BAKER BEACH

From: richard@West.Sun.COM (Richard M. Mathews)

  BAKER BEACH (north end) in San Francisco...actually part of the Golden
  Gate National Recreation Area, just west of the Golden Gate Bridge's
  south end.  Magnificent views of the Bridge and the headlands of the
  Marin County coast to the north and northwest.  This is a large beach,
  with clothed use near the parking area, but more and more nudity as you
  walk several hundred yards to the north.  Depending on the weather, it
  may be foggy here in the mornings (as is possible everywhere along the
  coast), but it usually clears here before it does along the western shore
  of the peninsula.  A very mixed crowd: not many children, but everything
  from single men in their twenties to couples in their seventies.  (There
  *are* younger women...  don't misinterpret that last sentence.)  Also
  fully-clothed people fishing along the shore amid nude Frisbee-players.
  Some people go in swimming, but I find the water is often too cold until
  later in the summer and fall.

  From the south, take I-280 north to SF, take the Hwy.1/Golden Gate Bridge/
  19th Avenue exit, go north on 19th Avenue, be in the left lane as you
  enter Golden Gate Park, and take the left exit for 25th Avenue within
  the park.  Go north on 25th Avenue until you see some stone pillars
  marking the entrance to an exclusive residential area; turn right here
  onto Lincoln Blvd.  There's a sign for Baker Beach with a right arrow
  here.  Then follow the signs for Baker Beach (a couple of left turns)
  to the (free!) parking lot.

  From the north, take the Golden Gate Bridge south to San Francisco and
  use the rightmost toll booth lane.  The first possible exit is marked
  "25th Avenue" and leads you to Lincoln Boulevard, within the Presidio
  army base.  Turn right onto Lincoln, and follow the signs (a couple of
  right turns) to the Baker Beach parking lot.

  Weather reports for the area can be found at
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  	[Original from Neil E. Midkiff <midkiff@netcom.com>]