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Fort Baker
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Marin Headlands
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Photo credit: Michal Venera
Hidden Gem at the Fort Baker comprises approximately 335 acres set in a cove at the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Golden Gate This beautiful historic area includes a core zone of 91 acres surrounding a parade ground, protecting
a collection of over two dozen historic military buildings dating from the turn of-the-century. Partners
have also added new eco-friendly and architecturally sensitive buildings on the footprint of historic
buildings to create program space and lodging. The main post is fronted by Horseshoe Cove, and over
one-mile of relatively pristine rocky bay shoreline. The surrounding open space and hillsides, which
contain habitat for the endangered mission blue butterfly, contribute to the site’s significance. An
extensive trail system invites exploration. With less fog and warmer temperatures than other coastal
sites, Fort Baker offers quiet solitude in a spectacular setting.
Fort Baker’s Early History The Coast Miwok tribe inhabited the Fort Baker Spanish vessel San Carlos, under the command
area prior to its exploration and settlement by of Juan Manuel de Ayala, entered San Francisco
Europeans. Wetlands, marshes and streams Bay. At the end of the Mexican War in 1848, this
provided many resources of daily living for the area—part of William Antonio Richardson’s vast
indigenous peoples. The adjacent land often Rancho Sausalito—began to be sold to real estate
served as seasonal encampments or villages. The speculators.
area’s recorded history began in 1775, when the
The Military Years In1866,theUnitedStatesgovernmentacquiredthe In the Cold War years, the buildingsatFortBaker
siteandcreatedamilitaryreservationalongtheMarin were used for training Army Reserve troops, and
HeadlandstosafeguardSanFranciscoBay.Relatively as headquarters for the anti-aircraft missile units
simpleearthworkbatterieswereconstructedinthe defending the Bay Area. With the end of the
1870s.Oneofthese,BatteryCavallo,isaparticularly Cold War in the 1970’s, the Army’s presence at
fine example of seacoast fortifications of that the historic post was significantly reduced.
period.
Inthe1890’s,FortBakerwasformallyestablished.As
partofanefforttoreconstructcoastalfortifications
for major U.S. harbors, massive concrete batteries
with the latest in long range guns were built along
the bluffs. By 1910, the construction of the post
was essentially complete. The fort included eleven
Colonial Revival-style officer’s homes, barracks,
and community buildings for the troops, laid out
in a curve around a grassy parade ground with
plantings of pepper, elm and eucalyptus trees to
reduce wind and dust.
After World War I, most of the long range guns
were removed, and the post became inactive.
But as world tensions increased in the 1930s, Fort
Baker was reactivated as a mine depot. Over three
hundred underwater mines guarded the Golden
Gate during World War II, tended by the Army’s
“navy” of mine vessels berthed at Fort Baker. Fort Baker is named for Edward Dickenson Baker, a
The guns of Battery Yates were manned against former U.S. Senator from Oregon. Active in California
surprise surface raids. politics in the 1850s, Baker lost his life while leading
a regiment of Union troops in the Civil War. He and
his wife are buried in the San Francisco National
Cemetery at the Presidio.
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Fort Baker Today This former Army site has been reborn as part The most dramatic recent changes are evident
of a national park—the last of the dramatic in the historic and contemporary buildings
“post to park” conversions that have created surroundingandoverlookingMurrayCircleand
the Golden Gate National Parks. Hiking, the historic parade ground. Cavallo Point—
fishing, viewing wildlife, and spectacular The Lodge at the Golden Gate, the newest
views of the Golden Gate and the Marin lodge in the National Park System, welcomes
Headlands await visitors to Fort Baker. visitors for a unique overnight stay in one of
Several partners also provide recreation 68 historic and 74 contemporary guest rooms.
and educational opportunities and visitor The Lodge also has a restaurant, bar, meeting
amenities at Fort Baker. rooms and Healing Arts Center. The Lodge
was constructed to the highest standards of
Self-guided walking tours of the historic parade
environmental sustainability.
ground and Horseshoe Cove are available at the
Marin Headlands Visitor Center, the Bay Area Information 415-339-4700
Discovery Museum, or at Cavallo Point—the www.cavallopoint.com
Lodge at the Golden Gate. They are also available The Institute at the Golden Gate is a
online at: new program of the Golden Gate National
w w w. n p s . g o v /g o g a / p l a n y o u r v i s i t / Parks Conservancy in partnership with the
for t-baker.htm National Park Service. The Institute, which
will use facilities at the lodge, advances
Since 1991, the Bay Area Discovery
environmental preservation and global
Museum has provided outstanding children’s
sustainability by facilitating cross-sector
educational programs activities for the
dialogue and collaboration, encouraging
6 months to 8 year-old set.
new partnerships and promoting action.
Information 415-339-3900
Information 415-339-4786
www.badm.org
www.instituteatgoldengate.org
Travis Sailing Center located on the east
sideofHorseshoeCove,offerssailinginstruction
and boat rentals.
Information 415-332-2319
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