Place · Outdoors

Doug Siden Visitor Center at Crab Cove (Crown Memorial State Beach)

When

Visit on your scheduleWed–Sun 10am–5pm (Mar–Oct), 10am–4pm (Nov–Feb); Fish Feeding Wed/Sat/Sun 3pm; Story Time Fridays 10:30am

Where

Doug Siden Visitor Center at Crab Cove (Crown Memorial State Beach)1252 McKay Ave., Alameda, CA 94501Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

All ages

Cost

Free entry; parking $5 per vehicle when kiosk is attended

Organizer

East Bay Regional Park District

EBRPD's bayside visitor center on Alameda's Crown Memorial State Beach with aquariums of San Francisco Bay life, exhibits and a beach and marsh outside the door. Open Wednesday–Sunday 10am–5pm March–October and 10am–4pm November–February; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Parking $5 per vehicle when the kiosk is attended. Regular free drop-in family programs include Fish Feeding (every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 3:00 PM, watch staff feed the aquariums), Story Time (Fridays 10:30 AM with a themed coloring sheet) and the monthly Sea Squirts program for ages 3–5 (registration required).