Presidio & Crissy Field
Presidio of San Francisco
A national park converted from a military fort more than 200 years old. The Crissy Field shoreline trail faces the Golden Gate Bridge and is good for walking, cycling, and picnics.
The Presidio was once a fort under Spanish, Mexican, and American rule. It was transferred to the National Park Service in 1994. Covering about 6 square km, it preserves many red-brick barracks, eucalyptus groves, and trails. Crissy Field to the north is a coastal wetland and beach converted from a former airfield. Its trail runs all the way to Fort Point at the foot of the bridge, the classic angle for photographing the Golden Gate Bridge. The main complex has a visitor center, the Walt Disney Family Museum, and the Presidio Picnic food truck gathering on weekends. The newly built Presidio Tunnel Tops park offers views over the bay. Entry to the park is free. You can take the free PresidiGo shuttle or Muni Bus 30.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Palace of Fine Arts
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Baker Beach
- Battery Spencer (Marin Headlands)
- de Young Museum
- California Academy of Sciences
- Haight-Ashbury
- Ghirardelli Square