FAQ

Treasure Island is San Francisco’s newest waterfront neighborhood, located in the middle of San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Oakland. Originally built for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, the island served as a U.S. Naval base for decades before being decommissioned in the 1990s.

Today, a long-term public-private partnership led by the City & County of San Francisco, Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) and Treasure Island Community Development (TICD) — a collaboration between Wilson Meany, Stockbridge Capital Group, and Lennar Corporation — is transforming Treasure Island and neighboring Yerba Buena Island into one of the most distinctive waterfront communities in the country. When complete, the two islands will feature more than 8,000 new homes (including 2,700 permanently affordable residences); 300 acres of parks and open space; 22 miles of trails; and a growing mix of restaurants, shops, cultural spaces, and public art.

Thousands of residents already call Treasure Island home, with move-in-ready residences, open space and parks, waterfront dining, regular ferry service, and community events happening now.

Yerba Buena Island is the natural island adjacent to Treasure Island, connected by a short walk, cycle, or drive. It is part of the same master-planned community being developed through a public-private partnership that includes the Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA), a San Francisco city agency, and Treasure Island Community Development (TICD). Yerba Buena Island features its own collection of residences, parks, and trails. Yerba Buena Island is home to The Bristol condominiums, The Row Homes, The Flats, Panorama Park (featuring Hiroshi Sugimoto’s landmark “Point of Infinity” sculpture and 360-degree Bay Area views), and 72 acres of parks and open space.

Treasure Island sits in the center of San Francisco Bay, accessible by car via the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, as well as by ferry, public transit and bicycle. It is approximately 8 minutes from downtown San Francisco by ferry and about 10 minutes by car. The island is positioned between San Francisco and Oakland, offering panoramic views of the San Francisco skyline, the Bay Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Angel Island, and the East Bay hills.

There are several ways to reach Treasure Island:

By Ferry: The Treasure Island Ferry runs between the San Francisco Ferry Building and Treasure Island, with a scenic 8-minute ride. The ferry runs seven days a week. You can purchase tickets with cash or a credit card during boarding or online in advance.

By Car: Take the Treasure Island exit off the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (I-80). The island is accessible from both San Francisco and Oakland.

By Bus: Muni’s “25-Treasure Island” bus runs between the Salesforce Transit Center in downtown San Francisco and Treasure Island. Service operates every day with regular frequency. Visit sfmta.com for current schedules and real-time arrival predictions.

By Bike: The 2.2-mile Bay Bridge Trail (Alexander Zuckermann Bike Path) connects the Oakland shoreline to Yerba Buena Island. From there, you can descend Macalla Road to reach Treasure Island. The path is open daily from 6 a.m to 9 p.m. Note: the climb back up from Treasure Island to Yerba Buena Island is steep (17% grade, peaking at 24%).

Three major airports serve Treasure Island:

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is approximately 18  miles south of Treasure Island, a 25- to 35-minute drive depending on traffic. SFO is the largest airport in the Bay Area and offers domestic and international service from all major carriers.

Oakland International Airport (OAK) is approximately 18 miles east of Treasure Island, about a 20-to-30-minute drive. OAK offers domestic and select international flights and is often a convenient, less congested alternative to SFO.

San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) is approximately 47 miles south of Treasure Island, about a 50-to-70-minute drive. SJC serves as a major gateway for Silicon Valley with domestic and international flights.

Dedicated visitor parking is available on Treasure Island near Cityside Park, in front of the Administrative Building, and near the island’s restaurants and retail areas. Metered and unmetered street parking is also available throughout the island.

The Treasure Island Ferry operates seven days a week between the San Francisco Ferry Building and Treasure Island. The ride takes approximately 8 minutes. Schedules vary between weekdays, weekends, and holidays. For the most current schedule and to purchase tickets, visit the ferry service page at tisf.com.

Ferry tickets cost $5 each way or $10 round-trip. Ferry tickets can be purchased with cash or a credit card at the boarding gate, or in advance online at tisf.com/ferry. There is also an app to purchase tickets (Apple Store and Google Play).

No. The Treasure Island Ferry does not currently accept Clipper Cards. Tickets may be purchased easily online or through the Treasure Island app, or with a credit card or in cash at boarding.

Yes. Bicycles are welcome on the ferry at no extra cost and are accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis, with up to six bicycles per trip. Electric scooters are also allowed, but on-board charging of any electronic mobility device is prohibited. No gasoline-powered bicycles, motorcycles, or mopeds are allowed on board.

Pets are allowed on the ferry in handheld kennels and airline-approved carriers only. Service animals outside of carriers must be on a leash or harness and must remain under their owner’s control at all times.

For updates regarding changes and interruptions to the Treasure Island Ferry schedule, visit the ferry alerts page at tisf.com. In addition, users of the ferry app receive regular updates on service changes and interruptions.

