Choose Battery Spencer for the iconic elevated postcard
Battery Spencer places you above the north end of the bridge, compressing towers, cables, bay, city, and headlands into one dramatic frame.
Choose Presidio Golden Gate Overlook for a composed south-side frame
The Presidio overlook aligns both bridge towers between historic cypress trees and connects neatly to trails and the bridge plaza.
Use them together if fog is moving
Because fog can differ dramatically across the strait, crossing from one side to the other can rescue a view-oriented trip.
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