| Middle Harbor Shoreline Park | |
| Location: | Oakland Bay/Alameda County, California |
| Nearest City: | Oakland, California |
| Area: | 38acres |
| Created: | 2004 |
| Operator: | Port of Oakland |
| Open: | Monday - Friday |
Middle Harbor Shoreline Park (MHSP) is located on San Francisco Bay and the Oakland Seaport entrance channel, west of downtown Oakland, California.[1] It is owned and operated by the Port of Oakland. The park entrance is at the intersection of 7th Street and Middle Harbor Road. It is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to dusk.
The park is primarily on land that was the former site of the Oakland Naval Supply Depot (1940−1998), which was an important supply base for the Pacific Fleet of the U. S. Navy throughout World War II. The Naval Supply Depot closed in 1998, and the 541acres facility was transferred to the Port of Oakland, which still owns it.[2]
The section adjacent to the Port of Oakland, which includes Port View Park, was originally part of the Oakland Long Wharf or Oakland Pier−Mole, which was the massive western terminus of the Southern Pacific Railroad into San Francisco Bay. The interlocking tower from the railroad's pier has been moved and partially restored as a small commemorative museum. The mast of the is displayed at the entrance of the park.[2]
Additionally, parts of the park used to be the Western Pacific Mole, a former railroad station/ferry pier of the Western Pacific Railroad. Before the WP transferred its operations to the Oakland Long Wharf, passengers can transfer from WP trains to ferries to San Francisco. The Mole was demolished in 1940, and its land is now part of the MHSP.[3]
A 38acres area was redeveloped for the park from 2002 to 2004. Redevelopment of the land included restoration of beaches and creation of a lagoon.[2] The park was opened to the public on September 18, 2004.[4]
The following facilities are wheelchair accessible: