Crissy Field
Crissy Field is a public recreation area on the northern shore of the San Francisco Peninsula in California, United States, located just east of the Golden Gate Bridge.
A park & preserve inside San Francisco
You can stay in San Francisco
Crissy Field 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.
Crissy Field
Crissy Field is a public recreation area on the northern shore of the San Francisco Peninsula in California, United States, located just east of the Golden Gate Bridge. It includes restored tidal marsh and beaches.
Crissy Field is a former United States Army airfield which is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Historically part of the Presidio of San Francisco, Crissy Field closed as an airfield after 1974. Under Army control, the site was affected by dumping of hazardous materials. The National Park Service took control of the area in 1994 and, together with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, worked to restore the site until 2001, when the Crissy Field Center was opened to the public. While most buildings have been preserved as they were in the 1920s, some have been transformed into offices, retail space, and residences.
- Type
- Park & preserve
- Wikipedia readers
- 12K 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 Crissy Field | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | in town | 80,648 | 830,235 | $1,395K | D |
| Sausalito | 4 mi northwest | 1,265 | 7,141 | $1,895K | B− |
| Belvedere | 5 mi north | 67 | 2,345 | $2,000K | A |
| Marin City | 6 mi northwest | 47 | 3,195 | $1,143K | — |
| Tiburon | 6 mi north | 382 | 9,012 | $2,000K | B+ |
| Strawberry | 7 mi northwest | 472 | 5,830 | $2,000K | — |
| Tamalpais-Homestead Valley | 7 mi northwest | 244 | 12,085 | $1,864K | — |
| Daly City | 7 mi south | 3,691 | 101,964 | $1,115K | C |
| Alto | 8 mi northwest | 0 | 1,024 | — | — |
| Muir Beach | 8 mi northwest | 30 | 311 | $2,000K | — |
| Broadmoor | 8 mi south | 2 | 4,586 | $1,255K | B |
| Mill Valley | 9 mi northwest | 918 | 14,012 | $2,000K | B+ |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Crissy Field
Other well-known places within 39 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw13 mi🏛 MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
23 mi👀 LookoutCoit Tower
32 mi🏛 MuseumM. H. de Young Memorial Museum394K visitors a year
43 mi🏛 MuseumExploratorium570K visitors a year
53 mi🏛 MuseumLegion of Honor302K visitors a year
Big draw39 mi🎢 Theme parkCalifornia's Great America
62 mi🐾 Zoo & aquariumCalifornia Academy of Sciences1.0M visitors a year
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 · Exploratorium: Ann Bartkowski / Dacreep at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Legion of Honor: No machine-readable author provided. Urban~commonswiki assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 3.0 · California's Great America: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · California Academy of Sciences: Adamsofen at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Point National Historic Site: Joncosner, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Visiting Crissy Field
Is Crissy Field in San Francisco?
Yes. It’s inside San Francisco, CA.
When is the best time to visit Crissy Field?
April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November, with highs of 62–72°.
How far is Crissy Field from Oakland and San Jose?
About 13 miles east of Oakland and about 50 miles southeast of San Jose, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Crissy Field?
San Francisco (SFO), about 14 miles away.
Where should I stay near Crissy Field?
San Francisco (in town, 80,648 hotel and restaurant jobs), Sausalito (4 mi, 1,265 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Tiburon (6 mi, 382 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.