• 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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  • 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 »

  • Muir Beach (but not nearby Muir Woods) parking lot closed July 8-November 2013

    Muir Beach parking lot will be closed from July 8-November 2013 due to construction. Restrooms and 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 »

  • 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 »

Marin Parklands Image Gallery

Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite
Golden Gate NRA, Park Archives, Marin Headlands and Angel Island Study Collection, GOGA-2881
 

The Marin Parklands encompass GGNRA areas in on the northern side of the Golden Gate as well as in the Bay. These varied landscapes range from historic dairy farms to Nike missile sites. In this gallery, explore the Marin Headlands (including Stinson Beach and Wolf Ridge), Fort Baker (including Batteries Yates, Cavallo, Spencer, and Duncan), Fort Barry (including the SF-88 Nike site, Batteries Mendell and Alexander, and the Point Bonita lighthouse), Fort Cronkhite (including Rodeo Beach and Battery Townsley), and Angel Island (Including Fort McDowell, various batteries, and the SF-91 Nike site).


Images within these albums may be used for any legitimate non-commercial public or press use with proper credit given to the National Park Service. If you have any questions or additional information on these images, please contact the Park Archives and Records Center’s reference archivist at 415-561-2807 or e-mail us.

 

Did You Know?

Basalt pillows

Geologists sometimes call Franciscan pillow basalt “greenstone” because it contains green minerals formed in an interaction between the basalt and hot, mineral-rich seawater.