Forest/Natural Area
- Fort Baker
- Fort Baker, the ninth and final "Post-to-Park" converstion in the Golden Gate National Parks, is a 335 acre former 1905 U.S. Army post located immediately north of the Golden
- Marin Headlands
- Welcome to the Marin Headlands! One of the most unique areas in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Marin Headlands covers various types of histories from the Miwok
- Muir Beach & Muir Beach Overlook
- Muir Beach preserves a sandy strip of coastline where Redwood Creek reaches the ocean. High bluffs border the beach to the north and south, while wetlands and a lagoon
- Olema Valley
- Olema Valley?a rolling landscape of grassland and forest?stretches ten miles from Tomales Bay to Bolinas Lagoon. Part of the Golden Gate National Parks, this area has been shaped by
Visitor Area/Center
- Bay Area Discovery Museum
- The Bay Area Discovery Museum is a one-of-a-kind indoor and outdoor children's museum at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, serving over 315,000 visitors per year on its
- Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
- The Institute at the Golden Gate has extended its group rate for overnight functions through the end of the summer (until August 31, 2009). If you are planning to
- Pacific West Regional Information Center
- This website provides information about the Pacific West National Parks, which includes National Parks in Hawaii, California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and parts of Montana.
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Other
- Cavallo Point Lodge
- The luxury resort hotel at the foot of the Golden Gate
Bridge
Recently named as one of ten new American Landmarks by Travel+Leisure
Positioned where San Francisco's urban edge turns into the
- Point Bonita Lighthouse
- Point Bonita today is part of the largest urban national park in the United States, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. A secret jewel of the Bay Area, Point
- Stinson Beach
- Visitors to Stinson Beach experience the pleasures of this quiet beach community. Whether hiking, enjoying a picnic, exploring the town, or relaxing on the beach, people continue to find
- Alcatraz Island
- Alcatraz Island offers a close-up look at the site of the first lighthouse and US fort on the West Coast, the infamous federal penitentiary long off-limits to the public,
- Cliff House & Sutro Baths
- For almost one hundred and fifty years, visitors have traveled to the Cliff House at the westernmost tip of San Francisco's coastline to experience the magnificent natural setting and
Historic
- Fort Cronkhite
- Located in the Marin Headlands, Fort Cronkhite is a former World War II military post that stands at the edge of the Pacific Ocean.Fort Cronkhite today is one of
- Battery Townsley
- Battery Townsley was a casemated battery that mounted two 16-inch caliber guns, each capable of shooting a 2,100 pound, armor-piercing projectile 25 miles out to sea. The guns and
- Nike Missile Site
- During the tense years from 1953 to 1979, the United States Army built and operated a total of 280 Nike missile firing batteries in the United States. These missile
- Fort Point National Historic Site
- Fort Point Now Open 5 Days a Week
The fort is now open Thursday through Monday from 10 AM to 5 PM. Closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
From its vantage
- Presidio of San Francisco
- For 218 years, the Presidio served as an army post for three nations. World and local events, from military campaigns to the rise of aviation, from World Fairs to
- Milagra Ridge
- Surrounded by urban development, Milagra Ridge forms what biologists call an island ecosystem. Here, wildlife is isolated from other habitats, feeding and migration corridors are compromised and exotic species
General Interest
- Phleger Estate
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In 1990, Mary Elena Phleger, widowed in 1984 and determined to keep her family's estate intact, offered Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) the opportunity to make it so. With
