Bayfront Park

Great park with lots of benches, stamina bars and walkway. I enjoy coming here because it’s on the waterfront and dog friendly. I love doing outdoor workouts and this is a great park to rotate into my workout week.
What I don’t like– the horrible parking. Not much parking… leaves you waiting for a spot to open up.

Sings: «Down by the bayyyyy where the watermelons grow back to my home.»
Ok ok… no watermelons growing here!
Bayfront Park is a peaceful place, full of benches, inviting you to take a seat and enjoy the free show! Watch the seagulls fly in and over the bay. The crabs hiding under the rocks. The duckies swimming away, in the sweet bay! Just sit and watch! The view of the water is amazing, and quite calming. A great place to contemplate about life!
Enjoy the free air show. Watch International and local flights flying in and out of SFO. You can never get bored! All sorts of planes: sizes, shapes, colors!
Once your done watching the show. Have a nice walk from one end of bay to the other. Each end has a nice wooden bridge to cross over! I mean that’s as far as I got.
Lots of people: running, walking, talking on the phone, walking their dogs, reading books, or just enjoying view. And then there was the one stranger that decided to follow me. Creepy! But, I brushed him off nicely and walked in the other direction.
**Tucked away behind Marriott Hotel/​Vagabond Executive Inn/​Elephant Bar!
**Lots of benches
Enjoy!

This one is a different. You take a quite walk by the bay, and a minute latter there’s a plain taking off right in front of you. With all the noise, the lights, and the thrill!

Had time to kill before getting to the airport and my boyfriend discovered this little place!
PARKING: Small parking lot! It’s attached to the parking lot for the Westin hotel and there are only about 10 spots or so that are for public use. The other spots are gated off for the hotel. You might get lucky (like we did) and find a spot right when you pull in. Parking limit is for 2 hours. You’ll find people waiting in the tiny lot for cars to leave.
VIEW: You get a direct view of all the planes taking off from SFO! You’ll soon find that it is very mesmerizing watching the little planes and big planes take off. There are so many sizes! Of course, there are planes landing too. There are two «take off» strips and one main landing strip. Pretty interesting watching the planes taxi on the tarmac taking their turns to take off every few minutes.
You can definitely smell the gas from the planes from here and the planes still look pretty small (they don’t fly over the park or anything), so you’re still watching from a distance. Some people bring food for a picnic (there are some grassy spots to sit and set up) or other just go for a stroll/​run along the bay.

Love coming here to watch the planes take off and land. Its a nice concrete walkway that goes along the hotels. Parking can be a bit difficult because there are a limited number of spots.

We brought our little dog here on Sunday. The drought has really made this a sad place to be. What use to be a calming body of water is now just scattered puddles among mud and bits of multicolored grass trying to suck up what’s left of water. It’s as good as it can be for the severity of the drought.

This is a nice park across the street from the Westin San Francisco airport. There are some benches where you can sit and watch the planes take off, and it is right on the water.
There is also a running path which is very convenient to use which runs through it.

As guests of the Westin Hotel, we had our parking covered so we didn’t have to deal with the small parking lot that seems to frustrate other park-​goers. We walked over to the park before walking along the Bayfront Trail. There are benches for sitting (all along the trail) and we saw lots of people sitting and resting, watching the planes come and go.
Tide was out the afternoon that we strolled along the park and then down the path, but it was a very enjoyable walk. We walked quite a long way before turning around, and were blessed by perfect weather and a little bit of wildlife.
Talk a walk if youre in this area! We would have returned on Sunday — the tide had come in and the Bay was full, but it was raining and cold, so we will have to return another time.

love this place… I can go there walk, run, chill and watch planes… love it!

Probably the best area to walk, bike, and be able to watch planes take off and land at SFO. Public parking is very limited and next to the Westin Hotel, however.

No seating area but flat pavement where you can ride your bike or go walking. It’s also nice to watch the planes land. But bring a jacket because it’s windy!

This was a nice small park near some big hotels and the airport. It’s a quite respite with a walking path and some benches to sit and watch the planes take off and land.

I love this park because it is so scenic, tranquil, and conveniently VERY close to San Francisco International Airport while waiting for someone; I rather use my cellphone here rather than at the Airport’s cellphone parking lot.
Another perk: Walk across the street to the hotel and grab a cocktail waiting for your arrival; just be mindful there is a two-​hour parking limit.

One of the coolest spots in town to bring your coffee or lunch and just sit on the rocks
and watch the planes touchdown or fly off to all corners of the globe. Of course, you could also pick up your butt and start to move down south on the Bay Path and burn a few calories, or cross the little bridge going north to the tiny bayfront park. But, my kids and my wife just love to sit, hang around those boulders and watch the planes fly.
Park at 10 – 15 free spots in the north-​west end of Marriott parking lot

or park across the street.

Didn’t really expect to like this place but it is actually quiet peaceful and lots to see.
Starting with seeing planes land and take off from SFO is a pretty interesting experience. There’s one runway that juts way out into the ocean and there are so many airplanes constantly setting off or landing.
There are also a lot of different types of birds (I probably saw at least 7 species) since it is a marshy area of the bay. Water is super calm and walkway is nicely maintained and goes right along the water.
Being a big fan of nature I didn’t like how the other side was hotels, parking lots, and restaurants but it can make for a nice place to stop for coffee or even some food in the middle of the walk if needed =)
Wouldn’t mind coming for another stroll if in the area!

This park is really nice. It’s right next to the Marriott. I saw Air Force take off here and got really good pics. I will come back when Obama comes back to SFO, to take more pics! –1 star because there isn’t a lot of parking

This place was sooo pretty! I took great pic here. I especially loved the bay smell. The only draw back was the loud sound of the planes leaving, but it was cool to see them liftoff too.

The cell phone lot at SFO is horrid. You sit in your car in a fenced off lot while you wait.
Don’t go there, come here instead. It’s one exit south of the airport, and you can walk around, sit on benches, and watch the planes take off and land.
There’s dedicated beach parking in the Marriott and Westin parking lots. Parking is limited; when I was there I had to wait around for a parking space to open up.

Once upon a time, I would drive to Bayfront Park, watch the planes take off and land, and wish I had a job in the airline industry.
These days, I often drive to Bayfront Park, watch the planes take off and land, and wish I could get the hell out of the airline industry.
Through it all, this place has been a constant companion. You can come at about 10 AM and watch a parade of 747s and 777s take off for various points across the Pacific, or around noon, when a similar variety of heavies arrives from Europe, or late at night when the airport is eerily quiet save the occasional redeye leaving for the east coast.
Bring your bike or running shoes and make use of the Bay trail, which can take you as far south as Foster City.
However you choose to use this park, it’s hard not to like it, especially if you have even a passing interest in airplanes.

It’s kind of a random place for a park yet it’s placed just right. Why such juxtaposition you ask? It’s located near the highway, next to the Bay near an airport, and close to the BART. I don’t know, ostensibly, that combination wouldn’t amount to a decent park.
Bayshore’s merits are:
1. Good for strolling if you’re staying at one of the hotels near there.
2. Duck watching.
3. Experience planes taking off and landing
4. Enjoying the sight of the ocean has tranquil properties
I’ve never been here during the day but I’d imagine it to be really warm. During the evening, it’s cold so bring a windbreaker (or something heavier). Runner die-​hards would probably prefer Sawyer Trail. However, If you dig the views and not afraid of that fresh ‘ocean’ smell, swing by. It’s something different and worth at least a visit.