Fort Mason

Fort Mason Center, a nonprofit partner of the National Park Service, connects and engages people with arts and culture on a historic waterfront campus, inspiring and fostering creativity by providing a vibrant gathering place and a home for thought-provoking programs, events, and organizations.

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2 Marina Blvd Bldg A San Francisco , CA 94123 United States

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Danielle F

Farmers Market on Sundays with an impressive selections of veggies , fruits , bread , cheese and fish . Items change with the season so every week you will find something new. Support the local farmers !

SFist

It's the start of Off the Grid's weekly food truck party, with 11 new additions this year and a lineup that typically attracts around 9,000 people. The fun starts at 5 PM every Friday until October. Read more

Roxy A

Come on a sunny day with a Swell bottle full of rosé , some snacks and a picnic blanket and enjoy the spectacular view with friends.

Exploratorium

Is it a windy day? Most days around 3 or 4 p.m., the Fort Mason area receives the most gusts. Check out our Outdoor Flying Birds exhibit that only flies when it's windy! Read more

Exploratorium

Play with the free Outdoor Exploratorium exhibits at Fort Mason! You can taste the tides, race speed and light, and use the Golden Gate Bridge as a thermometer. Maps of all exhibits are in Building A. Read more

Scott Rose

I like this place for the Magic Theatre , Greens vegetarian resto, and as a place to start a nice flat 9km round trip run to Fort Point.

Geoff Reinhardt

Perfect place to spend a warm SF day. Stop by the Safeway next door for beers and snacks .

SF Weekly

SF Weekly’s Best Of 2012 Winner – Editorial Pick- Best Full-Contact Fun with (Clothed ) Strangers. SF Footy’s Coed Australian Rules Football . Situated within a Tecate’s throw of the infamous... Read more

TruthorDare.us

We dare you to go to Alcatraz Island and see the first lighthouse ever built followed up with a visit to the museum at The Rock to see all the interesting items collected from Alcatraz .

Kaitlin

Great central view of San Francisco. See Golden Gate, Alcatraz , and some of the skyline from here.

Kate Schreck

Historic spot filled with great views of amazing places all over San Francisco! I love this place!

Luis Castro

Excellent for a walk and watch the bridge . Also off the grid is here every Friday.

Dora

The Children’s Art Center (it’s in Building C) offers drop-in art classes ; call to check times. PS: You can shop at Safeway across the street while the kids are in class . Powered by ParentsConnect.c Read more

drew tarvin

A great venue for events or just walking around, particularly down by the water.

David H

This is a great place for 2 hour free parking on the west end of fisherman's wharf!

Martha Hughes

Check the local calendar to see what's going on, something happening every day of the week!

John Kidde

Beautiful view of the water. Great photo op spot.

Nate Beatty

Proximity to parks is nice. Beautiful views over the water

George S.

If u are visit the upper part of Fort Mason @ Bay & Franklin keep in mind there is road construction happening. Driving in/out is a little confusing at the moment.

Frank Diebold

Go here for the bridge view . After, walk Chestnut St in marina district

Maxim Vos

Nice park and good sunset view with the Golden Gate Bridge

Amy B

Some hidden gems here. All wth great views . Look around.

American Express

Head over to Off the Grid where you'll find the best food trucks in town ! Our Amex Travel specialists recommend the tacos .

Tu Lam

Get there early, some vendors run out of chocolates for sale. Eat some food to help settle your stomach

Mitchell Wulfman

Great venue for SOCAP!

Hard Rocker

Great place to walk around. Great photo ops.

Hard Rocker

Nice place to walk around. Some business present.

Odile Roujol

Fog design and art . January 14th and 15th

Tim O.

Park rangers giving tickets for having glass bottles . Even if it's just water!

Crispin McCabe

A lot of skunks call the big meadow their home. See them frequently, never seen one agitated by people walking around.

Chloe Condon

Yoga in the park is great here!

Kelly 🍰

Biannual Vintner's is the best! Get ready to day drink hundreds of different wines !

Emily Meersand

Great place for a picnic on a sunny day!

Rajesh Midha

Nice views from the end of the pier

Jake Smith

Walk up the hills here to get a fantastic view of the bay .

Carlitos Mgm

Great view to Golden Gate bridge

Crispin McCabe

There's an inexpensive place to get coffee or a light meal in the back of the Youth Hostel .

Emilio C

Nice walk up a hill on the way to the Golden Gate Bridge .

Paul Vousden

Great place to hang out and enjoy the views but take your trash with you

Amanda Chadwick

So much fun!! It's like the Delores Park near the Bay !!

Kerem Suer

If you walk your pup off leash, watch out for the rangers, $100 ticket is no fun!

Odile Roujol

Dumplings on Sunday's farmers market

Forrest

It's only a 30 minute walk to the fisherman's warf

Michael Osman

You can always find a spot to sit.

Alchemiq Catering

Walk down to the water! Great view of Alcatraz , Golden Gate and the city !

Russell Beattie

Go have a picnic behind the Hostel at Fort Mason. There's a quiet green space behind the building above the tourists with views of the bay , an old canon and picnic tables .

Tyler

awesome dog and people watching ... if you don't mind tourists on bikes headed towards the gg gate.

Jessika S

It's really breathtaking

Soleio

If you decide to host a conference here, plan for poor acoustics .

Mister Archer

Look up. every once in a while you'll see the parrots of telegraph hill up in the palm trees . Good luck!

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