ALERT: If you visit the Golden Gate Bridge on a summer or holiday weekend: From 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, the CHP closes the two largest Bridge Parking lots to passenger cars: Vista Point on the north and and Strauss Plaza on the south. Tour Buses, Transit Buses, taxis and rideshare vehicles are all allowed to drop off and pick up passengers. Bikes are also allowed. Expect traffic around the Bridge to be delayed, and use a bus or rideshare if you can. Click here for alternate parking options.
Visiting the Golden Gate Bridge
An introduction to visiting the most famous bridge in the world
Ride a Bike Across the Golden Gate Bridge
With the safer new route to Sausalito and the Ferry
Walk Across the Golden Gate Bridge
We offer everything from short walks to a complete Bridge crossing
Parking at the Golden Gate Bridge
We have the only complete maps with the “unpublicized” parking lots
Bus Tours of the Golden Gate Bridge & Sausalito
Both packaged tours and hop-on hop-off buses serve the area
The Best Golden Gate Bridge View Spots
Maps for all the spots where the most famous photos of the Bridge were taken
Webcams on the Golden Gate Bridge
You can see the Bridge (and/or the fog) from multiple angles
Walk from the Bridge to Sausalito
The new route is much safer and even more beautiful
Getting to the Bridge
With tips on how to avoid paying more tolls than necessary
Weather at the Golden Gate and What to Wear
Wrap your Honey in more layers than a good baklava
The Northern Vista Point on the Bridge
One of the best viewing spots for the Bridge and the SF skyline
The Southern Vista Point, Strauss Plaza & Welcome Center
If you’d rather gaze at the Bridge and the cliffs of the Marin Headlands
Battery Spencer in the Marin Headlands
Another great close-up viewing spot for the Bridge
The Marin Headlands Golden Gate View Turnouts
Home to many a famous photo of the Golden Gate Bridge
Visit Fort Point, below the Golden Gate Bridge
That’s right, a complete and intact Civil War fortress is right under the Bridge!
The Round House Cafe
Art Deco Style, Fast Food, Warm Coffee, Big Views
The Bridge Cafe
Where vending machines and a a snack shop live in peace
1937 Bridge Rules and Regulations
The old rules from when the Bridge opened will make you laugh
Golden Gate Bridge Tolls
With information for carpools, commuters, and complainers
FasTrak on the Bridge
The happy beep of saving money!
The Robin Williams Rainbow Tunnel
Re-named after our native son
Golden Gate Bridge Traffic Secrets
Just don’t let anyone know I told you about them!
How Long and How Tall is the Bridge?
Why we just happen to have all the answers!
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Unlike many major bridges of the world, the Golden Gate isn’t just open to cars. Both walkers and bikes can cross, with bikes assigned to different sidewalks at different times of day. Please click on the links above for more information.