Historic Fort Mason
Center, San Francisco
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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.
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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Last
updated:
02/13/2010 07:32:42 PM -0500
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