On occasion, the Treasure Island Ferry may be taken out of service due to unsafe weather conditions or other issues. If a ferry service interruption or cancellation affects your travel plans, call or text (510) 214-2812 to arrange alternative transportation. You may also take Muni’s “25-Treasure Island” bus, which runs between Treasure Island and the Salesforce Transit Center in downtown San Francisco.

Yes. The Muni “25-Treasure Island” bus provides regular service between the Salesforce Transit Center in downtown San Francisco and Treasure Island. The route operates every day. For schedules, real-time arrival predictions, and route details, visit sfmta.com/routes/25-treasure-island. You can also reach Treasure Island via the ferry service from the San Francisco Ferry Building, which also runs every day.

The Muni “25-Treasure Island” bus runs between the Salesforce Transit Center (Bay 29) and Treasure Island every day. Weekday service runs from approximately 6:10 AM to 12:30 AM, while weekend service runs from approximately 6:25 AM to 12:35 AM. For the most current schedule and real-time bus tracking, visit sfmta.com/routes/25-treasure-island.

Treasure Island offers a wide range of activities for visitors and residents:

Dining and Drinks: Mersea Restaurant (ranked among the top dining destinations in San Francisco on TripAdvisor, with live music on weekends), Aracely Cafe (California-Argentinean cuisine with a garden patio and outdoor fireplace), Gold Bar Whiskey Distillery & Tasting Room (award-winning whiskeys in a 1930s Art Deco setting, plus cocktail classes), Treasure Island Wines (urban winery), Island Cove Market (gourmet sandwiches, salads, and picnic provisions), and Mateo’s Hot Dogs.

Parks and Views: Cityside Park (six-acre waterfront park with Bay Bridge to Golden Gate views, opened 2025), Panorama Park on Yerba Buena Island (360-degree views and Hiroshi Sugimoto’s “Point of Infinity” sculpture), Clipper Cove Beach, Buckeye Grove (four acres of native gardens), Signal Park, and The Rocks Dog Park.

Water Activities: The Treasure Island Sailing Center is located in Clipper Cove. The Sailing Center is currently closed as it’s being reimagined. When it reopens, expect kayaking, paddleboarding, sailing lessons, and other programs.

Clipper Cove is a popular spot for open water swimming thanks to its generally calm, protected waters. There are no lifeguards on duty, so please swim responsibly and be mindful of conditions.

Sports and Recreation: Bay Padel (the Bay Area’s first padel and pickleball club), tennis courts, the Treasure Island Skatepark, and miles of shoreline trails for running and walking. The 2.2-mile Bay Bridge Trail provides one of the most unique bike rides in the Bay Area.

Events and Culture: Off the Grid Treasure Island (spring and fall), live music at Mersea (Friday through Sunday), Gold Bar cocktail classes and tastings, and seasonal community events. Public art installations include Hiroshi Sugimoto’s “Point of Infinity,” located at Panorama Park, and Ned Kahn’s “Canopy of Sky” (a 28-foot kinetic sculpture with 7,000 translucent discs at Cityside Park). Visit the Treasure Island events calendar for all upcoming events.

The Ferry: The 8-minute ride from the San Francisco Ferry Building to Treasure Island is an experience in itself, with skyline and Bay views the entire way. Time your trip for sunset.

Treasure Island’s dining and drink scene includes:

Mersea Restaurant & Bar — A shipping container restaurant on the Great Lawn serving elevated comfort fare with live music on weekends and views stretching from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate. Ranked among the top restaurants in San Francisco on TripAdvisor. Dog-friendly patio.

Aracely Cafe — California-Argentinean cuisine with a spacious garden patio, outdoor fireplace, and string lights. All pastries are baked in-house, Sightglass coffee, and craft cocktails. Dog-friendly garden. 

Gold Bar Whiskey Distillery & Tasting Room — Award-winning Napa Valley wine cask-finished whiskeys in a 1930s Art Deco setting (the historic Pan Am terminal). Book a tasting, take a cocktail class, or try a Gold Rush cocktail. Home to a Guinness World Record set in May 2025 with 991 people stirring cocktails simultaneously.

Treasure Island Wines — An urban winery producing small-batch wines from premium California vineyard sources. Weekend tastings available.

Island Cove Market — Gourmet sandwiches, shawarma, salads, and snacks. A local go-to for picnic provisions.

Mateo’s Hot Dogs — Quick bites at the corner of Seven Seas Way and Tradewinds Avenue.

Yes. Treasure Island is one of the most dog-friendly neighborhoods in San Francisco. Dogs are welcome on the patios at Mersea Restaurant and Aracely Cafe, and leashed dogs can explore the island’s miles of shoreline trails, parks, and waterfront paths. Dogs are also welcome on the ferry in airline-approved carriers. The Rocks Dog Park on Yerba Buena Island offers fenced, off-leash space with views of the Bay. 

