Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park - Plan Your Visit

The Rosie the Riveter Memorial in Marina Bay Park is open year round, dawn to dusk, as are the other city parks within the National Park"s boundries.

The Red Oak Victory Ship is open 10am - 3pm on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Please call 510-237-2933 for further information.

The other sites of the park are in private ownership and/or not open to the public at this time. However, their exteriors can be viewed.

Local Partners & Information Resources

Rosie the Riveter Trust

City of Richmond

Driving Tour

Getting There

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Oakland Internartional Airport San Jose International Airport San Francisco International Airport

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The Rosie the Riveter Memorial is located in Marina Bay Park.

Sacramento - Interstate 80 West to Cutting Blvd., exit towards I-580 San Rafael. Take Cutting Blvd. 1.4 miles. Turn left onto S. 23rd. St. .2 miles. Stay straight to go onto Marina Bay Pkwy. From Marina Bay Pkwy south, turn right at Regatta and left at Melville into the parking lot of Marina Bay Park.

San Francisco - Interstate 80 Bay Bridge East, 11 miles. Exit to I-580 W towards Richmond/San Rafael, .3 miles. Exit Marina Bay/S. 23rd S. exit. Turn left onto Marina Bay Prky, go .5 miles. Turn right onto Regatta. Turn left at Melville into the parking lot of Marina Bay Park.

Oakland - Interstate 80 East, 8 miles. Exit to I-580 W towards Richmond/San Rafael, .3 miles. Exit Marina Bay/S. 23rd Se. exit. Turn left, .5 miles. Turn right onto Regatta. Turn left at Melville into the parking lot of Marina Bay Park.

Getting Around

Starting at the Rosie the Riveter Memorial, you can view some of the other sites of the park. These include the WWII era Kaiser Hospital, a WWII era Firehouse, Ford Assembly Building, Kaiser Shipyard #3, and the SS Red Oak Victory Ship.

Leave the Memorial by exiting at Melville and Regatta. Turn right onto Regatta and left onto Marina Bay Parkway. As Marina Bay Parkway passes over I-580, it becomes S.23rd St. Turn left onto Cutting Blvd.

The Kaiser Hospital will be on your left. In the next block, the historic firehouse will be on your right. Do not stop at either site. The Hospital is in private ownership and the firehouse is still in operation.

At the intersection of Cutting and Harbor Way, turn left onto Harbor. Drive to the end of Harbor Way and enter Sheridan Observation Point Park. The Ford Assembly Building, where jeeps were built, is on your left. Looking to you right, across the water channel, you can see the WWII historic structures of Shipyard #3. Thousands of workers built ships in that area. The SS Red Oak Victory Shipis visible across the channel. The SS Red Oak Victory Ship was built during WWII in the Kaiser Shipyard and has been recently moved to Shipyard #3. From the Sheridan Observation Point, drive north on Harbor Way. Then turn left on Cutting Blvd. After approximately 1/2 mile, turn left on Canal Blvd. Continue on Canal Blvd.into the shipyard, past the closed security station. Follow the signs advertising the SS Red Oak Victory that will lead you to a road on the right that curves around the edge of the shipyard. The ship is open 10am - 4pm, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday. For more information about the Red Oak, please call, 510-237-2933.