Baker Beach, San Francisco, California, United-States-of-America

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The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, as seen from Battery East

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait 

connecting San Francisco Bay  and the Pacific Ocean in California, United States.

The structure links 

San Francisco—the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula—to Marin County,

carrying both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the strait.

It also carries pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and is designated as part of U.S. Bicycle Route 95.

Recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the Wonders of the Modern World, 

the bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco and California.

Locale :   San Francisco, California and Marin County, California, U.S.

Design : Suspension, Art Deco, truss arch & truss causeways

Total length : 8980 ft,  about 1.70 mi (2.74 km)

History

Architect : Irving Morrow

Engineering : Joseph Strauss, Charles Ellis,

design by : Leon Solomon Moisseiff

Constructed by : Barrett and Hilp

Construction start : January 5, 1933

Construction end : April 19, 1937

Opened : May 27, 1937;

Panorama showing the height, depth, and length of the span from end to end,

looking west

Panorama of the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset, as seen from just north of Alcatraz Island

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Golden Gate Bridge | Alcatraz island 

Alcatraz island is the small island just above the right-hand tower.

The city of San Francisco is to the right just outside the picture.

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Baker Beach with fog rolling across the Golden Gate strait and bridge

Baker Beach showing a sunset, general coastal views and waves

Baker beach

is a really cool spot to get great views of the golden gate bridge

in San Francisco! 

Baker Beach with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background

Baker Beach is a public beach on the peninsula of San Francisco, California, United States. The beach lies on the shore of the Pacific Ocean in the northwest of the city. It is roughly a 0.5 mi (800 m) long, beginning just south of Golden Gate Point (where the Golden Gate Bridge connects with the peninsula), extending southward toward the Seacliff peninsula, the Palace of the Legion of Honor and the Sutro Baths. The northern section of Baker Beach is "frequented by clothing-optional sunbathers,"  and as such it is considered a nude beach.

What A Pretty Sunrise at Baker Beach with the View of the Golden Gate Beach.

Baker Beach, San Francisco, California

Baker Beach, San Francisco, California

We're strolling north on San Francisco's Baker Beach for a quintessential California view. Here in the northwest of town, Pacific waves wash the sands with vigor, in contrast to the calmer waters of San Francisco Bay. If the bay side's more your speed, it's about a mile's walk straight ahead to the Golden Gate Bridge, which separates open ocean from sheltered haven. Fair warning, though: North Baker Beach is clothing-optional, so you might see more of the locals than expected as you pass by.

Landmark #BeachBound

History

The Golden Gate Bridge viewed from Baker Beach at nighttime

Baker Beach is part of the Presidio, which was a military base from the founding of San Francisco by the Spanish in 1812 until 1997.

In 1904, it was fortified with disappearing gun installations known as Battery Chamberlin, which can still be viewed today.

When the Presidio was decommissioned as a U.S. Army base, it became part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which is administered by the National Park Service.

The 160 acres (65 ha) property was settled by John Henry Baker in the 1850s and was known as Golden Gate Milk Ranch. The property location description varied, but is generally described as being approximately 4 mi (6.4 km) west of the city on the then Point Lobos Road (now Geary Blvd.)

Baker died in 1863 and his widow, Maria, lost the property to foreclosure in 1879. In 1897, Baker's grandson, Fairfax Henry Wheelan sued  to have the title returned to the heirs of John H. Baker, claiming that Baker's widow did not have the legal power to mortgage the property.

To the north of the beach is Marshall's Beach and was the site of a Japanese Type 93 torpedo embedded in the beach sand in 1946. Historian Mark Felton believes it was fired by Japanese submarine I-15 in 1941, which was sailing near the waters off San Francisco.

Baker Beach path with shrubs and crow

Baker Beach showing surf, a beach and a coastal town

Golden Gate Bridge showing a bridge, a sunset and waves

Golden Gate Bridge showing waves, a sunset and a bridge

Baker Beach showing a sunset, a beach and landscape views

Marshall’s Beach

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Marshall’s Beach:

An Epic San Francisco’s Sunset Spot

Marshall’s Beach is tucked up against the rugged coastal bluffs just north of Baker Beach. Get ready to walk — the only way to access Marshall’s Beach is on foot via the Batteries to Bluffs Trail, so be sure to pack in everything you’ll need for your day at the shore.

This is a great beach to do a little birdwatching and see Serpentine rock formations and native wildflowers. And given its isolated location, this is a place where some dare to go bare.

This post is from the Golden Gate Bridge Overlook,

where you get the above view from. There is parking in the dirt lot here for about 30 cars, and if you go on a weekday, it is not often filled near sunset. Again, this area is famous for break ins, so do not leave valuables in the car.

One of the best spots though is to head past the rocks, and you can get a clear view of the bridge, which makes for great photos.

An eye-level view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Marshall’s Beach

North Marshall Beach with Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

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