Golden Gate National Recreation Area
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National Parks
Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area,
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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area
San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone:415-561-4700
Fax:415-561-4750
Web: www.nps.gov/goga/
Size: 74,826 acres.
Established: Established on October 27, 1972. Designated a Biosphere Reserve in 1988.
Location:Encompasses shoreline area of San Francisco, Marin, and San Mateo counties in California. Accessible by Highways 1, 101, 880, and 280.
Facilities:Campgrounds (é), picnic area, rest rooms (é), restaurant/snacks, bicycle trail, bathhouse, visitor centers (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities:Camping, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, swimming, fishing, auto touring, interpretive programs.
Special Features:Featuring 28 miles of coastline, the largest urban national park in the world includes ocean beaches, redwood forest, lagoons, marshes, military properties, a cultural center at Fort Mason, and Alcatraz Island.
See other parks in California.