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Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Places
Click on any of the following  links to learn about the many different historic places at Golden Gate.
 
photo of swimmers in Sutro Baths

Sutro District

Learn about Sutro District, which includes Sutro Heights, the Cliff House and the former Sutro Baths.  

 

 
photo of troops in formation on Fort Baker parade ground

Fort Baker

Learn about the history of Fort Baker, a 1905 military post located in the Marin Headlands. 
aerial of Fort Barry

Fort Barry

Learn more about this historic army post and its powerful guns constructed along the Pacific Coast.

 
Fort Point and the Golden Gate Bridge

Fort Point

Learn about the masonry Civil War fort that continues to guard the Golden Gate straits.

 
photo of Fort Cronkhite barracks

Fort Cronkhite

Learn about Fort Cronkhite, a World War II cantonment located in the Marin Headlands. 

 
Fort Mason Headquarters, Building 201

Guide to the Park's Architectural Styles

Learn more about the park's architectural history and learn to identify the buildings' various architectural styles.

 
color postcard of the Fort Mason Officers' Club

Fort Mason

Learn more about this Civil War post that was also the headquarters for the San Francisco Port of Embarkation.

 
Troops conducting drills in front of Montgomery Street barracks at the Presidio

Presidio of San Francisco

Learn more about this National Historic Landmark that was first established by the Spanish in 1776 as a military base, then a Mexican out-post and finally a United States army post.  

 
aerial of Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz

Learn more about the colorful past of this island which includes a Civil War citadel, an army prison, a federal penitentiary and now a part of the National Park Service. 

 

 
the main trail at Muir Woods

Muir Woods

Learn more about one of the world's only old-growth coastal redwood forest. 

 
An illustrator's rendition of Portola and his party discovering San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay Discovery Site

Learn more about the site in Pacifica where Spain's Gaspar de Portola first discovered the San Francisco Bay. 

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Presidio Trust & Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

Did You Know?
Golden Gate National Recreation Area works in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the Presidio Trust in Volunteer Management. These creative partners have widened the scope of diversity and taken the program to a higher level.
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Last Updated: September 19, 2011 at 13:43 MST