The Golden Gate National Park system is one of the world’s largest urban national park complexes, ...
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1. Cliff House/Sutro Baths | |
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1. Cliff House/Sutro Baths | |
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Cliff House/Sutro Baths: The first Cliff House was built by real estate developer Charles Butle ... | |
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2. Land's End | |
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2. Land's End | |
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Lands End is San Francisco’s wildest and rockiest coast, a place strewn with shipwrecks and r ... | |
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3. Presidio | |
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3. Presidio | |
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For 218 years, the Presidio served as an army post for three nations. World and local events, f ... | |
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4. Fort Funston | |
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4. Fort Funston | |
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Fort Funston is a rugged stretch of coastal headlands, sand, and dunes south of Ocean Beach. In ... | |
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5. Fort Mason | |
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5. Fort Mason | |
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There’s much more to Fort Mason than meets the eye: in bygone times, its lands and buildings ... | |
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6. Ocean Beach | |
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6. Ocean Beach | |
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Ocean Beach is the widest and longest expanse of sand on San Francisco’s shores, extending fr ... | |
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7. China Beach | |
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7. China Beach | |
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The tiny cove of China Beach lies between Baker Beach and Lands End. Legend has it that local r ... | |
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8. Baker Beach | |
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8. Baker Beach | |
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Mile-long Baker Beach lies at the foot of the rugged cliffs on the western shoreline of the Pre ... | |
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9. Crissy Field | |
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9. Crissy Field | |
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The Crissy Field portion of the Presidio has a rich cultural history spanning back to the time ... | |
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10. Fort Point National Historic Site | |
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10. Fort Point National Historic Site | |
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Fort Point has stood guard at the narrows of the Golden Gate for nearly 150 years. It has been ... | |
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11. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park | |
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11. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park | |
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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, located on the edge of San Francisco Bay, in t ... | |
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12. Alcatraz Island | |
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12. Alcatraz Island | |
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Alcatraz Island is one of the parks’ most popular destinations; daily tours (Alcatraz is open ... | |
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13. Fort Baker/Cavallo Point Resort | |
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13. Fort Baker/Cavallo Point Resort | |
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Fort Baker is a 335 acre former 1905 U.S. Army post located immediately north of the Golden Gat ... | |
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14. Marin Headlands | |
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14. Marin Headlands | |
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There’s only one place on the Pacific coast where you can be at eye level with the soaring to ... | |
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15. San Francisco Nike Missile Site #81 | |
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15. San Francisco Nike Missile Site #81 | |
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During the tense years from 1953 to 1979, the United States Army built and operated a total of ... | |
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16. Fort Cronkhite | |
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16. Fort Cronkhite | |
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Fort Cronkhite, part of the Golden Gate National Parks, is located within the Marin Headlands, ... | |
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17. Point Bonita | |
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17. Point Bonita | |
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Point Bonita is located at the extreme southwestern tip of the Marin Headlands. The steep, half ... | |
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18. Muir Beach | |
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18. Muir Beach | |
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This quiet cove, beach, and lagoon are tucked into the coastline three miles west of Muir Woods ... | |
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19. Stinson Beach | |
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19. Stinson Beach | |
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Stinson Beach is a three-mile-long sandbar completely free of rocks. It’s a place to walk for ... | |
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20. Tomales Bay | |
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20. Tomales Bay | |
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Tomales Bay points seaward, straight along the San Andreas Fault from the north end of the Olem ... | |
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21. Bolinas Ridge | |
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21. Bolinas Ridge | |
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Bolinas Ridge offers bird’s-eye views up and down the San Andreas Rift Zone. The fault divide ... | |
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22. Bolinas Lagoon | |
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22. Bolinas Lagoon | |
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There’s always wildlife to be seen at this 1,100-acre tidal estuary. Snowy egrets, blackbirds ... | |
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23. Muir Woods National Monument | |
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23. Muir Woods National Monument | |
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On January 9, 1908, with just the stroke of a pen, President Theodore Roosevelt used the powers ... | |
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24. Mount Tamalpais | |
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24. Mount Tamalpais | |
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Marin County’s highest mountain, popularly known as “Mt. Tam,” has been treasured turf fo ... | |
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25. Tennessee Valley | |
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25. Tennessee Valley | |
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Tennessee Valley is an amazing offshoot of the Marin Headlands, with hiking trails that suit th ... | |
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26. Mori Point | |
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26. Mori Point | |
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The Mori Point promontory, a recent addition to the Golden Gate National Parks, juts out betwee ... | |
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27. Olema Valley | |
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27. Olema Valley | |
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The Olema Valley has a wonderful pastoral and rural charm. This lovely landscape stretches for ... | |
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28. Milagra Ridge | |
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28. Milagra Ridge | |
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Surrounded by urban development, Milagra Ridge forms what biologists call an island ecosystem. ... | |
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30. Sweeny Ridge | |
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30. Sweeny Ridge | |
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Sweeney Ridge is a hilly hiking area of ridges and ravines between San Bruno and Pacifica, abou ... | |
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29. Phleger Estate | |
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29. Phleger Estate | |
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The Phleger Estate, with its forest of second-growth redwoods, oaks, and firs, marks the southe ... | |
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