Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from July, 2020

The Best Places to Take Photos of the Golden Gate Bridge: SF Edition

Whether you're a tourist, an SF noob, or an old-timer (like I'm becoming 😱), we all want the same thing: killer photos of the Golden Gate Bridge 🌉. After 13 years in this city (and 8 of them guiding folks around on hiking tours and writing hiking books ), I've identified some special spots for memorable shots. This post covers 10 spots in San Francisco, and soon I'll post on where to take bridge photos in Marin County. Ten San Francisco spots to take great photos of the Golden Gate Bridge Baker Beach Location: Battery Chamberlin Road in the Presidio About: The combo of the bridge, beach, and ocean make Baker Beach a classic choice for Golden Gate Bridge photos. The only issue you can run into here is that it can get crowded on warm days. To ditch the crowds, head north, but if you're shy, don't roam too far as the north end of the beach is known for its nude sunbathers .  Parking: LARGE parking lot (rare for SF!) at the end of Battery Chamberlin Road. Bat