One of the signature trail improvement projects of the Parks Conservancy, the multi-use Battery East Trail features eye-popping views of the soaring towers of the Golden Gate Bridge, as well as an overlook/seating area to admire the span and San Francisco Bay.

Access to the beach is via a paved drive or stairway down from the parking lot to water level.

The army built Battery Chamberlin on Baker Beach in 1904 to protect the harbor’s minefields.

Fort Miley is hidden in plain sight. If you’ve visited Lands End or Sutro Baths, you’ve already passed right by this former military site. On your next visit, look east as you find parking near the USS San Francisco Memorial, you’ll see a paved road and one entrance to this

In 1885, self-made millionaire Adolph Sutro created the Sutro Heights Park, an elegant and formal public garden that covered over 20 acres in the area now known as Lands End.

The Coastal Trail is the true connoisseur's way to drink deeply from the quintessence of the California experience. Get your sip along any segment, and enjoy some of the best landscapes and seascapes in the Golden State.

Just across the street from the Pelican Inn and a short walk from Muir Beach, this trail ascends gradually and offers wonderful views of Muir Beach. Eventually you'll connect with the Miwok Trail.

The trail loop begins on the single-track Oakwood Valley Trail and finishes on the broad Fire Road Trail.

This loop hike dishes up a sampler platter of sensational Marin County scenery! Start on the sands of Muir Beach, wind your way up Dias Ridge, swing around down Wolf Ridge, and celebrate the completion of your loop by raising a pint at the Pelican Inn, and English-style pub