Lands End (San Francisco)

Lands End
The Coastal Trail through Lands End, looking north toward the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Location	San Francisco, California, United States
Coordinates	37°47′06″N 122°30′20″W / 37.784925°N 122.505530°W / 37.784925; -122.505530
Operated by	Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Website	Official website

Lands End is a park located on the West Side of San Francisco within the larger Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It is also the geographic name of a specific promontory next to the Pacific Ocean on the northwest side of the park.^[1] The park is in large part 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. 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. A memorial to USS San Francisco stands in the park, at the southern end of the park's section of the Coastal Trail. 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]