• Line of Civil War re-enactors in uniforms with guns at Fort Point

    Fort Point

    National Historic Site California

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  • Fort Point is now open three days a week.

    Fort Point is open Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Fort Point will be open six days a week through Summer

    Starting June 2, Fort Point will be open Thursday through Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Operating Hours & Seasons

Open
Friday through Sunday -10 AM to 5 PM
Starting June 2, 2013 and running through the summer, Fort Point will be open Thursday through Tuesday, 10 am to 5 pm.

Phone
Public Information (415) 556-1693
Bookstore (415) 673-5642

Location
South anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge at the end of Marine Drive on the Presidio of San Francisco

Available Facilities
A small bookstore is located inside Fort Point. Restrooms are available outside the fort. They are located approximately 100 yards away from the fort, down the main road on the right side.

Yearly Closures
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day

Dog Regulations

Dogs are allowed on leash on Fort Point lands but are not allowed inside the historic fort.

Did You Know?

Captain Dora E Thompson, Chief Nurse, Letterman Hospital 1905-1933.

Dora Thompson, chief nurse, helped save lives during the 1906 SF Earthquake. In 1914, she became superintendent of the Nurse Corps then returned to Letterman Hospital in 1922, where they dedicated a hall in her honor. Although the Hall is gone the restored creek still flows through Thompson Hollow.