Baker Beach
Baker Beach is a public beach on the peninsula of San Francisco, California, United States.
A beach inside San Francisco
You can stay in San Francisco
Baker Beach is inside San Francisco, which has 80,648 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from San Jose
San Jose is about 50 miles southeast (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov
April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November are the mild months, with highs of 62–72°. When to go ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Sausalito. Green months are the mild ones.
Baker Beach
Baker Beach is a public beach on the peninsula of San Francisco, California, United States. The beach lies on the shore of the Pacific Ocean in the West Side of the city. It is roughly a 0.5 mi (800 m) long, beginning just south of Golden Gate Point (where the Golden Gate Bridge connects with the peninsula), extending southward toward the Seacliff peninsula, the Palace of the Legion of Honor and the Sutro Baths. The northern section of Baker Beach is "frequented by clothing-optional sunbathers," and as such it is considered a nude beach.
- Type
- Beach
- Wikipedia readers
- 21K a year
Stay in San Francisco, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Baker Beach | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | in town | 80,648 | 830,235 | $1,395K | D |
| Sausalito | 5 mi north | 1,265 | 7,141 | $1,895K | B− |
| Marin City | 6 mi north | 47 | 3,195 | $1,143K | — |
| Belvedere | 6 mi north | 67 | 2,345 | $2,000K | A |
| Daly City | 6 mi south | 3,691 | 101,964 | $1,115K | C |
| Tiburon | 7 mi north | 382 | 9,012 | $2,000K | B+ |
| Tamalpais-Homestead Valley | 7 mi northwest | 244 | 12,085 | $1,864K | — |
| Strawberry | 7 mi north | 472 | 5,830 | $2,000K | — |
| Broadmoor | 7 mi south | 2 | 4,586 | $1,255K | B |
| Muir Beach | 7 mi northwest | 30 | 311 | $2,000K | — |
| Alto | 8 mi north | 0 | 1,024 | — | — |
| Colma | 8 mi south | 821 | 1,636 | $1,062K | D− |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Baker Beach
Other well-known places within 40 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw14 mi🏛 MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
24 mi👀 LookoutCoit Tower
32 mi🏛 MuseumM. H. de Young Memorial Museum394K visitors a year
4in town🏛 MuseumLegion of Honor302K visitors a year
55 mi🏛 MuseumExploratorium570K visitors a year
62 mi🐾 Zoo & aquariumCalifornia Academy of Sciences1.0M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi🎢 Theme parkCalifornia's Great America
7in town🏛 National Historic SiteFort Point National Historic Site1.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coit Tower: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0 · M. H. de Young Memorial Museum: Mark Miller, Public domain · Legion of Honor: No machine-readable author provided. Urban~commonswiki assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploratorium: Ann Bartkowski / Dacreep at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · California Academy of Sciences: Adamsofen at English Wikipedia, Public domain · California's Great America: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Point National Historic Site: Joncosner, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Visiting Baker Beach
Is Baker Beach in San Francisco?
Yes. It’s inside San Francisco, CA.
When is the best time to visit Baker Beach?
April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November, with highs of 62–72°.
How far is Baker Beach from Oakland and San Jose?
About 14 miles east of Oakland and about 50 miles southeast of San Jose, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Baker Beach?
San Francisco (SFO), about 13 miles away.
Where should I stay near Baker Beach?
San Francisco (in town, 80,648 hotel and restaurant jobs), Sausalito (5 mi, 1,265 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Daly City (6 mi, 3,691 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in San Francisco
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in San Francisco’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.