Lands End

San Francisco


Looking out from Lands End feels like surveying the edge of the world. Nestled on the point of land between Golden Gate Park and the Presidio, the park's hiking trails cross the rugged landscape with alternating ocean vistas and views of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Lands End visitor center and cafe are located at Point Lobos Ave and Merrie Way, overlooking the Sutro Bath ruins.

Note that vehicle break-ins in the parking area are commonplace.

Transportation

  • bus: 38

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby San Francisco attractions

1. Sutro Baths

0.1 MILES

It's hard to imagine from these ruins, but Victorian dandies and working stiffs once converged here for bracing baths in woolen rental swimsuits…

2. Cliff House

0.2 MILES

Populist millionaire Adolph Sutro imagined the Cliff House as a working man's paradise in 1863, but Sutro's dream has been rebuilt three times. The latest…

3. Lincoln Park

0.57 MILES

America's legendary coast-to-coast Lincoln Hwy officially ends at 100-acre Lincoln Park, which served as San Francisco's cemetery until 1909. The city's…

4. Legion of Honor

0.64 MILES

The Legion of Honor, or more formally known as the “California Palace of the Legion of Honor”, is a part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. It is…

5. Windmills

0.7 MILES

Surfers aiming for Ocean Beach keep in sight these twin landmarks on Golden Gate Park's extreme western edge. The 1902 Dutch windmill at the northwestern…

6. Ocean Beach

0.92 MILES

The sun sets over the Pacific just beyond the fog at this blustery beach. Most days are too chilly for bikini-clad clambakes but fine for hardy…

7. Buffalo Paddock

0.99 MILES

Since 1899, this has been Golden Gate Park's home where the buffalo roam – though technically, they're bison. SF's mellow, well-fed herd rarely moves –…

8. Baker Beach

1.75 MILES

Picnic amid wind-sculpted pines, fish from craggy rocks or frolic nude at mile-long Baker Beach, with spectacular views of the Golden Gate. Crowds come…

  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting:
    {
      "url": "usa/san-francisco/golden-gate-park-and-the-avenues/attractions/lands-end/a/poi-sig/1603480/1329646",
      "destination": "San-Francisco",
      "continent": "North-America",
      "country": "USA",
      "region": "California",
      "city": "San-Francisco",
      "position": "superzone"
    }