Baker Beach with the Golden Gate Bridge as its backdrop.

Baker Beach is a state and national public beach on the Pacific Ocean coast, on the San Francisco peninsula. It is roughly 1/2 mile long, beginning just south of Golden Gate Point (where the Golden Gate Bridge connects to the San Francisco Peninsula), extending southward toward the Seacliff peninsula and the Palace of the Legion of Honor and the Sutro Baths. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x683, 134 KB) Summary Aaron Fulkerson - http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x683, 134 KB) Summary Aaron Fulkerson - http://www. ... The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Peninsula A peninsula (from Latin paene insula, almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. ... The Legion of Honor in San Francisco The California Palace of the Legion of Honor (often abbreviated to simply Legion of Honor by locals) is a fine-art museum in San Francisco. ... August 2004 Photo of the ruins of the Sutro Baths, San Francisco California In 1896, the Sutro Baths was opened to the public as the worlds largest indoor swimming pool establishment. ...

Baker Beach is part of the Presidio, which was a military base from the founding of San Francisco by the Spanish in 1776 until 1997. When the Presidio was decommissioned as a U.S. Army base, it became part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which is administered by the National Park Service. The Presidio of San Francisco is a park on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in the City and County of San Francisco. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, which surrounds the San Francisco Bay area. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ...

Baker Beach was the original site of the Burning Man art festival. Its north end (nearest the Golden Gate Bridge) is a well-known nudist beach. Burning Man is an eight-day-long festival organized by Black Rock City, LLC, under the guidance of founder Larry Harvey. ... Naturists find going without clothing both enjoyable and relaxing. ...

A shark attack happened on Baker Beach on May 7,1959, a crowded date on Baker Beach. Albert Kogler Jr., 18 of age, was swimming in 15 feet of water. Then a Great White Shark took his life. This is the only shark attack recorded on Baker Beach. This attack was very rare, because sharks like the Great White do not go into the San Francisco bay. The only sharks in the San Francisco bay are bottom-dwellers, who do not attack humans.

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Photo of the Seacliff and lower Baker Beach Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...