Golden Gate National Recreation Area • California

White buildings with red roofs at Crissy Field with blue bay and Golden Gate Bridge and fog behind.

Mori Point view north with yellow an blue flowers, the blue-green Pacific Ocean and Mt. Tamalpais.

View over the Pacific from Bolinas Ridge; Stinson Beach, Bolinas Lagoon and head in mid-ground.

Orange Golden Gate Bridge with waves crashing in foreground and storm clouds behind.

View south with family on road in foreground and Rodeo Beach and cove in front of Point Bonita.

Row of red brick barracks with white-columned porches where infantry soldiers lived.

Closeup shot of Alcatraz Island showing lighthouse and prison with yellow flowers on slope in front.

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Experience a park so rich it supports 19 distinct ecosystems with over 2,000 plant and animal species. Go for a hike, enjoy a vista, have a picnic or learn about the centuries of overlapping history from California’s indigenous cultures, Spanish colonialism, the Mexican Republic, US military expansion and the growth of San Francisco. All of this and more awaits you, so get out and find your park.

Visiting Crissy Field is an ever changing experience as the fog comes in and dissipates.
NPS photo/Will Elder

View north from Mori Point showing abundant spring flowers and Mt. Tamalpais in the background.
Will Elder

Bolinas Ridge offers outstanding panaramas of the Pacific Coast, here including Stinson Beach and Lagoon.
Kirke Wrench

The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic attraction year-round.
Kirke Wrench

Trails in the Marin Headlands offer a fun and spectacular hiking experience for all.
NPS photo/Will Elder

The Presidio offers an outdoor museum of military architecture over the centuries.
NPS photo/Will Elder

Visitors can learn about the complex layered history of Alcatraz Island.
NPS photo/Will Elder

Golden Gate from Battery East
NPS Photo

A photograph of people on benches and a lawn with the Golden Gate Bridge and mountains.

What is your next adventure?

Explore this unique National Park comprised of 37 natural and historic sites and over 130 miles of trails.

Presidio trail, marin headlands, and bridge in view.

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International Site of Conscience

At Golden Gate visitors can engage in a history and culture as varied and diverse as they are.

snowy plover at ocean beach

A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

A highly diverse complex of terrestrial, coastal, and marine environments.

Park visitor using wheelchair accessible trail at Land's End

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
201 Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123

Phone:

415-561-4700
United States Park Police Dispatch: Non-Emergency: 415-561-5505 Emergency: 415-561-5656

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