🌊 On the water

A wide bayfront walkway running from the Ferry Building past the piers toward the Bay Bridge.

Flat shoreline path with the Golden Gate Bridge dead ahead, joggers, kite-surfers, and dogs.

A flat waterfront lawn with kite-flyers, joggers, and a Golden Gate Bridge backdrop.

1898 Mission Revival landmark with a clock tower and a bayfront marketplace and promenade.

Bayside lawn and promenade beneath the giant Cupid's Span bow-and-arrow sculpture.

A revitalized waterfront park on a quiet stretch of the southeast bay shore.

A reclaimed industrial spit turned wild tidal wetland and bird-watcher's paradise.

A small Dogpatch waterfront park and overlook on the central bay shore.

Hands-on science museum sprawling along a pier, with outdoor bayside walkways.

Curved lagoon and waterfront promenade with the historic Maritime bathhouse building.

The classic waterfront pier with sea lions barking off the docks and bay views all around.

Historic pier of moored tall ships and ferries on the northern waterfront.

A slender lamp-lined pier jutting into the bay, a quiet spot for views and fishing.

A short pedestrian pier off the Embarcadero with skyline and Bay Bridge views.

Waterfront piers and bluff-top lawns where the bay meets a historic Army post.

A brick fort tucked beneath the Golden Gate Bridge right at the water's edge.

A fishing pier under the bridge with some of the best on-the-water Golden Gate views.

Dogpatch shoreline park with old shipyard cranes, a small beach cove and bay access.

10-acre 2024 waterfront park with new public piers, a floating dock and shoreline trails.

Historic shipyard district with restored steel buildings, a rooftop park and waterfront walks.

New Mission Rock shoreline park with bay steps and lawns beside the ballpark.

A wide bayfront wharf and lawn along the southern Embarcadero waterfront.

A houseboat-lined creek channel with a slim waterside path and rowing crews.

A small-boat marina and promenade tucked beside the ballpark on the bay.

A working fishing pier at the wharf with historic ships and bay air.

Tidal creek-mouth park with a small kayak launch and rowing club along the channel.

A shoreline park strip giving easy bay access along the eastern waterfront.

A scruffy, beloved industrial-edge cove park with murals and raw bay views.

A waterfront plaza and public-art gateway opening onto the southern bay shore.

Photography museum housed in a pier building right on the Embarcadero waterfront.