Crissy Field

Crissy Field and the San Francisco skyline in 2011. The remaining structures of the former USCG Fort Point Life Boat Station (LBS) are in the foreground.
Aerial view of Crissy Field 1922–23, hangars and quarters in lower center. The H-shaped building at right center is the enlisted barracks.

Crissy Field is a public recreation area on the northern shore of the San Francisco Peninsula in California, United States, located just east of the Golden Gate Bridge. It includes restored tidal marsh and beaches.[1]

Crissy Field is a former United States Army airfield which is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Historically part of the Presidio of San Francisco, Crissy Field closed as an airfield after 1974. Under Army control, the site was affected by dumping of hazardous materials.[2] The National Park Service took control of the area in 1994 and, together with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy,[3] worked to restore the site until 2001, when the Crissy Field Center was opened to the public.[4] While most buildings have been preserved as they were in the 1920s, some have been transformed into offices, retail space, and residences.

  1. ^ "Crissy Field Marsh and Beach - Presidio of San Francisco". U.S. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Crissy Field". Nature & Science. National Park Service. 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "History of the Parks Conservancy". Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "About Crissy Field Center". About the Center. Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2011.