• View of the Golden Gate Bridge, taken from the Marin Headlands, looking across the bay back towards San Francisco, seen in the distance.

    Golden Gate

    National Recreation Area California

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Fort Baker

In 1897 the United States Army established Fort Baker (Point Military Reservation) to house officers and their families to support the many seacoast defense batteries: Ridge Battery (1871), Battery Cavallo (1872), Battery Spencer (1897), Battery Duncan (1900), Battery Kirby (1900), Orlando-Wagner (1901), Battery Yates (1905), and various Mine Depots.

In the late 1800’s - a more peaceful time - the U.S. Army focused on improving the soldiers’ quality of life by improving architecture design and medical facilities. These facilities include: The Parade Ground, Post Hospital, Steward’s Quarters, Senior Non-Commissioned Officers Quarters, Officers Quarters, Commanding Officers Quarters, Post Headquarters, Artillery Barracks, Post Exchange and Gymnasium (a bowling alley addition), Guardhouse, Storage and Mechanical building, and Regimental Chapel.

During the Military Occupancy many temporary buildings were constructed and many demolished. You can find general information by viewing the Fort Baker brochure or view the Fort Baker History Walk brochures "Innovations in Army Post Life" and "Horseshoe Cove: A Water Haven on San Francisco Bay".

Fort Baker currently host, The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Bay Area Discovery Museum (BADM), and Cavallo Point - The Lodge at the Golden Gate.

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  • Marin Headlands Visitor Center Marin Headlands Visitor Center

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Did You Know?

The Golden Gate Bridge from the view of Fort Point by Dan Ng

The Golden Gate Bridge’s two towers rise 746 feet, making them 191 feet taller than the Washington Monument, linking the Presidio of San Francisco to the Marin Headlands.