News Release

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Sails Past Visitation Milestone

Hyde Street Pier is the first stop for many visitors, which features historic vessels, maritime structures, and exhibits.

NPS/Dale Dualan

News Release Date: February 18, 2022 San Francisco, CA – In 2021, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park surpassed a
visitation milestone of 125 million accumulated recreation visits since its establishment in 1988. In 2021 alone, more than 2.8 million visitors visited the park- an increase of 1 million visitors since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

While some of the most well-known national parks again had record visitation in 2021, numbers across the entire National Park System remained below pre-pandemic totals as shown in the latest National Park Service published visitation statistics for 2021.

Of 423 parks in the National Park System, just 25 received more than 50 percent the system’s total 297.1 million recreation visits in 2021. Last year’s visitation increased by 60 million over 2020 when COVID-19 shuttered facilities in most parks for at least part of the year.

“Each year, millions of visitors from around the country and the world visit San Francisco to experience the thrilling sights and sounds of our urban waterfront. As a park, we are proud of the contributions our dedicated staff and volunteers make to bring the rich maritime history of San Francisco to life,” said Jonathan Dille, Acting Superintendent of San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

In 2020, the 1.9 million park visitors to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park spent $49.2 million in gateway communities which supported 500 local jobs, according to a 2020 NPS Visitor Spending Effects Report. The updated economic report is expected to be released later this year.

For an in-depth look at visitation statistics, please visit the National Park Service Social Science website. For national summaries and individual park figures, please visit the National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics website.

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, located at the west end of Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, includes a fleet of historic ships, Visitor Center, Maritime Museum, Maritime Research Center, and the Aquatic Park Historic District. Visit the park online at http://www.nps.gov/safr; follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ SFMaritimeNPS; and join us on Facebook @ SanFranciscoMaritimeNHP.

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2/18/2022