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Enjoy welcoming beaches, picnic areas, easy trails, and wild open spaces. There’s plenty to do inside and out: walk, bike, visit a rock-climbing gym, Crissy Field is next to the Presidio’s San Francisco Bay shoreline, right at the Golden Gate.
- Crissy field has lots of walking trails that make it easy to navigate as a pedestrian. There is a free Crissy Beach parking lot at East Beach and a...
- Presidio Pop Up food trucks can typically be found near the Outpost play space. The Warming Hut Park Store has packaged snacks, hot chocolate, coff...
- Yes, Crissy Field East Beach, also known as Crissy Field Beach, has plenty of sand for sunbathing and water to splash in. The Crissy West Bluff Pic...
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- From Seasonal Village to Pioneer Airfield
- Restoration in The 21st Century
- Protecting Snowy Plovers
- Climate Change, Rising Seas
The Ohlone: Coastal Native Peoples
The Ohlone people lived in and around the vicinity of Crissy Field by 740 AD. They and their predecessors lived in seasonal villages that could be moved to accommodate migratory hunting, fishing and foraging practices. Crissy Field was one such seasonal site. The Ohlone's way of life remained largely unchanged for 10,000 years, until the late 18th century and the arrival of European colonists. The Spanish arrived next, establishing a territorial presence alongside the Ohlone. They quickly ado...
The Military at Crissy Field
This area was an anchorage for ships that supplied the Presidio soldiers during the Spanish, Mexican and US Army periods. After the US Army arrived, soldiers built stables, warehouses and refuse dumps in these damp lowlands. In the 1870s, the US Lifesaving Service (Coast Guard) Station opened at the west end of Crissy Field. The army always desired to fill the tidal sloughs to make the area more suitable for military activities.
Swamp to barracks via the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition
With a stroke of luck, the opportunity finally came with the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition, when the city filled the marsh for the army. During the Exposition, this area housed state and international pavilions at the east end. The west end had livestock show areas and an automobile racetrack. After the fair closed and World War I commenced, barracks for 6,000 soldiers training at the Presidio covered the Crissy Field area. After the war in 1919, construction of the airfield be...
At the tail end of the 20th century, the focus on Crissy Field turned to restoration. A 1994 National Park Service management plan made a commitment to preserving the area as a place for relaxing, where visitors could experience solitude and enjoy a natural refuge in an urban setting, dedicated to the protection of cultural and natural resources. T...
The snowy plover uses the beach at Crissy Field to rest and replenish its food reserves. This shorebird friend is a federally threatened species with only about 2,100 individuals left along the Pacific Coast from Washington to Baja. Their diminishing numbers are largely due to habitat loss. Plovers nest on nearby beaches and little things like walk...
Burning fossil fuels like coal and gas releases carbon dioxide, which acts like a heat-trapping blanket around the planet, disrupting the climate. As glaciers melt and sea temperatures rise, so does sea level. Rising seas, coupled with bigger storms and waves, are causing more flooding and erosion of low lying areas like the one here, and could aff...
Sep 25, 2023 · Map of the Presidio of San Francisco. It includes features such as Fort Point National Historic Site, Crissy Field Center, Warming Hut, Presidio Visitor Center and more. Click here for links to more detailed information on locations in the Presidio. Click here to download a black & white copy of the Presidio of San Francisco Pad Map (900kb pdf)
Sep 11, 2023 · The Golden Gate Promenade provides access to the restored tidal marsh and beaches along the bay shore. Whether your excercising or merely contemplating at the shore, you can enjoy the expansive views, water birds, native plants and sandy beaches along Crissy Field.
Coordinates: 37.8042°N 122.4597°W. Crissy Field and the San Francisco skyline in 2011. The remaining structures of the former USCG Fort Point Life Boat Station (LBS) are in the foreground. Aerial view of Crissy Field 1922–23, hangars and quarters in lower center. The H-shaped building at right center is the enlisted barracks.
Crissy Field East Beach in the Presidio is a picnic spot near the Bay Trail SF that offers amazing views of San Francisco landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.
