From National Recreation Areas
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Know Before You Go
- Designation
- National Recreation Area
- State
- CA
- Park address
- San Francisco, CA
- Entrance fee
- No entrance feeNPS data as of 2026-08-25
- Camping
- 5 campgrounds listed by NPS · 18 reservable sites
Track Your Qwest
Save Golden Gate National Recreation Area to QwestLyfe and keep track of the places you've explored and the places you want to visit.
I've been here!
Sign in to track this and all the NPS sites with QwestLyfe
I'm planning to go here
Sign in to plan this trip with QwestLyfe
Nearby ParkQwest Places
- Muir Woods National MonumentNational Monument · Approximately 3 miles away (straight line)
- Fort Point National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Approximately 8 miles away (straight line)
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Approximately 10 miles away (straight line)
- Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Approximately 14 miles away (straight line)
- Point Reyes National SeashoreNational Seashore · Approximately 20 miles away (straight line)
- John Muir National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Approximately 27 miles away (straight line)
Build a ParkQwest Trip
Select nearby places above and add them, along with Golden Gate National Recreation Area, to your QwestLyfe plans.
Notes
Designation Date: 01/01/1972
Experience a park so rich it supports 19 distinct ecosystems with over 2,000 plant and animal species. Go for a hike, enjoy a vista, have a picnic or learn about the centuries of overlapping history from California’s indigenous cultures, Spanish colonialism, the Mexican Republic, US military expansion and the growth of San Francisco. All of this and more awaits you, so get out and find your park.
