Enjoy your visit to the Bay Area
Visiting San Francisco and the Bay Area
- America’s Cup
- A Paddlers Guide to Berkeley and Beyond
- San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau
- San Francisco City Search
- Visiting Redwood City
- Visiting the University of California, Berkeley
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA)
- Visit Sausalito
- The Bay Model Visitor Center, Sausalito
- Point Bonita Lighthouse by Land
- SF Giants (Giants will be playing home games July 26-28)
For Kids of All Ages
- The Exploratorium, San Francisco
- Steinhart Aquarium, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
- Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
Getting Around
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
- Oakland International Airport (OAK)
- BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit System)
- SAMTrans – San Mateo County bus system
- SF MUNI (San Francisco bus system)
- Golden Gate Ferry (Marin County to/from SF)
- Alameda-Oakland Ferry (to/from SF)
- 511.org transit planner and traffic conditions
Local History
- National Historic Landmarks
- Alcatraz – if planning a visit to Alcatraz, book your tickets early – they can sell out months in advance
Weather and Tides
- The ocean outside the golden gate
- San Francisco Bay
- real time wind data for bay area
- Northern California offshore winds and swell
- Tides, SF Bay Area
- More Tides, Race Day
