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Visitor Center
Located at beautiful Drake’s Beach this center contains exhibits focused on 16th-century maritime exploration, marine fossils, and marine environments.
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Visitor Center
Excellent exhibits, maps, and park information can be found at this center. Just west of the Center’s parking lot is the 0.6-mile paved Earthquake Trail that takes you on an informational walk through key features of the San Andreas Fault zone.
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Campground
Hawk Camp is located high in the hills overlooking Gerbode Valley and is the most remote of the campgrounds in the Golden Gate National Parks.
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The iconic span that bridges the Golden Gate Strait can be enjoyed from many points throughout San Francisco and Marin County.
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Tour
Transportation
Reservations for parking and seats on the Muir Woods shuttle are now required seven days a week, year-round.
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Tour
Make sure to check out the Parks Conservancy's award-winning "Doing Time: The Alcatraz Cellhouse Tour." The audio tour is included with the purchase of an Alcatraz tour ticket.
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ADA Accessible
These tour operators provide service to Muir Woods and other Golden Gate National Recreation Area sites.
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Alcatraz’s current visitors experience an island that is alive with colorful plants gathered decades ago from around the world, and complemented by newly-introduced plants. These historic gardens not only illustrate the importance of gardens to the human spirit, but also the ecological benefits and aesthetic possibilities of sustainable gardening.
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Crissy Field offers easy hiking, Views of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge (only the two most-recognized landmarks in San Francisco), welcoming beaches, the marsh, and more. Beloved of locals and visitors alike.
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Find your path to discovery and adventure
Trails are as unique and complex as the ecosystems they help protect, or the extraordinary people who help care for them. Introduce yourself to one of the trails in the Golden Gate National Parks. And get ready to meet magic.
