Baker Beach San Francisco
Baker Beach is a beautiful beach and interesting in San Francisco, California, United States. This beach is located on the sea side of the Golden Gate Bridge, precisely under the Presidio. If it comes to Baker Beach, you can see a beautiful view of the bridge, naked people on the beach, fishermen and people who were practicing CrossFit.
A brief history of Beker beach, was once the beach is part of the Presidio military base which is some form of Spain the year 1818 until 1997. However, after the Presidio is disabled, the site later became part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
In 1959, a very terrible events occur. Young teen boys 18 years named Albert Kogled Jr. became a victim of the great white shark attack, occurs when swimming in the sea. This became the ill-fated events advisories to visitors who came to take care, people who come are banned for swimming because of high waves and the threat to marine animals.
What is There to Do at Baker Beach?
Most of the people coming to the Baker Beach for the purpose of having fun, walking on the beach, enjoying the beautiful scenery, flying kites, playing with children and deep-sea fishing. Many people are sunbathing on the beach, but not to swim because it is banned. This is due to a great and high ombek, swimming in Those Beach is not recommended at any time.
You can see and enjoy the awesome views of sunsets in the afternoon with friends, families and couples. Beautiful views in Baker Beach then interest group workshop on photography and many photographers arrive. This beach can also be very romantic when you come together for honeymoon couples, walking on the beach at dawn and dusk.
If you are visiting at night, you can see a view of the Golden Gate Bridge with the light is so bright and beautiful.
Baker Beach at night |
Tickets and parking fees at Baker Beach
If you go to Beker Beach anytime, based on the information there is no price of the entrance ticket (free of charge) and parking fees. But you need to know, entrance to the beach quite difficult when on busy days, because traffic is so busy. So, slightly impede your trip.
Beker Beach is the beach facing West. There are several facilities you can use, such as a toilet in the parking lot and there's a picnic table for people coming. You can also bring pets, with rope fastener. Walking on the beach with pets can be your choice.
Beker Beach is one of the famous nude beaches in the United States. If you feel uneasy with the nudity, then this place is not recommended for you.
How to Baker Baech? You can use private vehicles as well as buses, if confused location. Here is the location map of Baker Beach :
In addition Beker Beach, there are other beaches you shouldn't miss in san francisco. As China Beach, Marshall’s Beach, Ocean Beach, Fort Funston, Chrissy Field and Mile Rock Beach.