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Image of the interior of Fort Point with the lighthouse
Events

(CANCELED) Tour of Fort Point

Fort Point Entrance
Join a ranger near the front entrance of Fort Point for a tour! Learn about the soldiers' lives at Fort Point, the fort's unique architecture, the defenses of the Golden Gate and lots more. Tours are scheduled daily at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and typically last 30 minutes. Staff availability may affect these tour times, please inquire upon arrival.
Image of the interior of Fort Point with the lighthouse
Events

(CANCELED) Tour of Fort Point

Fort Point Entrance
Join a ranger near the front entrance of Fort Point for a tour! Learn about the soldiers' lives at Fort Point, the fort's unique architecture, the defenses of the Golden Gate and lots more. Tours are scheduled daily at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and typically last 30 minutes. Staff availability may affect these tour times, please inquire upon arrival.
Image of the front of the Presidio Visitor Center with the Golden Gate Bridge in the backgrounr
Events

(CANCELED) For Members: Presidio Main Post Walk

Presidio Main Post Transit Center
The Main Post encompasses more history than another other site within Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Learn about Spanish colonial settlers, 1906 refugees, U.S. Army history from 1846 to 1995, and a dizzying variety of military architecture.
View overlooking Fort Baker and the Golden Gate
Events

(CANCELED) For Members: Secret History of Fort Baker

Drown Road Trailhead
Join Park Ranger Emeritus and historian John Martini on an exploration of this historic military site in Sausalito.
Sunny day at Point Bonita Lighthouse
Events

Point Bonita Lighthouse Sunset Tour

Lighthouse Trailhead
Follow in the footsteps of a lighthouse keeper! Join docents for a guided sunset program, and learn about the geology, ecology, and history of Point Bonita.
Battery Chamberlin at Baker Beach
Events

Battery Chamberlin Open House - Canceled

Battery Chamberlin
How can a 50-ton gun simply disappear? Learn this and other facts while helping load and aim the last operational gun of its kind.
A dark hall leads to a person looking down through a sunny archway on one of Fort Points upper levels
Events

Equality of Labor: The Building of Fort Point

Fort Point Entrance
Let's discuss being treated equally during the building of Fort Point! Do you think that labor disputes have changed today? How can we change work treatment in the future?
Sunny day at Point Bonita Lighthouse
Events

Point Bonita Lighthouse Tour - Canceled

Lighthouse Trailhead
Discover how Point Bonita provided safe passage through the treacherous Golden Gate and experience the last manned lighthouse on the Pacific Coast.
View toward the ocean from Sweeney Ridge
Events

Ohlone-Portola Heritage Day

Commemorating 10,000 years of Ohlone Settlement in San Mateo County & The 250th Anniversary of the Portola’ Expedition Sighting of San Francisco Bay. Hosted at the Pacifica Community Center (540 Crespi Drive), there will be ranger-guided hikes to the Sweeney Ridge site and a dedication ceremony with political dignitaries dedicating...
A dark hall leads to a person looking down through a sunny archway on one of Fort Points upper levels
Events

Ask the Archivist at Fort Point

Fort Point Entrance
Come down to Fort Point to experience the life and times of people during the Civil War using objects of the time.