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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