Middle Harbor Shoreline Park

As an international gateway, our airport and seaport operations bring economic value to the populace. here at home, we ‘re bringing social and cultural value to the region. Middle Harbor Shoreline Park offers Oakland its first gear public beach. The views are some of the most brilliant in the sphere and the park contains an amphitheater for events and performances .
Since World War II, military use has restricted public entree to the shoreline of the Middle Harbor. As separate of the Port ‘s sight 2000 seaport program, the public has regained access to the early naval ship basin. Agencies, community representatives and scientists worked together to design the habitat restoration for the more than 150-acre water system area of the harbor and the integration of the park with the habitat. Middle Harbor became an ecological military reserve of shallow bay and shoreline habitats for many species, such as Dungeness crab, flatfish, anchovy, herring and perch .
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About the Park

Middle Harbor Shoreline Park ( MHSP ) is a 38-acre shoreline park built and operated by the Port of Oakland for the community, with more than two miles of pathways encircling Middle Harbor Basin. The plan and blueprint of this park was done with extensive community participation, which identified key goals for the ballpark. basal goals included initiation of a place for learning about the local history, lifelike environment, maritime activities and stewardship for the environment. In addition, MHSP provides unprecedented access to the shoreline, with consort views of the bay, natural habitats and nautical bodily process.

History

Middle Harbor Shoreline Park is built on the site of the former Oakland Naval Supply Depot, an important add center for the Navy ‘s Pacific Fleet from World War II until 1998, when the storehouse was closed and transferred to the Port of Oakland. This 541-acre facility was equipped with dozens of warehouses with a combine floor area of over 7 million squarely feet. The naval Supply Depot that stood on this state played an significant function in the World War II war feat — civilian and military workers processed and shipped a wide kind of cargo, including aviation material, electronics, weapons, dress, food, fuel, lumber, and medicate and medical equipment .
Building 122, which has left its “ footprint ” at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park, played an crucial character in the Supply Depot ‘s serve and ship activities. This structure was a 190,000-square-foot warehouse ( 4.3 acres ) built as one of two basal storage and provide facilities for the Navy ‘s Pacific Fleet. Its irregular supreme headquarters allied powers europe allowed for rail service on all sides. You can find the footprint of Building 122 by finding the clues in the park ‘s landscape : look for a “ haunt ” structure marked by wall markers, zigzag walls, and changes in paving ( even in the park bunch ) .
Most of the early buildings on the Supply Depot were warehouses and offices. The Supply Depot had its own fire and police stations, library, post function, bank, cafeteria, chapel service, bowling alley, movie field, coffee roast establish ( which at its vertex supplied all of the armed forces in the Pacific ), several lounges, Naval and Marine barracks, and caparison for officers and their families. This collected “ city ” was connected by 42 miles of train tracks and 26 miles of pave roadway .
Middle Harbor itself was dredged to create a 50-foot-deep moor area for naval ships, and occupy was placed to create the down for the terminal. Oakland was chosen as the site of this crucial provision center because of the city ‘s across-the-board rail and highway connections leading about directly to the bay and its ship lanes. The Oakland Naval Supply Depot even had its own internal railroad track exile system with a roundhouse and rail car repair shops.

Park Accessibility

There are wheelchair accessible parking areas, drink in fountains and restrooms in the ballpark. All field day sites, the Port View Park, the notice tugboat and port operations viewing sphere at Western Pacific Mole are wheelchair accessible .

To Reach the Park

• From San Francisco:
  Take I-80 east (Bay Bridge/Oakland) to I-880 south toward Alameda/Airport/San Jose. Exit onto West Grand Ave./Maritime Street. Continue straight, then turn right onto Maritime Street. At the BART tracks, turn right onto 7th Street. Continue straight on 7th Street to the stoplight at Middle Harbor Road. Proceed through the intersection and take the first right turn into the MHSP parking lot.
• From the East Bay: 
  Take Hwy. 24 west to I-980 west, towards Oakland. Exit at the 11th/12th Street off-ramp onto Brush Street. Continue straight, and turn right (northwest) at 7th Street. Continue straight on 7th Street and past Maritime Street to the stoplight at Middle Harbor Road. Proceed through the intersection and take the first right turn into the MHSP parking lot.
• From the South Bay: 
  Take I-880 north towards Oakland. Take the 7th Street exit towards West Grand Ave. Turn left onto 7th Street. Follow 7th Street, heading west, past Maritime Street. Continue straight on 7th Street to the stoplight at Middle Harbor Road. Proceed through the intersection and take the first right turn into the MHSP parking lot.
• From the North Bay: 
  Take I-80 west to I-880 south towards Alameda/Airport/San Jose. Exit at 7th Street/West Grand Ave. Continue straight, through the light and along the frontage road to the light at 7th Street. Turn right onto 7th Street, heading west, past Maritime Street. Continue straight on 7th Street to the stoplight at Middle Harbor Road. Proceed through the intersection and take the first right into the MHSP parking lot.
• Public Transit:
  AC Transit Bus Line 13 no longer services the middle harbor area. Port Staff are seeking alternative solutions through grants and partnerships.

Contact Information

Middle Harbor Shoreline Park is owned by the Port of Oakland. Please see this web site for information and forms related to picnics, extra events, photography and educational programs. You may besides contact :

Ramona Dixon
( 510 ) 627-1434
mhsp @ portoakland.com
Please note that all events must be approved one year prior to date of actual event. Allow a minimum of 60 days to process film or photography requests