Treasure Island hosts a growing calendar of community events and programming:

Off the Grid at Cityside Park — This popular food, music and community market series at Treasure Island’s Cityside Park occurs in spring and fall. For a current events calendar, visit tisf.com/events.

Live Music at Mersea — Bands perform every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Gold Bar Events — Cocktail classes, Sunset DJ sessions, whiskey tastings, and special events at the historic distillery, including holiday programming and culinary festivals.

Seasonal Community Events — Harvest Festival, holiday celebrations, and community gatherings throughout the year.

Yes. Clipper Cove is currently accessible for kayaking, paddleboarding, and other watersports, featuring a sandy, north-facing beach with calm waters, shaded areas, and Bay Bridge views. The area is popular for waterfront yoga, picnics, and kayak/paddleboard launches. When the Treasure Island Sailing Center reopens after being reimagined in the years ahead, a range of watersports, including sailing lessons and adaptive programs, should be expected.

At full buildout, Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island will feature 300 acres of parks and open space with 22 miles of trails. Several parks are open and welcoming visitors now:

Cityside Park — A six-acre waterfront park stretching along San Francisco Bay and the Treasure Island promenade with views from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate Bridge. Features event lawns, plazas, picnic areas, a beachfront, Ned Kahn’s “Canopy of Sky” kinetic sculpture, and is home to the fall and spring Off The Grid food truck event. Opened in 2025.

Panorama Park (Yerba Buena Island) — Elevated viewpoints with 360-degree views of the Bay Area and Hiroshi Sugimoto’s 69-foot “Point of Infinity” sculpture.

Clipper Cove Beach — A sandy, north-facing beach with calm waters, shaded areas, and Bay Bridge views. Popular for waterfront yoga, picnics, and kayak/paddleboard launches.

Clipper Cove Park: Nestled on the bluffs above Clipper Cove Beach beside the historic Quarters 10 building, the park offers beach access, amenities, lawn space and a grove of Guadalupe Palms. (coming soon)

Buckeye Grove (Yerba Buena Island) — Four acres of native gardens with 195 trees and 60+ native plant species, plus stormwater treatment basins that capture runoff before it reaches the Bay.

Signal Park  (Yerba Buena Island) —  A two-acre overlook adjacent to Panorama Park, surrounded by native plantings and oak trees with expansive Bay views. 

The Rocks Dog Park (Yerba Buena Island) — The scenic, off-leash play area just below Panorama Park has the best Bay views.

Treasure Island Landing (Waterfront Plaza) — This green space is around the Ferry Landing, which provides service to and from Downtown San Francisco. 

Willow Bridge Park  (Yerba Buena Island) — A stormwater garden on the east side of Yerba Buena Island has walking paths, seating areas, and 50 locally native species.

Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island are home to a growing public art program:

“Point of Infinity” by Hiroshi Sugimoto — A 69-foot mirrored steel sculpture on Panorama Park, Yerba Buena Island, capturing sunlight and skyline reflections. Installed in 2023, the sculpture is an iconic new landmark for the Bay Area, designed to act as a sundial and a point of contemplative connection between the earth and sky. Its hyper-slim, tapering form creates a visual “point of infinity” that has become a defining feature of the island’s horizon.

“Canopy of Sky” by Ned Kahn — A 28-foot kinetic sculpture at Cityside Park featuring 7,000 translucent polycarbonate discs that shimmer and respond to wind in real time.

Together, the two sculptures anchor a growing cultural landscape across both islands where art, nature, and waterfront living intersect.

Yes. Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island offer miles of cycling trails and are connected to the Bay Trail. Cityside Park features a waterfront promenade with separate lanes for walking and biking. The island’s flat terrain and low-traffic streets make it accessible to riders of all levels.

For a more challenging ride, the 2.2-mile Bay Bridge Trail (Alexander Zuckermann Bike Path) connects the Oakland shoreline to Yerba Buena Island, with stunning water and skyline views along the way. From Yerba Buena Island, you can descend Macalla Road to reach Treasure Island. The return climb is steep (17% grade, peaking at 24%) and is a popular Strava segment. A free shuttle van is also available for the return trip. The Bay Bridge Trail is open daily from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. 

Bicycles are also welcome on the Treasure Island Ferry at no additional cost (first-come, first-served, up to six bikes per trip) and on the Muni 25 bus via front-mounted bike racks.

On Treasure Island:

• Isle House — Isle House at Treasure Island is a highly amenitized 22-story tower by David Baker Architects, with apartment homes for rent ranging from studios to two-bedrooms and nine live-work residences. Its folded façade maximizes views of the Bay Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, and city skyline, with a roof deck, lounge areas, and a ground-level space planned for a café.
  
