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I’m passionate about Sausalito, Marin and San Francisco, and we’re celebrating ten years of sharing insider tips to save you time, cash and aggravation. This is not a marketing page and I’m not a marketing guy, which is why we’re the largest and the most-visited Sausalito website in the world. (Source: Alexa, June 2017 & Dec. 2017.)
My family first appeared in the pages of the Sausalito News in 1905. Four more generations have been born in this area, traveled the world, and always come back to the only place that ever felt like home.
Whenever I see someone here who’s peering at a map, I’ll walk up and offer to help. Every “Thank you!” makes my day. On these pages my friends and I will share the real stories of what to expect here, including:
* Fun things to do & the locals’ favorite places to eat *
* Insider tips to save you time, money and aggravation *
* Sausalito Ferries (both of them) and Houseboats (lots of them) *
* Alcatraz (and when to buy tickets), the Golden Gate Bridge & Muir Woods *
* The Dock of the Bay where Otis Redding wrote “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” *
* Why Hurricane Gulch is called Hurricane Gulch *
Main Menu
Sausalito Ferry Guide
Schedules for both routes & piers and lots of Insider Tips for ferry riders
1 Great Hour to 1 Great Day in Sausalito
We give you multiple choices to customize your visit
Fun Sausalito Activities
A long list of things to do in Sausalito for both visitors and residents, and for adults and kids
Sausalito Restaurants Guide
We share the top places for dinner, lunch and breakfast. Oh, and then there’s brunch, and…
Guide to Sausalito Hotels
Lists for Best Hotel, Most Romantic, Best Views and more
Sausalito Houseboats Guide
Where to find them plus special pages on the most famous and outrageous
Local Events Calendar
We have multiple live music venues almost every night, plus
Sausalito Art Festival, 4th of July Fireworks, Blue Angels, Winterfest & more
An Introduction to Sausalito
The bullet-list of everything you might want to know about Sausalito
Bus Tours of Sausalito & the Golden Gate Bridge
If you don’t have a lot of time, a hop-on hop-off bus tour is a great way to visit
Getting to Sausalito
Ferries! Trains! Buses! Bikes! Horses! (Yes, really!)
Search for San Francisco & Sausalito Hotel Deals
Hotels.com offers last minute deals and often has prices lower than those in our own spot checks
(Note: Hotels.com is an OurSausalito.com sponsor)
Parking in Sausalito
We have tips to save you money and hassles
Muir Woods Visitors Guide
How to visit the most amazing redwood forest you’ll ever see, plus Insider Tips
Alcatraz Visitors Guide
With unpublished sources for Alcatraz tickets when they sell out
Golden Gate Bridge Visitors Guide
Includes our exclusive guides to parking, walking and biking on the Bridge
Tiburon Visitors Guide
Ferry schedules to Angel Island and SF, restaurants and more
The GGNRA and the Marin Headlands
One of the most-visited National Parks, which borders much of Sausalito
Marin County Ferry Service
Summary of all ferry routes and services in Marin
Angel Island Visitors Guide
Information on routes from Tiburon and San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge Photo & View Spots
Ever wonder where those great photos of the Bridge were taken?
Guide to Muir Beach
A unique and historic village anchors the western half of Sausalito’s Zip Code
Sausalito Real Estate
Houseboats and Homes, for Sale and For Rent
Bike Rides in Sausalito
Routes from Mill Valley and Tiburon to the Golden Gate Bridge
Take a Walk on the Bridgeway Promenade
Big views of the San Francisco skyline, Alcatraz, Angel Island and sailboats on the Bay
Guide to Sausalito Neighborhoods
With links to each restaurant, hotel, landmark and destination for each area
Clubs and Night Life
Live music plays almost every night of the week
2017 Sausalito Art Festival — Labor Day Weekend
Headliner musicians, great art, lots of food and drink and lots of fun
Sailing in Sausalito
Boat rentals, charters and more
About OurSausalito.com
How a BBQ in Hurricane Gulch turned into the largest Sausalito website in the world*
Advertise in OurSausalito.com
We’ll customize your ads and placements, not dump you into a random system
Table of Contents
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* Sources: Alexa.com, June, 2017 & December, 2017; Follow.net, June, 2017 & January, 2018.
Our Mission
Gather all the Sausalito information that a visitor or resident might ever need and make it readily available in a well-organized, continually-updated and easy-to-use format.
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