Bicentennial Campground

• Reservations can be made up to six months before your arrival and may extend up to two days beyond this 6-month booking window. You can reserve directly from this page via a partnership with recreation.gov by clicking the green 'reserve' button. A recreation.gov account is required to make a reservation. The reservation fee at Bicentennial Campground increases to $25 on January 1. There is no water on the campground, so bring your own water, soap, and hand sanitizer. We urge visitors to continue to practice Leave No Trace principles, including by packing out their trash, to keep outdoor spaces safe.

Hawk Campground

• Reservations can be made up to six months before your arrival and may extend up to two days beyond this 6-month booking window. You can reserve directly from this page via a partnership with recreation.gov by clicking the green 'reserve' button. A recreation.gov account is required to make a reservation. Campsites are $25 per night. There is no water at the campground. Bring your own water, soap, and hand sanitizer.

Haypress Campground

• Reservations can be made up to six months before your arrival and may extend up to two days beyond this 6-month booking window. You can reserve directly from this page via a partnership with recreation.gov by clicking the green 'reserve' button. A recreation.gov account is required to make a reservation. Reservations for an overnight site at Haypress Campground are $25/night. For the group site, it is $75/night. There is no water at the campground. Bring your own water, soap, and hand sanitizer. We urge visitors to continue to practice Leave No Trace principles, including packing out their trash, to keep outdoor spaces safe.

Kirby Cove Campground

• Reservations can be made up to six months before your arrival and may extend up to two days beyond this 6-month booking window. Each overnight site permits a maximum of 10 people. The Day Use Site permits a maximum of 35 people. You can reserve directly from this page via a partnership with recreation.gov by clicking the green 'reserve' button. A recreation.gov account is required to make a reservation. Reservations for an overnight site are $40/night. For a group site, it is $75/night. There is no water at the campground. Bring your own water, soap, and hand sanitizer.

Rob Hill Campground

"Black Point": A Civilian Neighborhood on Military Land

In the 1850s, private citizens constructed homes on the east side of the street, facing the water; after 1865, the army constructed the west side buildings. Although the military reserved Point San Jose for its purposes, the army had not assigned any soldiers or constructed any buildings. This scenic and underutilized piece of property, known to locals as "Black Point" because of the bluff's dark laurel trees, offered refuge from the rapidly growing city.

• You are standing at the top of a drive way. To your right is a tall hedgerow. To your left is a chain link fence covered in ivy. Looking down the driveway you can see the edge of the bluff upon which Fort Mason sits. Beyond the edge of the bluff the historic tall ships of San Francisco Maritime sit in the waters of the San Francisco Bay.

1 - Exploring the Coast...and Beyond

KIOSK DESCRIPTION: This kiosk has 2 panels side by side. VIEW FROM WAYSIDE: Facing south west, you can see the path that cuts through a grassy field leading to three wayside panels 70 feet away. Also visible is the top portion of a rounded concrete structure poking out of the ground just before the waysides. In front and to the left of you are three picnic tables 30, 75 and 110 feet away, respectively.

1 - Headquarters

Welcome to the audio described tour of Fort Mason's waysides. Each stop on this tour describes one of the 12 waysides or kiosks within Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Each stop will begin with an orientation to where you are in the park and a description of the view from the wayside. Directions to the next wayside will be detailed at the end of every stop.

1 - Introduction: Lands End Lookout

Welcome to the Lands End Lookout, perched here on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, at the western boundary of San Francisco. Let's begin by stepping to a quieter part of this space. Stand with your back to the desk and walk carefully forward about six steps until you find a similar counter.

1 - Restoring Habitat - Muir Beach AD

WAYSIDE TITLE: Restoring Habitat VIEW FROM WAYSIDE: Standing in front of the kiosk facing south, away from the parking lot, a row of brown recycling and trash bins is to your left. Directly behind you is a 3-D topographic model of Muir Beach and the surrounding area, and, on the edge of the parking lot, a bathroom building.

1 - Sustainability at Golden Gate

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: Sustainability at Golden Gate PANEL DESCRIPTION: The wayside is located on the south eastern corner of the Crissy Field Center and faces north towards the bay.

1 - USSGS Bay Studies

10 - Family Housing

10 - Marsh Dynamics

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: Marsh Dynamics

10 - San Francisco's Seaside Playground

WAYSIDE TITLE: San Francisco's Seaside Playground: Going to the Cliff. TEXT: They made their way across the endless sand dunes on foot, on horseback, in horse-drawn buggies and steam trains.

10 - World's Fair

WAYSIDE TITLE: San Francisco Hosts the 1915 World's Fair! PANEL LOCATION: The wayside faces west and is in the northern portion of the Great Meadow Loop Trail. It is just to the side of the large asphalt path. Exercise caution with passing bikes.

