Fort Mason
Fort Mason, in San Francisco, California is a former United States Army post located in the northern Marina District, alongside San Francisco Bay.
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A landmark inside San Francisco
You can stay in San Francisco
Fort Mason 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 49 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, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Sausalito. Green months are the mild ones.
Fort Mason
Fort Mason, in San Francisco, California is a former United States Army post located in the northern Marina District, alongside San Francisco Bay. Fort Mason served as an Army post for more than 100 years, initially as a coastal defense site and subsequently as a military port facility. During World War II, it was the principal port for the Pacific campaign.
- Type
- Landmark
- Listed
- National Historic Landmark · National Register of Historic Places (1985)
- Wikipedia readers
- 17K 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 Fort Mason | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | in town | 80,648 | 830,235 | $1,395K | D |
| Sausalito | 5 mi northwest | 1,265 | 7,141 | $1,895K | B− |
| Belvedere | 5 mi northwest | 67 | 2,345 | $2,000K | A |
| Tiburon | 6 mi north | 382 | 9,012 | $2,000K | B+ |
| Marin City | 6 mi northwest | 47 | 3,195 | $1,143K | — |
| Strawberry | 7 mi northwest | 472 | 5,830 | $2,000K | — |
| Emeryville | 7 mi east | 1,568 | 13,081 | $605K | D− |
| Daly City | 8 mi south | 3,691 | 101,964 | $1,115K | C |
| Tamalpais-Homestead Valley | 8 mi northwest | 244 | 12,085 | $1,864K | — |
| Berkeley | 8 mi northeast | 8,520 | 120,257 | $1,414K | D− |
| Alto | 8 mi northwest | 0 | 1,024 | — | — |
| Albany | 8 mi northeast | 1,048 | 19,414 | $1,202K | C |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Fort Mason
Other well-known places within 38 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw1in town🏛 MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
2in town👀 LookoutCoit Tower
32 mi🏛 MuseumExploratorium570K visitors a year
43 mi🏛 MuseumM. H. de Young Memorial Museum394K visitors a year
Big draw38 mi🎢 Theme parkCalifornia's Great America
54 mi🏛 MuseumLegion of Honor302K visitors a year
69 mi🎢 Theme parkChildren's Fairyland
73 mi🐾 Zoo & aquariumCalifornia Academy of Sciences1.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coit Tower: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Exploratorium: Ann Bartkowski / Dacreep at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · M. H. de Young Memorial Museum: Mark Miller, Public domain · California's Great America: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legion of Honor: No machine-readable author provided. Urban~commonswiki assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Fairyland: Wordworking, CC BY-SA 4.0 · California Academy of Sciences: Adamsofen at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Visiting Fort Mason
Is Fort Mason in San Francisco?
Yes. It’s inside San Francisco, CA.
When is the best time to visit Fort Mason?
April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November, with highs of 62–72°.
How far is Fort Mason from Oakland and San Jose?
About 11 miles east of Oakland and about 49 miles southeast of San Jose, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Fort Mason?
Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK), about 13 miles away.
Where should I stay near Fort Mason?
San Francisco (in town, 80,648 hotel and restaurant jobs), Sausalito (5 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.