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Middle Harbor Shoreline Park, Oakland, CA

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Sports & Outdoors

Middle Harbor Shoreline Park

A 38-acre waterfront park on San Francisco Bay, built by the Port of Oakland on a former Navy supply depot, with bay views, pathways, and wildlife viewing.

Park entrance at the intersection of 7th Street and Middle Harbor Road, Oakland, CA · Oakland, CA

About Middle Harbor Shoreline Park

Middle Harbor Shoreline Park is a 38-acre shoreline park on San Francisco Bay, owned and run by the Port of Oakland. Its paths circle the Middle Harbor basin for more than two miles, and visitors can watch shorebirds, diving ducks, and passing ship traffic. The park includes an amphitheater overlooking the bay that hosts performances, an observation tower named for environmental activist Chappell Hayes, and interpretive signs about the site's history. The land was once the Oakland Naval Supply Depot, which operated from World War II until 1998, and some of its old building footprints are still visible in the landscape. The park also offers picnic areas, fishing, and habitat restoration built around the harbor's shallow water.

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