11 - "Sand" Francisco

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: "Sand" Francisco PANEL DESCRIPTION: Graphic panel set in metal frame. The wayside faces north, on the northern side of the trail.

11 - Alcatraz Gardens

11 - Great Meadow

WAYSIDE TITLE: The Great Meadow PANEL LOCATION: The wayside faces north and is placed on a brick platform extending into the Great Meadow from the asphalt trail of the Great Meadow Loop. Accessible restrooms are further down the trail on the righthand side.

11 - Tactile Site Map

Lands End Lookout Visitor Center has a three-dimensional cast concrete tactile map of the area from Lands End Point to Sutro Heights. The model has tactile letters and braille along its surface, as well as raised features representing roads and trails. The model also has a compass rose in alignment with its geographical surroundings.

12 - Phillip Burton

WAYSIDE TITLE: Phillip Burton PANEL LOCATION: The wayside faces west along the asphalt path of the Great Meadow Loop Trail. Accessible restrooms are back in the opposite, on your lefthand side. VIEW FROM WAYSIDE: The wayside is on the eastern portion of the Great Meadow and is placed so that the Phillip Burton Statue is directly before you, framed by the Golden Gate Statue in the distance. The statue is encircled by gray bricks and is accessible by an additional walking path

12 - The Last Word in Airfields

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: The Last Word in Airfields PANEL DESCRIPTION: The wayside faces south, on the south side of the trail at the edge of Crissy Field.

12 - Water Tower

13 - Aviation's Adventuring Years

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: Aviation's Adventuring Years PANEL DESCRIPTION: The wayside faces south, on the southern side of the trail.

13 - End

The audio described tour ends here at the original wayside near the headquarters building. Thank you for visiting your National Park! If you have any further questions, you can approach the headquarters building to speak with a ranger.

13 - Rose Garden

14 - Braving Wind and Waves

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: Braving Wind and Waves PANEL DESCRIPTION: The wayside faces north, on the northern side of the trail.

14 - The Morgue

15 - Officers' Row

15 - The Pacific for its Stage

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: The Pacific for its Stage PANEL DESCRIPTION: The wayside faces north east, northern side of the trail.

16 - Shaping the Bay

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: Shaping the Bay PANEL DESCRIPTION: The wayside faces north, on the northern side of the trail.

16 - Warden's House

17 - Enjoying Crissy Field

PANEL DESCRIPTION: Located on the western side of the Warming Hut, the kiosk is a four-sided metal structure with three interpretive panels.

17 - Staff Housing

18 - Military Parade Ground

18 - Setting a Deadly Obstacle Course

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: Setting a Deadly Obstacle Course PANEL DESCRIPTION: The wayside is left of the Crissy Field kiosk and faces west.

19 - Indian Occupation

19 - Protecting Wildlife

PANEL DESCRIPTION: Situated at the western edge of Crissy Field is a four-sided metal kiosk with 3 wayside panels.

1906 Earthquake Cottages

Restored earthquake cottages used in the relief efforts of the 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco.

2 - Exploring Fort Mason

KIOSK LOCATION: The kiosk is a four-sided metal structure with interpretive panels. It is located east of building 201, at the intersection of Macarthur Avenue and Franklin Street. It is close to Fort Mason's flagpole.

2 - Guard Tower

2 - Plants of Lands End

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: Plants of Lands End: What Grows Here? Putting Down Roots. DESCRIPTION OF IMAGE: A large color photo of a shoulder of hillside covered with white wild flowers and green grasses. The hillside drops down to white waves lapping a rocky shore. The sky above is streaked with clouds.

2 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle PANEL DESCRIPTION: The wayside faces east in front of the Crissy Field Center.

2 - Redwood Creek Watershed Tactile Model

Muir Beach Overlook has a three-dimensional cast-bronze tactile map of the Redwood Creek Watershed. The model has tactile letters and braille along its surface, as well as raised features representing roads and trails. Additionally, the model contains a compass rose in alignment with its geographical surroundings. On top of that, it's a working hydrological model of a watershed.

20 - Daring Pilots, Youthful Heroes

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: Daring Pilots, Youthful Heroes PANEL DESCRIPTION: The panel faces north, on the northern side of the trail.

20 - How Will the San Francisco Waterfront Look in 2100?

21 - A Tidal-Marsh Extravaganza

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: A Tidal-Marsh Extravaganza PANEL DESCRIPTION: The wayside faces north on the northern side of the trail.

21 - Alcatraz Lighthouse

22 - A Wasteland Transformed

WAYSIDE PANEL TITLE: A Wasteland Transformed PANEL DESCRIPTION: The wayside faces north on the northern side of the trail.

