White buildings with red roofs at Crissy Field with blue bay and Golden Gate Bridge and fog behind. — Visiting Crissy Field is an ever changing experience as the fog comes in and dissipates. NPS photo/Will Elder

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · California · National Park Service

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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.

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Phone: 415-561-4700
Official site: www.nps.gov
Managed by: National Park Service

Getting there

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What's here

Highlights: Architecture and Building · African American Heritage · Archeology · Ruins · Arts · Photography · Asian American Heritage · Aviation · Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite · National Cemetery · Colonization and Settlement · Enslavement · Explorers and Expeditions · Farming and Agriculture · Forts · Hispanic American Heritage · Incarceration · Jails and Prisons · Japanese-American Internment · Industry · Logging and Timber Cutting · Immigration · Latino American Heritage · LGB American Heritage · Maritime · Coastal Defenses · Maritime - Military · Lighthouses · Ships and Shipwrecks · Medicine · Hospital · Migrations · Military · Infantry and Militia · Artillery · Cavalry · US Army · US Coast Guard · Monuments and Memorials · Native American Heritage · Religion and Spirituality · Missions · Science, Technology and Innovation · Social Movements · Abolition Movement · Civil Rights · Conservation Movement · Transportation · Bridges · Tragic Events · Catastrophic Fires · Forced Marches · Urban America · Wars and Conflicts · Tribal Conflicts · Colonial/European Contact Conflicts · Mexican War · Indian and Frontier Wars · Civil War · Spanish-American War · World War I · World War II · Vietnam War · Cold War · Westward Expansion · The Gold Rush · Women's History · Animals · Birds · Fish · Tortoises and Turtles · Climate Change · Coasts, Islands and Atolls · Dunes · Estuaries and Mangroves · Fire · Foothills, Plains and Valleys · Forests and Woodlands · Coniferous Forests · Geology · Grasslands · Prairies · Natural Sounds · Oceans · Whales · Scenic Views · Trails · Unique Species · Rare · Endangered · Watersheds · Wetlands · Marshes

Activities & features: Arts and Culture · Biking · Mountain Biking · Camping · Car or Front Country Camping · Group Camping · Fishing · Saltwater Fishing · Food · Dining · Picnicking · Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Hiking · Front-Country Hiking · Horse Trekking · Horseback Riding · Living History · Reenactments · Junior Ranger Program · Surfing · Wildlife Watching · Birdwatching · Museum Exhibits · Shopping · Bookstore and Park Store