Pier 33

Bathroom of ridiculous! Waiting in line forever because there are three bathrooms — one for men, one for women and one shared. With lack of arrangement I ended up walking right up on some guy peeing… awkward…

Went here for the Alcatraz tour, very well covered for those rainy days and the cruise itself was awesome! However, not a lot of places to eat around here, perhaps take the stroll to Pier 39, that was perfect!

This is the pier you go to to take ferry to Alcatraz. It’s a small pier compared to pier 39. It’s only purpose though is Alcatraz. The ticket booth is there if you need to pick up tickets. Maybe to even purchase. I suggest buying them way ahead of time because I purchased ours over a week ago and they were booked. We had to try a few places who still held tickets for our tour Christmas Eve. There is a gift shop with café and restrooms around the corner. They have an awesome model of the island right by the ticket booth.

The most Disney aspect of what has become Disney-​Traz.
Yes, a trip out to the island is a great way to see the Bay and the wind-​swept Rock itself is very unique and haunting. But this Park Service tourist trap of a Pier is barely tolerable.
When the mandatory «holiday» photos crank up, you know you are in for a scam. Add in the rude cabbie vulturing for fares along The Embarcadero, why, you could almost be in Times Square. Hey wait! Is that an Applebee’s a couple blocks away in Fisherman’s (sic) Wharf?
We ARE in Times Square!*
*or any place that hoovers money out of yokels.

If you want to visit Alcatraz, this is where you go — plain and simple. Yes, there are lines, high-​priced photos for sale and expensive food and drink — that’s how things work in tourist land. For what it is, it’s very clean, safe, organized and easy to navigate. There are picnic tables and models of The Rock in case you have to hang out for a bit… and a souvenir shop.
4 stars for this tourist attraction entrance. The boat ride and visit to Alcatraz are well-​worth the wait.

This pier was a must stop because I wanted to go to Alcatraz on my 2 day visit to San Francisco. I purchased my tickets online so when I showed up I entered the line for the ferry. The pier had food, souvenir shop and restrooms.

Yay tourists! Yay lines! Yay $ 4.75 bottled water!

Fun! Enjoyed walking here in the evening.