• East view from Crissy Field overlook with old Coast Guard station on left and city on right

    Presidio of San Francisco

    California

Geologic Map and Cross-Section

Geologic Map of Presisio and Marin Headlands
Geologic map showing most of the Presidio and Marin Headlands.
Modified from U.S. Geological Survey publications
 
Cross section of the geology from San Francisco to Oakland
Will Elder, NPS

Did You Know?

Franciscan monk

In 1776, Father Pedro Font wrote,
"The port of San Francisco...is a marvel of nature, and might well be called a harbor of harbors...And I think if it could be well settled like Europe there would not be anything more beautiful in all the world."