Birding sites in San Francisco
Name closest streets Thomas Guide number
by Alan Hopkins
Cliff House, Great Highway and Point Lobos Ave. 646-G7
Point Lobos, Great Highway and Point Lobos Ave. 646-G6
Seal Rocks, Great Highway and Point Lobos Ave. 646-G6-7
Sutro Baths, Great Highway and Point Lobos Ave. 646-G6
Land's End, El Camino del Mar & Legion of Honor Dr. 646- G6-J5
East Wash, El Camino del Mar & Legion of Honor Dr. 646- J5-6
West Wash, El Camino del Mar deadends 646- H5-6
Mile Rock(s) offshore 646- H-4
Deadman's Point, El Camino del Mar 646-J5
East Fort Miley, El Camino del Mar, Clement and 42nd Av 646-H6-J6
West Fort Miley El Camino del Mar and Seal Rocks Dr. 646- H-6
Sutro Heights Park, Point Lobos Ave. and 48th Ave. 646- H7- H6
Lincoln Park Golf Course, El Camino del Mar,Legion of Honor Dr. 646- J6
Kelly's Cove, Great Highway and Point Lobos Ave. 646- G7
Ocean Beach, Great Highway, 646, 666, 686
Ocean Beach sites are listed at nearest intersection with the Great Highway.
Between Lincoln Way and Sloat St. parking is along the lower Great Highway
to the east of the Upper Great Highway.
Ocean Beach, South Parking Lot, Great Highway 666- H7
China Beach, Sea Cliff and Point Lobos Ave 647- A5
Baker Beach, Lincoln Blvd And Gibson 647- B5-4
Lobos Dunes, Lincoln Blvd and Howard Rd. 647- B5
Lobos Creek, Lincoln Blvd and Howard Rd. 647- B5
Battery Crosby, Lincoln Blvd. 647- B4
Battery Godfrey, Lincoln Blvd 647-B3
Battery Boutelle Lincoln Blvd 647- B3
Battery Marcus Miller, Merchant Rd. and Lincoln Blvd 647- B3
Battery West, (see Batteries Marcus Miller, Godfrey) 647- B3
Presidio Hills, Battery Caulfield Rd. Behind compost area 647- C5
Mountain Lake, 12th Ave and Lake St. 647- C5
Rob Hill, Washington Blvd and Central Magazine Rd. 647- C4
Quail Commons, Battery Caufield Rd. And Washington Blvd. 647- C5
Kobbe and Upton, Kobbe Ave and Upton Ave. 647- C4
Fort Winfield Scott (Parade Grounds) Ralston Ave and Upton Ave 647-C3,4
Battery East, Lincoln Blvd. And Hwy 1 View Area 647- C3
Fort Point, Marine Long Ave, and Lincoln Blvd. 647- B2
Inspiration Point, Arguello Blvd and Washington Blvd. 647- D5
Crissy Field Marsh, Mason St and Halleck St 647- D3, E,3
Crissy Airfield, Mason St and Crissy Field Ave. 647- D3
Coast Guard Sation Pier 647- D3
Fort Point Wharf, Marine Long Ave 647-D3,2
Fabrication Building hillside, 647- C3
Dune Swale, Crissy Field, Mason St and Halleck St 647- E3
Thompson Hollow, Halleck St and Lincoln Blvd 647- E4
Tennessee Hollow Watershed, btwn McArthur Av and PacificAve 647 - D4,5, E4,5
El Polin Spring, McArthur Av end. 467- E5
Lovers Lane Willows, McArthur Av and Summer St. 467- E4
Presidio Community Garden, Hitchcock St and Wisser Ct. 467- C4
Lucas Center, Lombard St And Letterman Dr. 467- E3
Simmons Loop, Simmons Loop and Rugers St 467- F4, E4
Palace of Fine Arts Lagoon, Baker St and Beach St 467- F3
St. Francis Yacht Club peninsula Yacht Rd and Baker St 467- F3
Marina Green, Marina Blvd and Fillmore St. 467- F3, G3
Fort Mason, Bay St and Franklin St. 467- H3
Fort Mason Community Garden, Pope Rd and Schofield Rd 467- H3
Aquatic Park, Van Ness-end at Beach St, 467- H3
Municipal Pier ,Van Ness-end at Beach St 467- H3
Lafayette Park, Gough St. and Clay St 467- H5
North Lake, Chain of Lakes Drive and JF Kennedy Dr. 666- H1, J1
Middle Lake, Chain of Lakes Drive and JF Kennedy Dr. 666- J1
South Lake, Chain of Lakes Drive and ML King Jr Dr 666- J1
Bercut Equitation Field, Chain of Lakes Drive and JF Kennedy Dr. 666- J1
Bison Paddock (Buffalo Paddock) JF Kennedy Dr. and 36th Ave. 666- J1
Buffalo Paddock see Bison Paddock
Stow Lake, John F Kennedy Dr. and 36th Ave. 666- J1
Sunset Circle, Lake Merced Blvd and end of Sunset Blvd 666- J6,7
Wooden Foot Bridge, Lake Merced Blvd and end of Sunset Blvd 666- J7
Lake Merced- North, Lake Merced Blvd and Skyline Blvd 666,- H,7 J6,7
Lake Merced - South, Skyline Blvd and John Muir Dr. 666-H7, J7- 687 A1,2
Lake Merced Boat House, Skyline Blvd and Harding Rd. 666- J7
Lake Merced Pump house, Skyline Blvd and Harding Rd. 666- H7
Metson Lake, Middle Dr West and ML King Jr Dr 667- A1
Mallard Lake, ML King Jr Dr and 25th Ave 667- A1
Lloyd Lake, John F Kennedy Dr and Transverse Dr 667- B1
Elk Glen Lake, ML King Jr Dr and 25th Ave 667- A1
Stow Lake, ML King Jr Dr and Stow Lake Dr 667- B1, C1
Strawberry Hill, ML King Jr Dr and Stow Lake Dr 667- B1, C1
Pioneer Log Cabin, John F Kennedy Dr and Stow Lake Dr 667- B1