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Fort Mason Accessibility
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Accessibility Contact Information

The GGNRA Headquarters building is a secure Federal Facility. The current accessible entrance is in the rear of the building, there is one parking space to access the existing ramp and gain access to the facility. To gain access to the information cente, please press the door bell to activate the two way Intercom.

Please take caution during windy days, the door is forced shut bu tremendous winds from the bay. If you need assistance with the door, please ask the person who answers the intercom.

The Information center is open from 8:30am to 4:30pm

You may contact the information center by calling:

TDD:(415) 556-2766

Voice:(415) 561-4700

Or you can Email Us

 
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There is one Accessible Parking space in the rear of the building next to the G.S.A vehicles parking, This is the nearest space to the access ramp fo NPS Headquarters building 201.

There are two parking spaces that are in front of the building but they dont have direct access to the ramp, (you would have to go around the building) but they are good to access the great meadow and other points in Fort Mason.

The Fort Mason Hostel has one accessible parking space in front of it, along with an accessible ramp.

There are also 4 universal parking spaces at the quad parking located on the right side as you drive into Fort Mason.

 

 
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Restroom Accessibility

The park headquarters is a secure federal facility and is not open to the general public unless you have a meeting, or are visiting the information center. Therefore, their are no public restrooms available. The nearest public restrooms are located in the great meadow approximately fifty yards from the front of the headquarters, building 201.

There is also an accessible high and low water fountain outside the restroom with a spicket for dogs.

The pathway leading to the restroom is made of red colored asphalt which provides stable, firm, and a non-slippery surface pathway for visitors to safely get to the restroom. Along  the way you will encounter sitting opportunites for viewing the Golden Gate Bridge and the statue of Philip Burton, the man who first had the initiative to create a National Park in San Francisco.

 
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Hiking and Pathway Accessibility

The Great Meadow within Fort Mason is accessible in most areas.

The Van Ness entrance is also accessible.

 

Photo of gull head showing red spot on the lower portion of the beak.  

Did You Know?
The red dot on an adult gull’s lower mandible (beak) serves as a target for chicks to peck to inform their parent that they need feeding.

Last Updated: August 21, 2009 at 15:45 EST