Now: An area of grand estates, some with ocean and bay views unlike any other place in the city. For visitors, this part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area contains Lands End - a landscaped trail that follows San Francisco's northwest corner from the Sutro area around to China Beach, offering spectacular views and access to the shore.
Then: The Fort Miley military reservation operated gun batteries along the cliffs at Lands End, and the remains of these are still there at the rock outcroppings. Three shipwrecks from the 1920s and 1930s are visible from the trails and vista points.
How To Get There: Not really served by public transportation (except the 29-line, which skirts the area at 25th Avenue as it enters the Presidio), it's really just easier to drive here. Parking is typically easy in and around El Camino del Mar, in and around the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Lands End (except when very popular exhibitions are going on at the Palace of the Legion of Honor).
Seacliff Gate at 30th Avenue and California Street
Angelina's Cafe, on California Street at 22nd Avenue
6001 California Market, on California Street at 22nd Avenue
House on 30th Avenue in Seacliff
At the intersection of El Camino del Mar and Sea Cliff Avenue
Houses on Sea Cliff Avenue
House on El Camino del Mar in Seacliff
Sign at El Camino Del Mar and Sea Cliff Avenue, pointing toward China Beach
Entrance to China Beach, at the end of Sea Cliff Avenue
Stairway leading down to China Beach from the parking lot at Sea Cliff Avenue
Service road leading down to China Beach
Stairs leading down to the shore facing west at China Beach
32nd Avenue stop for the California-1 line bus
Steps leading up to Lincoln Park from Calfornia Street at 32nd Avenue
Lincoln Park Golf Course, near California Street and 32nd Avenue
Walking path at the east edge of Lincoln Park, toward Land's End
Overlooking Katherine Delmar Burke School, from Lincoln Park, at California Street and 32nd Avenue
Lincoln Park Golf Course in Seacliff
Northwest view from the east edge of Lincoln Park
Southeast view from Lincoln Park
Palace of the Legion of Honor Museum, at the intersection of El Camino del Mar and 34th Avenue
Lands End entrance, at the east edge of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, on El Camino del Mar
Signs pointing to destinations in Seacliff, at the east entrance to Lands End
Eagle's Point lookout area, near the east entrance to Lands End, from El Camino Del Mar
View of China Beach and Baker Beach, from the cliffs at Land's End
Trail along the cliffs and hills at Lands End
The bay and Golden Gate, from lookout point at Lands End
Ledge above the surf at Lands End
Lookout point at Lands End
Remains of a gun battery installment at Lands End
Taking photos from the trail at Lands End
Western view of the Ocean, from the cliffs at Land's End
The labyrinth at Lands End, from above
Mile Rock Beach and the Bay
Trail at Mile Rock Beach in Lands End
Trail over the cliffs at Lands End
Signs on the walking path at Lands End
Shoreline at Lands End
Path in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, leading to Sutro Baths
Wooded area in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, near the path between Lands End and Sutro Baths
Path to Sutro Baths, from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Steps leading down toward Sutro Baths and the Ocean
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