| Lands End | |
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| Location | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°47′16″N 122°30′20″W / 37.7877074°N 122.5055279°W[1] |
| Operated by | Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy |
| Website | Official website |
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Lands End is a park in San Francisco within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It is a rocky and windswept shoreline at the mouth of the Golden Gate, situated between the Sutro District and Lincoln Park and abutting Fort Miley Military Reservation. A memorial to USS San Francisco stands in the park. Numerous hiking trails follow the former railbeds of the Ferries and Cliff House Railway along the cliffs and also down to the shore.
The most-traveled trail in Lands End is the Coastal Trail, a section of the California Coastal Trail that follows the railbed of the old Cliff House Railway. This trail is handicap-accessible until the Mile Rock Overlook, and bike accessible until the Eagles Point steps. A spur trail takes users to Mile Rock Point and Mile Rock Beach, which offer views of the Golden Gate.
Additionally, Lands End contains the ruins of the Sutro Baths. Other historic sites include numerous shipwrecks, which are visible at low tides from the Coastal Trail and Mile Rock.
A visitor center, Lands End Lookout, opened on April 28, 2012.[2]
- ^ "Lands End". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lands End Lookout Visitor Center". National park Service. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2013-03-07.