Seal Rocks (San Francisco, California)

Seal Rocks
The Seal Rock and Cliff House.
Seal Rocks is located in San Francisco
Seal Rocks
Seal Rocks
Seal Rocks is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Seal Rocks
Seal Rocks
Seal Rocks is located in California
Seal Rocks
Seal Rocks
Seal Rocks is located in the United States
Seal Rocks
Seal Rocks
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates37°46′42″N 122°30′59″W / 37.77826°N 122.51636°W / 37.77826; -122.51636[1]
Adjacent toPacific Ocean
Administration
State California
CountySan Francisco
CitySan Francisco
"Sea Lion Rock, Cliff House" photograph circa 1868 by Carleton Watkins.
Perhaps by Alexander Gardner, 'Seal Rocks' in Pacific Ocean, near San Francisco, from Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railway, 1869.
Seal Rocks, Cliff House, San Francisco, California.

Seal Rock (or Seal Rocks) is a group of small rock formation islands in the Lands End area of the Outer Richmond District in western San Francisco, California. They are located just offshore in the Pacific Ocean, at the north end of the Ocean Beach, near the Cliff House and Sutro Baths ruins.

The name is derived from the population of Steller's sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) and California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), who haul out on the rock. Both species are often colloquially called "seals". The formations and wildlife are protected within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.