• 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 »

Audio Description

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The following features are part of the audio description program at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

 

Audio Described Brochures and Audio Walking Tours

 

We have several audio described brochures and audio walking tours available. Click here to view a list and to download the digital files.

 

Audio Described Videos

Click here to view a list and to download our audio described videos.

 

Audio Described Tours

The Alcatraz Island Cell House Tour is Audio Described. Click here for more information about the tour and other accessible features available at Alcatraz.

The Lands End Lookout Visitor's Center provides a recorded audio described tour. This tour provides information about the Visitor's Center and surrounding sites. Please request a device from the visitor center staff. Click here for more information about Lands End.

  • Fort Baker Cell Phone Tour Fort Baker Cell Phone Tour

    Learn about historic Fort Baker; its nature, history and modern role Read More

Did You Know?

Death Valley sand dunes

Even if California and the West gets more rainfall with global warming, earlier snow melt and hotter summers will likely produce more drought stress, increasing susceptibility to pathogens and invasive species.