Fort Miley
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4.7 (110)The picnic area at West Fort Miley is open during daylight hours
Turn-of-the-century gun batteries and grassy picnic spots share sweeping Ocean Beach views on Point Lobos.
Description
Once positioned to defend San Francisco Harbor, the former military post borders the 1934 Veterans Administration Hospital, with pre-World War I fortifications still edging the grounds. West Fort Miley centers on Battery Chester's gun emplacements, which once mounted 12-inch rifled guns covering the Golden Gate's approach channels. Toward Point Lobos, two shell-damaged sections of the USS San Francisco flank a granite monument commemorating those who perished at Guadalcanal in November 1942, with direct access to nearby trails.
