Fort Point - San Francisco Landmark

Full Amenity List

• Guided Tours
• Gift Shop
• Wheelchair Accessible
• Restrooms

Descriptions from Across the Web

• Fort Point is located at the southern side of the Straits of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. During the American Civil War, a fort was built to defend against the passage of hostile warships. The fort is now protected as Fort Point National Historic Site, a U.S. National Historic Site administered by the National Park Service as a unit of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The entrance to San Francisco Bay has long been the site of human habitation. The earliest residents of the area, ancestors of the Ohlone and Coast Miwok peoples, depended on the bay's waters for food and transportation. There is evidence from about 4,000 years ago of an Ohlone village located about a mile from Fort Point along the shore. In 1769 Gaspar de Portolà's overland expedition reached San Francisco Bay. By 1776 Spain had established the area's first European settlement, with a mission and a presidio. Fearful of encroachment by the British and Russians, Spain fortified the high white cliff at the narrowest part of the bay's entrance, where Fort Point now stands. The Castillo de San Joaquin, built in 1794, was an adobe structure housing nine to thirteen ... more on en.wikipedia.org
• Fort Point is a wonderful, historic place to see. The builder of the Golden Gate Bridge designed the bridge over the top of the fort because he thought is was important to preserve. If you look closely at the bridge, there is "a bridge within the bridge" - an arch on the ... more on tripadvisor.com
• Twice a month from March through October, Golden Gate National Recreation Area offers families a chance to fish and crab from Fort Point Pier in the Presidio. Rangers supply the crabbing nets and 15 minutes worth ... more on gocitykids.com
• Dogs on leash are allowed on the property of Fort Point. They are not allowed ... more on Dogfriendly
• Once the guardian of the bay with 149 cannons, this 1861 brick ... more on weather.com

Directions

Fort Point is located at the south anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge at the end of Marine Drive on the Presidio of San Francisco. By car from San Francisco and points south, take Highway 101 north and exit right at the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza befo

Hours

Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM

Miscellaneous

• Admission: Free
• Events: Pier Crabbing is on Saturdays from 10-12 noon, and the remaining dates are Sept. 16, Sept. 30, Oct. 14 and Oct. 28. The Candlelight tour is once a month starting in November, and we begin taking reservations on September 1st.

Other Web Resources

• www.nps.gov
• http://www.visitcalifornia.com
• http://www.sanmateocountycvb.com
• http://www.visitberkeley.com