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Tunnel to Marin Headlands Closed
The tunnel on Bunker Road from Alexander Avenue in Sausalito towards the Marin Headlands is closed for construction. Please follow the detour signs to Conzelman Road (just above the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge) to go up over the hill. More »
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Muir Beach (but not nearby Muir Woods) parking lot closed June-November 2013
Muir Beach parking lot will be closed from June-November 2013 due to construction. Restrooms or nearby parking will not be available at Muir Beach during this period. Pacific Way is closed except to residents. Check back for updates or call (415)561-3054 More »
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CAUTION: Post Storm Damage to Coastal Trail
The Presidio Coastal Trail segment just north of the Pacific Overlook and adjacent to Lincoln Blvd remains CLOSED indefinitely. We have posted signage to alert bicyclists and hikers and with information for safe trail alternatives. More »
Rocks on the Move at Rodeo Lagoon
Rodeo Lagoon and barrier beach NPS Suzanne Garcia How do we recognize geologic change in our environment? How do humans influence these changes? During Rocks on the Move at Rodeo Lagoon: Tracking the Human Footprint, students use historic photgraphs and depictions of the ancient past to collaboratively develop a map showing the degree of human impact (a Human Footprint map) in the Rodeo Lagoon area of the Marin Headlands. 
Students take a close look at the rainbow sands of Rodeo Beach Tung Chee, GGNPC
Guided inquiry, small group discussions and journaling enable students to gain an increased awareness of the natural processes and human influences that have shaped this lagoon system, and how the geologic history of the Bay Area is revealed in the rainbow-colored beach sands of Rodeo Beach. Using our Magic Window teaching tool, students view the Rodeo Lagoon landscape at different points in time. As they make observations and generate questions about the changes they see, they consider whether these changes are the result of geologic processes or human impacts. 
Learning about the pebbles on Rodeo Beach Tung Chee, GGNPC Teachers participating in our Rocks on the Move programs have access to an online curriculum and a traveling trunk of classroom materials and Franciscan Complex rock samples that help bring local geology alive. Throughout all portions of the Rocks on the Move experience, students learn how to recognize geologic changes in their environments. Park staff offer a classroom presentation prior to your visit to the Marin Headlands, to familiarize students with the physical characteristics of the Franciscan rocks though our Edible Geology lesson, and the use of a dichotomous key to identify rock samples. A similar key is used during the field program while students choose their favorite Rodeo Beach pebbles to investigate. Visit the web pages and lessons listed below to view more: |
Did You Know?
Mélange underlies much of Golden Gate and is a mixture of rocks created by tectonic activity in and near a subduction zone.