line in the world- the Golden Gate Bridge. On March 22, 2022, San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, cooperating association of San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, held a celebration event at the Maritime Museum to honor Kenichi Horie and his accomplishments.

SAN FRANCISCO - The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Paul DePrey to serve as the superintendent of San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park. He currently serves as the superintendent of Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works national historic sites in Massachusetts. He will begin his new role in late April.