![]() ![]() If you are up for more of a hiking adventure, you could take a ferry to Angel Island and spend some time out there.Īs for the weather at the beach, more than likely it is going to be cold and foggy at the coast during most of the days of your trip. Yerba Buena Island and Treasure Island are not the usual tourist attractions. Also, from the road along the west side, you can see views of S.F. TI is a manmade island, created for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition (World's Fair), and you can see many of the Streamline Moderne and other Art Deco buildings that have been restored. One attraction, if you are into architecture, is the buildings themselves. Many of the buildings are leased to residents or businesses, and there is a Job Corps training center there. TI was a Navy base it's now part of the City. There is not much going on for tourists on either island. Walking near Land's End, you'll hear the foghorns situated around the entrance to the Golden Gate harbor pilots use the locations, tones, and sequences of the foghorns to bring ships through what may be a moist white blanket. ![]() You can still enjoy the beach in fact, a walk on the beach on a foggy day can be a magical experience if your concept of Calif. And even a few them get chewed up and spit out by the tides or an occasional sea monster. You may see surfers in wetsuits all year round, but they are a whole different species :). (There are spots south of here, at Pacifica and Half Moon Bay and down to Santa Cruz, where surfing is fine). Actually, don't even turn your back on the ocean, not just here, but especially here because the tides can surprise you. Ocean Beach because of the treacherous riptides. We just wanted you to know that unless you're a seal or a polar bear, you probably will not be going in the water-and even if you were, we'd warn you against the surf at S.F. No-the beach is NOT "out, and by no means would I reconsider your trip for this reason alone. * "I guess I'll be packing jeans - but when you say chilly do you mean Parka chilly or light sweater chilly? (I guess I'm asking is it so awful that I reconsider this trip?)" * ![]()
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