Middle Harbor Shoreline Park

Good place to see the city skyline. I’m docking a star since the upkeep is not the best. People should also learn to pick up after themselves and help keep a public park clean.

Good experience. We were on a school field trip (our second one here) and it was a good experience. The views are nice and you can see boats and ferries going by, it was nice. Would be a good place to bring binoculars to also, to see the tall cranes, and far out to the San Francisco coast line. Anyways a nice place to go check out. Also this is an industrial area so there are a lot of big rigs and machinery and movement so pay attention when driving and be cautious.

Good place to visit if you want to see San Francisco Skyline, can spend max. 2 hours enjoying scenic beauty.

Fantastic view of the San Francisco skyline. Several lookout points. The park is surrounded by containers. Drive carefully because of those huge trucks. Ample parking lots. Not crowded at all on a Thursday morning. Well maintained restroom. A big BBQ area. Can be windy at times.

a review from amom2kidsandapark.com

Located on the tip of the Oakland shipping area, between the Bay Bridge and Alameda, is a large open area with trails, coves, wild animals (lots of geese!), picnic spots, an observation tower for even better elevated views (stairs. no elevator), and a “ghost building”.

The land is the site of the previous Oakland Naval Supply Depot which was an important supply center for the Navy’s Pacific Fleet during WWII through 1998. The “ghost building” can be seen by the varying cement “paths” throughout the land (and even in the parking lot), out of place walls, and zig zag paths.

Swimming is not allowed especially because the drop off from the shore is very sudden and very deep. It was previously dredged to allow room for naval ships.

Don’t miss the white dolphin sculpture on the shoreline near the platform path. If you come during lunch you may get to see some sea birds finding their meal via some unlucky mussels.

While the view of the city is amazing, a take minute to observe the massive shipping containers and cranes in action or the various types of boats heading into the bay from Jack London.

Fishing is allowed.

There is plenty of parking. The parking closest to the observation tower is handicap only. There are bathrooms at the observation tower and near the parking lot.