Kirby Cove, San Francisco

Name: Kirby Cove
Address: San Francisco, United States

#178 among attractions in San Francisco

Forts and castles, Campsite

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Kirby Cove Camp is a campground and scenic area managed by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the Marin Headlands, California. It is located at sea level below Conzelman Road, which leads from the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge up and along the Marin Headlands overlooking the Golden Gate strait that leads into San Francisco Bay. A road behind a locked gate leads to Kirby Cove from just beyond Battery Spencer, the first set of bunkers encountered from Highway 101 at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge. ()

Coordinates: 37°49'34"N, 122°29'24"W

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Kirby Cove – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Golden Gate Bridge, Fort Point National Historic Site, Lime Point Light, Bay Area Discovery Museum.

0.7 miSE
Iconic art deco span opened in 1937
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
19 min walk • Spanning the strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean, the Golden Gate Bridge stands as an iconic marvel of modern engineering and a celebrated symbol of San Francisco. Completed in 1937, this suspension bridge is renowned for its striking...
1.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort Point National Historic Site, San Francisco
33 min walk • Nestled beneath the southern anchorage of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, Fort Point National Historic Site in San Francisco stands as a proud monument to America’s rich military heritage. This fortification, constructed by the U.S.
0.7 miE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Lime Point Light, San Francisco
17 min walk • Lime Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in California, on the northern side of the narrowest part of Golden Gate strait. The lighthouse sits at the base of a steep cliff, very near the North anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge. It is built on a 100-foot long rock spur named Lime Point.
1 miNE
Museum, Children's museum, Entertainment
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
25 min walk • The Bay Area Discovery Museum is a children's museum located in Sausalito, California inside the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which is right at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. It was founded in 1987.
0.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hawk Hill, Marin Headlands
15 min walk • Hawk Hill is a 923-foot peak in the Marin Headlands, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge and across the Golden Gate strait from San Francisco, California. The hill is within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It is the lookout point for the largest known flight of diurnal raptors in the Pacific states.
1.3 miSE
Lighthouse
Fort Point Light, San Francisco
33 min walk • Fort Point Light is a decommissioned lighthouse built on the third tier of Fort Point, which is now directly beneath the south anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
1 miNE
Park, Forts and castles
Fort Baker, Sausalito
26 min walk • Fort Baker is one of the components of California's Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Fort, which borders the City of Sausalito in Marin County and is connected to San Francisco by the Golden Gate Bridge, served as an Army post until the mid-1990s, when the headquarters...
1 miNE
Victorian architecture
Forts Baker, San Francisco
25 min walk • Forts Baker, Barry, and Cronkhite near Sausalito, California is a combination of historic sites that, as a group, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Fort Baker is a major part.
1.6 miSE
Piers and boardwalks
Torpedo Wharf, San Francisco
41 min walk • Torpedo Wharf is a wharf in the Presidio of San Francisco, in the U.S. state of California. The site has been a wharf since 1854, and earned its current name when the United States Army built a naval mine depot c. 1907–1909.
0.6 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Point Diablo Light, San Francisco
17 min walk • The Point Diablo Light is a lighthouse in California, United States, about halfway between Point Bonita and Lime Point on the northern side of the Golden Gate Bridge...
1 miN
Tunnel
Baker–Barry Tunnel, Marin Headlands
26 min walk • The Baker–Barry Tunnel connects the former military bases Fort Barry and Fort Baker in the Marin Headlands of Marin County, California. The bases are now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kirby Cove?

Nearby attractions include Hawk Hill, Marin Headlands (15 min walk), Point Diablo Light, San Francisco (17 min walk), Lime Point Light, San Francisco (17 min walk), Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco (19 min walk).

How to get to Kirby Cove by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kirby Cove:

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US 101 Offramp & Alexander Avenue • Lines: 2, 30, 92 (19 min walk)
Alexander Avenue & Danes Drive • Lines: 2, 30, 4, 92 (24 min walk)