Agua Vista Park — Attraction in San Francisco

I biked here on an Indian Summer day. Agua Vista Park is well-named. I hung my hammock, climbed in and had a thoroughly relaxing time looking out on the water, the dry dock, the gulls and the passing clouds. It's an easy walk from the Muni T-Third or the UCSF shuttle. It's right on the bike path, too. There's a fishing pier. Although there is no official camping (camping AND fishing right by the bay, who knew?), there do seem to be some mostly friendly car-campers with shopping carts here, who may ask you for a cigarette. Agua Vista Park offers excellent viewing for fireworks at AT&T...

This is a sacred place for a lot of us locals. It's one of the last old time fishing piers left. I do clean up there multiple times a year of all the cups, cigaret buds, food wrappers... that unconscious people leave in the rocks or on the path. I do this as a tiny way to give back to Mother Earth and then I jump in the bay right there for a refreshing swim watching out not to get caught in a friend fishing line. : ) I hope many people can and will enjoy our bay and public pier, I only ask you to be mindful to clean up your own debris and maybe, just maybe, clean up a...

A view of the Bay from the East side of San Francisco, where there used to be extensive railyards and industrial plants. A view over the remaining shipyard with its drydocks, and the remnants of piers of long ago that poke out of the water in strange shapes. Behind is the new Baskball Stadium, Chase Center, offices of Mission Bay and new residences. The Park has been around for a long time, with people using it's Pier for fishing, and some people walk dogs, have picnics and it is a nice place to sit and ponder all...