• Hawkins — A collection of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom Treasure Island apartments for rent, Hawkins seamlessly blends urban connectivity with scenic beauty, offering co-working suites, ground-floor retail, and the island’s promenade alongside a rooftop terrace with sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Bay, skyline, and hillsides.
  
• 490 Avenue of the Palms — 490 Avenue of the Palms at Treasure Island features Studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom modern residences in both flat and townhome configurations. The building offers unrivaled views of San Francisco Bay and is located steps from a waterfront park, with access to miles of trails, coves, and outdoor spaces.

On Yerba Buena Island:

• The Bristol — The Bristol at Yerba Buena Island offers landscaped open-air courtyards and panoramic views of the Bay Area’s most iconic landmarks. Designed by Hart Howerton and Edmonds + Lee Architects, these homes range from studios to three-bedrooms and feature expansive floor-to-ceiling windows.
  
• The Row Homes — The Row Homes at Yerba Buena Island are three-story homes inspired by San Francisco’s iconic row houses. These single-family homes, designed by Hart Howerton, feature expansive windows, large rooftop terraces, and panoramic views of the island, the Bay Area, and the city. These also feature attached garages and private entrances.
  
• The Flats — The Flats at Yerba Buena Island emphasize indoor-outdoor living with spacious interiors opening onto expansive private terraces. Designed by Hart Howerton with interiors by Meyer Davis, these single-story residences feature modern finishes and grand windows that reveal far-reaching views of the Bay, the San Francisco skyline and the Golden Gate Bridge

For details on available homes, floor plans, and pricing, visit tisf.com/live.

Treasure Island offers a range of housing types, including rental apartments (studios to two-bedrooms), for-sale condominiums, live-work residences, and townhomes. The master plan includes 8,000 total residences at full buildout, including 2,700 permanently affordable units, designed to accommodate a wide range of households and life stages.

Treasure Island offers a combination that is difficult to find elsewhere in San Francisco: direct waterfront access, new construction, walkable streets, growing dining and retail, an 8-minute ferry commute to downtown, miles of parks and trails, and views of the San Francisco skyline, Bay Bridge, and Golden Gate Bridge from nearly every vantage point. The neighborhood is home to a growing community with active programming, events, and public spaces.

Yes. Island Cove Market is open and operating on Treasure Island, offering groceries, gourmet sandwiches, salads, and prepared foods. Additional retail is planned as the neighborhood grows. Treasure Island is also an 8-minute ferry ride to the San Francisco Ferry Building and Farmer’s Market, and from there, it is within walking distance to Woodlands Market. It’s also in close driving distance to Whole Foods and Safeway, as well as some nearby East Bay favorite grocers. 

Yes, Treasure Island is safe. Treasure Island is an active, growing neighborhood with thousands of residents, daily ferry and bus service, open businesses, community events, and on-island programming. The neighborhood continues to grow as new residents, businesses, and amenities come online. The neighborhood is served by both regular SFPD protection and private security.

The transformation of Treasure Island is well underway, with more than 1,000 new homes built, new parks, trails, and events. It is fast becoming a destination where the best of San Francisco happens today, and its evolution will continue in the years to come. Right now, key projects underway include:

490 Avenue of the Palms — Treasure Island’s first new for-sale condominiums, with waterfront positioning along Cityside Park and skyline, Bay, and triple-bridge views.

Additional Parks and Open Space — The island’s park system continues to expand toward the full vision of 300 acres of parks and open space with 22 miles of trails across both Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island.

New Homes — Thousands of additional residences are planned across future phases, including market-rate and permanently affordable housing.

Retail, Restaurants, and Cultural Spaces — New commercial and cultural programming will continue to come online as the neighborhood grows.

Bay FC Sports Performance Center — San Francisco’s first professional women’s sports training facility. Groundbreaking took place in September 2025, and the facility, designed by Olson Kundig, is scheduled to open ahead of Bay FC’s 2027 NWSL season. The 8.5-acre complex will include three training fields and dedicated sports performance facilities.

Bay FC, the Bay Area’s National Women’s Soccer League franchise, is building its permanent Sports Performance Center on Treasure Island. The facility broke ground in September 2025 and is designed by the award-winning architecture firm Olson Kundig. Built on 8.5 acres designated for sports use, the privately funded center will feature three core training fields and dedicated sports performance facilities for players, coaches, and football operations staff. It is scheduled to open ahead of Bay FC’s 2027 season. The facility is one of the few purpose-built training centers for women’s professional sports in the United States.

At full buildout, Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island will feature at least 8,000 total residences, including 2,700 permanently affordable homes. The plan also includes 300 acres of parks and open space, 22 miles of trails, 14 miles of bike paths, and a mix of restaurants, shops, cultural attractions, and office space. The neighborhood is designed to accommodate more than 18,000 residents.