22 - City Skyline

23 - New Homes From Old

24 - Snowy Egrets and Herons

25 - West Side Gardens

26 - First Escape Attempt

27 - Seabirds

Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center

• Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center
• The plaza is the starting point for all your bridge-related adventures. From here, you can learn about the history of the bridge and its impact on the Bay Area with the help of interactive installations and models, including a cross-section of the bridge's main suspension cable. There is limited paid parking at the plaza, and we highly recommend that you take public transit.

Lands End Lookout Visitor Center

• Lands End Lookout Visitor Center
• Facilities include visitor information and gift shop. Exhibits: Indoor exhibits and videos on the natural and cultural history of the Lands End area, Sutro Baths and Sutro Heights. Outdoor 3-D model of Lands End area.

Muir Woods National Monument Visitor Center

• Muir Woods National Monument Visitor Center
• Please visit gomuirwoods.com for reservations. Starting Saturday, May 28 our new operating hours will be 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. The Muir Woods Visitor Center is open 8:00 am to 30 minutes before the park closes.

William Penn Mott Jr. Presidio Visitor Center

• William Penn Mott Jr. Presidio Visitor Center
• The visitor center is the go to place to find out what is happening and what there is to do in the Presidio. Discover the Presidio through a large relief map, inspiring video, engaging exhibitions on history and nature, interactive tools, and knowledgeable staff that can help you uncover the incredible array of experiences possible here.

• Presidio Birdwatching
• Birdwatching in the Presidio.

• Crissy Field Birdwatching
• Birdwatching in Crissy Field

• Visit the New Industries Building
• Visit the New Industries Building to see exhibits on Prison Labor and the commemorative exhibit, Red Power on Alcatraz: Perspectives 50 Years Later. Red Power on Alcatraz tells the story of their 19 -month Occupation of Alcatraz, a watershed moment in the history of Alcatraz Island, the Native American civil rights move

• Bike the Bolinas Ridge Trail
• Enjoy open, grassy hillsides, redwood forests, decent climbs, and bumpy downhills on this multi-use trail. This trail begins at either at the Bolinas Ridge Trailhead along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard or at the trail's southern end at the Fairfax-Bolinas Road's junction with the West Ridgecrest Road. Allow about 5 minutes to drive from Bear Valley to the trail's northern trailhead. Allow about 30 minutes to drive from Bear Valley to the trail's southern trailhead.

• Hawk Hill Birdwatching
• Birdwatching in the high hills of the Marin Headlands at Hawk Hill Overlook.

• Archives Visit
• Always open by reservation, The Park Archives and Records Center is excited to host visitors, researchers, and park staff. Here the Presidio's past is bridged to its present by the images, documents, and objects preserved. Come and experience the park by revisiting its past.

• Bike the Golden Gate Bridge
• Bike the Golden Gate Bridge!

• Walk the Cross Marin Trail
• The up-to-10.6-miles- roundtrip Cross Marin Trail is a relatively flat, easy trail that follows the historic North Pacific Coast Railroad right-of-way paralleling Lagunitas Creek. Pets are permitted on the Cross Marin Trail and must be on a six-foot or shorter leash at all times. Allow about 5 minutes to drive from Bear Valley to the trail's northern trailhead.

• Hike the Bolinas Ridge Trail
• Admire redwood forests and expansive views of the Olema Valley on this dog-friendly, multi-use trail. This up-to-11-mile-long trail begins at either at the Bolinas Ridge Trailhead along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard or at the trail's southern end at the Fairfax-Bolinas Road's junction with the West Ridgecrest Rd. Allow about 5 minutes to drive from Bear Valley to the trail's northern trailhead. Allow about 30 minutes to drive from Bear Valley to the trail's southern trailhead.

• Torpedo Wharf Fishing
• Fishing at Torpedo Wharf near Fort Point and Crissy Field.

• Fort Baker Fishing
• Fishing in Fort Baker

• Take a Selfie at Fort Point
• Take in the views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay from below at Fort Point.

• Rodeo Lagoon Birdwatching
• Birdwatching in Rodeo Lagoon

• Muir Woods Birdwatching
• Birdwatching in Muir Woods

• View the Alcatraz Fire Engine
• Restored in 2003, this historic Diamond T Fire Engine can be viewed in the garage of the Quartermaster Building.

• Nike Missile Site in the Marin Headlands
• Visit and explore a Nike Missile site and learn about the role of the military installations here in the Marin Headlands.

• Whale watch from Muir Beach Overlook
• Whale Watch from Muir Beach Overlook

• Crissy Field Restored Wetlands
• Walking along the Crissy Field Promenade is a great recreational activity as well as a good wildlife and sightseeing adventure.

• Look for Red-Legged Frogs in Mori Point
• Watch for California's red-legged frogs in the restored pond habitat at Mori Point.

