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Alcatraz Island
The infamous Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay. It doesn't have any...
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Aquatic Park Cove
Aquatic Park Cove has a narrow sandy beach and a grass park at the end of the Hyde Street Cable Car...
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Baker Beach
Baker Beach is a large popular beach not far from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. On sunny...
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Candlestick Point State Recreation Area
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area is an urban park on San Francisco Bay next to Candlestick...
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China Beach
China Beach is a small locals beach in San Francisco. The cove where China Beach Cove is located is...
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Clipper Cove Beach on Yerba Buena Island
There are several beaches along the shoreline of Yerba Buena Island in the middle of San Francisco...
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Crissy Field – East Beach
East Beach in San Francisco is located at the east end of Crissy Field Park in the old Presidio...
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Crissy Field – West Bluff Beach
The beach at West Bluff Picnic Area is located at the west end of Crissy Field Park right below...
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Fort Funston Beach
Fort Funston is the southernmost beach on the Pacific Coast side of San Francisco and is part of...
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Fort Point National Historic Site
Fort Point National Historic Site doesn't have a sandy beach, but it's location at the Golden Gate...
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Golden Gate Park Beach
Golden Gate Park Beach is technically the northern part of Ocean Beach within Golden Gate National...
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Heron’s Head Park
Heron's Head Park is relatively new park on San Francisco Bay in San Francisco. The park gets its...
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Marshall’s Beach
Marshall's Beach is a long narrow secluded beach that stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge and...
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Mile Rock Beach at Lands End
Mile Rock Beach is in a small cove tucked below Lands End Point in San Francisco's portion of...
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North Baker Beach
North Baker Beach is the clothing-optional area of Baker Beach in San Francisco. Starting at Baker...
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Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach is a long beach spanning the entire Sunset District of San Francisco from Cliff House...
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Phillip Burton Memorial Beach
Phillip Burton Memorial Beach is the name of the beach between Thornton State Beach and Fort...
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Sutro Baths
The ruins of the Sutro Baths are an historic site on the western waterfront of San Francisco. In...
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Treasure Island
Treasure Island is a man-made island adjacent to Yerba Buena Island in the middle of San Francisco...
Articles
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10 Strange Things Found on California Beaches
Over years of traveling the California Coast to visit beaches, we have discovered so many amazing places and also some strange things. We wanted to share pictures and stories about […]
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California Sandcastle Contests and Festivals
Kids aren’t the only ones who love building sandcastles at the beach. Many professional sandcastle artists compete at annual events that allow them to show off their skills and creative […]
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9 Shipwrecks in California You Can See
California has had its fair share of shipping disasters over the years. Many of the ships hit rocks offshore and sank deep enough that only brave scuba divers can see […]
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12 Gorgeous Beaches in San Francisco You Must See
San Francisco has something for everyone, including incredibly beautiful beaches. Some are located right on the ocean, while others lie along the bay. We have visited them all, took good notes, […]
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Hidden Lighthouses in California You Should Try to Find
Lighthouses are tall white structures with bright lights on top so they should be easy to spot right. Well some of the lighthouses on the California Coast aren’t in plain […]
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Famous Bridges of California
Bixby Bridge – See the photographs below of the famous bridges. California has some of the most iconic bridges around. Today we take most of them for granted as we drive […]
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Enjoy This Road Trip From San Francisco To Santa Cruz
For Bay area-dwellers, the road trip from San Francisco to Santa Cruz is an iconic one. Though it’s less than two hours in duration, there are a lot of wonderful […]
Maps
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The Historic Fishing Piers in California
Fishing has always been a big coastal activity in California, long before surfing became popular in the 1960’s. During the second half of the 1800’s and in the early 1900’s […]
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Best Beaches in San Francisco
San Francisco is known for many world-class attractions around the city, but the incredible beaches here often get overlooked by tourists. It’s a shame because San Francisco has some of the […]
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Here’s a map of all the beaches in Golden Gate National Recreation Area. There are 26 of them around the San Francisco area. Some are south of the Golden Gate […]
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The Missions of California
California has 21 historic Spanish missions from San Diego to Sonoma in the northern San Francisco Bay Area. Most were built during the late 1700’s, with the two northernmost being […]
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Tide Pools in the San Francisco Bay Area
Tide Pools are one of the biggest draws at California beaches and the Bay Area has it’s fair share of them. In fact, two of the best tide pools in […]
Attractions
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San Francisco Cable Cars
San Francisco’s Cable Cars are a major tourist attraction and a great way to navigate through the downtown area. Ever ride a national landmark? It’s being done everyday by both […]
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Presidio of San Francisco
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Golden Gate Park
If you are planning a trip to San Francisco, you might have heard about Golden Gate Park from friends and family or even found it via an internet search of […]
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Aquarium of the Bay
Aquarium of the Bay is located on Pier 39 in the Fisherman’s Wharf District of the San Francisco waterfront. This unique aquarium has tunnels the length of a football field […]
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Mission San Francisco de Asis
Mission San Francisco de Asís, a.k.a. Mission Dolores Basilica, is located in the Mission District of San Francisco at the corner of Dolores Street and 16th Street. It was founded in 1776 […]
Hotels
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Fairmont Heritage Place, Ghirardelli Square
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Inn at the Presidio
The Inn at the Presidio is located in historic Pershing Hall, once an elegant home for bachelor officers when the Presidio was a U.S. Army post. The Georgian Revival-style building […]
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Argonaut Hotel San Francisco
Uniquely set in a turn-of-the-century warehouse, the celebrated Argonaut Hotel supplies a boutique hotel experience at Fisherman’s Wharf. The historic architecture of the building allows for the character of wood […]