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Historic Fort Mason Center, San Francisco

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Historic Fort Mason Center

 

Club Meetings at Fort Mason

Verify the date and place of SFBAPCC meetings by checking the top of the postcard.org home page (or calendar).  Club meetings are usually held on the 4th Saturday of every month except December from noon to 3 PM at Fort Mason Center.

 

Fort Mason Center, San Francisco

 

Location of Historic Building "C" at Fort Mason Center

 

Fort Mason Center is located between Fisherman’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge on San Francisco Bay.  There is no Fort Mason street address (which is a legacy from its military past). 

 

Directions by Car to Fort Mason

FROM EAST BAY:  Bay Bridge to Fremont St. Exit; on Fremont St. (100 yards north) go right on Howard St. (first right off of exit); left onto Embarcadero Blvd. and go about 2 miles; left onto Bay St. and go 2 miles; right on Buchanan St.; cross Marina Blvd. and take a sharp right into Fort Mason Center parking.

FROM NORTH BAY:  Take the Golden Gate Bridge (US 101); head toward San Francisco and exit at Marina Blvd.; go 1.5 miles to Buchanan St.; turn left into Fort Mason Center and make an immediate right toward Fort Mason Center parking.

FROM PENINSULA/SOUTH BAY:  Take US 101 North to the 9th St. Exit; exit at 9th St.; take 9th St. across Market St.; left onto Hayes St.; right onto Franklin St.; left onto Bay St.; right onto Buchanan St.; cross Marina Blvd. and take a sharp right into Fort Mason Center parking.

 

GPS Coordinates of Fort Mason

Main Entrance:  (Road is mapped to here - will work with GPS car navigation.)  

37.80504° N, 122.43370° W   ( or decimal  37.80504, -122.43370 )

or, use the intersection of Marina Blvd. & Buchanan St. in San Francisco, CA.

 

Building C:  (Road is NOT mapped to here - will NOT work with GPS car navigation.)

37.80682° N, 122.43127° W   ( or  decimal  37.80682, -122.43127 )

 

Parking at Fort Mason

Parking might be difficult.  Pay close attention to parking restriction signs (especially near the small boat docks).  Also, Safeway will tow cars that do not belong to Safeway shoppers.

 

CONVENIENT PAY PARKING

There is a fee for parking for more than one hour within the gates of lower Fort Mason Center in the parking area adjacent to our meeting room.  Enter the lower Fort Mason Center parking area at the intersection of Buchanan Street and Marina Boulevard. Make a sharp right into the Center.  Parking fees. 

 

NEARBY FREE PARKING

Upper Fort Mason (entrance at Franklin and Bay Streets) and parking spaces maintained by the National Parks Service (for example: along the Marina Green) are free. 

 

Maps of Fort Mason

Fort Mason Center's Map PDF

 

National Parks Service's Fort Mason Map PDF

 

 

MapQuest Map

 

 

Google Map

 

 

Yahoo Map

 

 

Vpike's Google Street View

 

Public Transportation to Fort Mason

 

    SF MUNI lines to or near Fort Mason Center:

10 Townsend (stops at Van Ness and Bay, a short walk from Fort Mason Center)
22 Fillmore (stops at Fillmore and Beach, a short walk from Fort Mason Center)
28 - 19th Avenue (stops right outside the Fort Mason Center gates)
30 Stockton (stops at Chestnut and Laguna, a short walk from Fort Mason Center)
47 Van Ness (stops at Van Ness and Bay, a short walk from Fort Mason Center)
49 Van Ness/Mission (stops at Van Ness and Bay, a short walk from Fort Mason Center)

 

      See SF MUNI or 511 Trip Planner for more details.


 

History Walk of Fort Mason

National Parks Service's Fort Mason History Walk PDF_

 

 

Exploratorium Outdoor Exhibits at Fort Mason

Exploratorium's Outdoor Exhibits at Fort Mason PDF_

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