• Wildflower Walk at Fort Funston
• Take a walk and enjoy the scenic views of the wildflowers blooming at Fort Funston.

• Explore a Civil War Era Fort
• Explore a Civil War era fort on the west coast!

• Explore Sutro Baths and Sutro Heights Park
• Explore the Sutro Bath Ruins and Sutro Heights Park

• Hike the Main Trail at Muir Woods
• Visit the historic, infamous redwood forest at Muir Woods!

Alcatraz: Prisoners at Work

Learn about prison labor over the centuries at Alcatraz and contemplate the effectiveness of making incarcerated people work for punishment or rehabilitation as they do their time. The tour is 0.25 miles (0.4 km) one way with an elevation gain of 50 feet (16 m).

First and Last Stop: Philippines War Tour

Hear first hand accounts and news reports from the period, giving you a flavor of what it was like to be here during the busiest time in the Presidio’s history… as soldiers made their first and last stops here while on their way to and from war in the Philippines. This audio tour will reveal the many ways in which the soldiers and the citizens of San Francisco interacted, forever changing the face of the Presidio and the city.

Fort Baker Tour: Batteries & Butterflies

Take a tour exploring Fort Baker’s long history, its natural features and its modern role.

Fort Mason: A Reflection of San Francisco

This one mile walking tour reflects upon the role this 19th Century Army Post played in San Francisco history as well as the formation of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. We recommend visiting the sites in order, but you're welcome to visit them in any order you like. There are also interpretative waysides that provide you with additional information. Please be advised that most of the Fort Mason buildings and residences are currently occupied; visits to their interiors are not allowed.

Fort Point: Guardian of the Gate

Learn about Fort Point's service to the nation. Its powerful guns, massive walls, and determined soldiers stood vigilant and served as a deterrent to any would be aggressor.

Goldsworthy in the Presidio - Self Guided Art Hike

"Have you ever wondered about the wooden sculptures throughout the Presidio? Andy Goldsworthy is a site-specific artist who created these sculptures using materials found in the Presidio. The idea is to invite viewers to experience the familiar in a new way. These sculptures are designed to change and ultimately “return to the earth.” Goldsworthy says the pieces are meant to serve not just as objects, but as layers, adding on to the long history of the site.

Lands End: A History of Recreation

Over the centuries, San Franciscans and visitors from all over have traveled to this panoramic display of peninsular delight. This tour will take you on a 1.5 mile loop from the Visitor Center, through Sutro Heights down to Ocean Beach, around the Cliff House to the ruins of Sutro Baths and back up to the USS SF Memorial and Visitor Center parking lot. Along the way, you'll learn about the people and places that have contributed to the character of Lands End as a place of fun and recreation, even today.

Life on the Edge: Point Bonita Tour

Step back in time and learn the Point Bonita story on this audio tour. Point Bonita is an area where powerful environmental forces have profoundly affected human history.

Mori Point: A Seaside Landscape

Take a short walk to the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and get ready for great whale watching. Along the way, enjoy restored California red-legged frog pond habitat and views of the coast and surrounding hillsides.

Presidio Bronze Cannon Tour

Discover some hidden history! Explore the bronze cannon that now decorate this park. Learn about the creation of the Spanish Presidio and the American expansion during and after the Spanish American War. Investigate old technology through the description and locations of various emblems and markings found on these intricate weapons. Examine and question their necessity by understanding why and how they are here.

Presidio: Batteries to Bluffs

This walking tour starts in the Langdon Court parking lot. It's an approximately 1.5 mile loop with varied elevation that will take you along a beautiful scenic trail highlighting historical and natural points of interest. Watch your footing along the cliff and be mindful of poison oak. There are no bathrooms or water stations along the trail.

Red Power on Alcatraz

Alcatraz Island lies within Ramaytush Ohlone territory. There is no evidence (scientific or oral tradition) regarding Ohlone use of the island. In 1969, a group of Native American students, who later known as “Indians of All Tribes,” came to occupy the island in a political protest. These students fought for inclusion into the educational system that denied them their cultural existence. On this tour, learn the story of the 19-month Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island. The tour is 0.5 mi (0.8km) one way.

Rodeo Lagoon

The Rodeo Lagoon tour takes you on a 1.6 mile loop from the Marin Headlands Visitor Center around Rodeo Lagoon to Rodeo Beach, through Fort Cronkhite and back around to the Visitor Center. Along the way learn about endangered native plant and animal species, beach geology and some Headlands history.

Seven Prisons

This thirty-minute walking tour takes you to the sites of six different prisons on Alcatraz Island and connects their stories with our criminal justice system today, the “seventh prison.” While we explore the different sites, ask yourselves about the purpose of incarcerating people in these prisons. Did these prisons serve their purpose, and do our prisons today?