Battery Godfrey — Attraction in San Francisco

I look at things from a photographic standpoint. Does it make a good photograph and represent something significant about a location.

Battery Godfrey, Baker Beach and the nearby Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center location do just that. Battery Godfrey is a one of a set of old fortifications that are on both ends of the Golden Gate Bridge. This one in particular gives you a great view of the bridge from an over the roadway perspective.

Near the Battery, not only will you find some good viewpoints, there is a trail that actually goes under the Golden Gate Bridge access roads, to the other side.

Watching the time of day, I found the Battery Godfrey visual perspective to be better in the late afternoon and evening, when the sun has crossed over it heading out towards the ocean. It provides a nice glow to the rust color of the bridge. Also around the blue hour when traffic on the bridge is heavy, you can capture the traffic streaks as you will see in one of these photographs.

BEWARE- Don't leave anything of value in your car, when you park in the area. They candidly, will tell you, that this is a 'break-in' area for cars. I witnessed the aftermath of a break-in, that happened to...

I have been to San Francisco many times. however, as a photographer I've been looking for a special angle at which to photograph the Golden gate bridge. I found that this battery Godfrey provides an excellent view straight down the middle of the road of the bridge going from San Francisco to Sausalito. star cheerleaders one evening as the sun was going down and got a couple of excellent photographs. I noticed a young couple standing near their car when I came in and parked. after finishing my photographs I noticed a police officer was behind my vehicle talking to the young couple. He asked me whether my window has been broken or anyone try to intrude into my vehicle. Told him no that did not happen. But, obviously it did happen to the young couple. Reading other reviews on this location in the case that it is a hotspot for having your car broken into. my rule is to never leave anything visible in my vehicle to even attempt the thieves.

So what I am trying to tell you is even though this location provides a great view of the Golden gate bridge you must be extremely cautious because it is a hotspot for...

This is a good place to see the Ocean, the Bridge, and the Sunset. Parking is.... Bad. If you can take a bus to Equator Coffee and then walk over that would be best, but there are two handicap parking spots here. Don't count on them being free all the time though.

The sunset is great, the bridge view is great, and the people have actually been quite reasonable here. Both SF sides of the bridge have their must-sees, but if you have a car you should take the time to head to the North Side of the bridge and check out Battery Spencer. It's an odd drive around the North Side to get to the viewpoint, but ooh baby is it worth it.

4 stars because getting here can be stressful, but if you can catch a bus over here then it's a good 5 star location and you can snag a Coffee from Equator Coffee (The Roundhouse Cafe) to...