Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park

Usual hours

• Mon–Sun 10:00–17:00

From 56 published days, 2026-10-21 to 2026-12-15; community-mapped.

About

Entrance / day-use fee applies.

This park's official page lists: Store / concessions.

This park's official page lists: Visitor center.

At the park

• Exhibits exhibit
• Visitor center exhibit

Events

• Blossoms and Thorns Film and Discussion 02:00 PM–03:00 PM · Visitor Center theater.
• Meet a Rosie! 10:30 AM–11:30 AM · Held at the park visitor center.
• Rosie Friday: Honoring Our Rosie Ambassadors 10:30 AM–11:30 AM · Visitor Center theater.
• Port Chicago Film and Discussion 01:00 PM–01:30 PM · Visitor Center theater.
• Ranger-Led Driving Tour
• Gays, Lesbians, and Drag Shows: The Military Experience in World War II
• Shipyard Walk 11:00 AM–11:30 AM · Meet at the Visitor Center to begin the walk.
• “The Very Center of the World”: Robin Lampson’s Proposal to Make Contra Costa County the Site for the United Nations General Assembly 02:30 PM–03:30 PM · Visitor Center theater.

Before you go

Limits

Please note that the visitor center theater has 48 seats, so if you are interested in bringing a group larger than 10 people, please contact the visitor center first so we can arrange for a time for your group to use the theater

Limits

Yes, service dogs are legally permitted anywhere in a park that visitors can go

Getting there

Please visit the "Directions and Transportation" link on the main website at www.nps.gov/rori/planyourvisit/directions.htm.

Weather & when to go

Weather typical for San Francisco Bay Area. Can be cold and windy year round. Fog in the summer.

Visitor center

Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center

Visitor center

Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center

Visitor center

Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center

Visitor center

Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center

Visitor center

Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center

Visitor center

Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center

Visitor center

Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center — Hours of Operation: The Visitor Center is open daily from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, except on the following holidays. Holidays: Closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. — Directions to the Visitor Education Center from various locations in the San Francisco Bay Area are available on our main website. Upon arrival at the main location, enter the Historic Ford Assembly Plant complex through the security gate located at the north end of the building on Harbour Way South.

Visitor center

SS Red Oak Victory Ship

Facilities on the park map

8 restroom, 8 visitor information.