As the name suggests this park was a major military installation for decades.

These days you'll find open meadows, hiking trails, a community garden, and the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture which hosts many events, exhibitions and performances throughout the year.

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February 11, 2022

Road cycling

Fort Mason, on a waterfront hill overlooking the San Francisco Bay, originated as a coastal defense site during the American Civil War. The nucleus of the property was owned by John C. Frémont and disputes over compensation by the United States continued into 1968. In 1882 the defenses were named for Richard Barnes Mason a military governor before statehood. It now houses the headquarters of the Golden Gate Recreation area, a Youth Hostel, a chapel, a Community Garden, and a variety of historic rental houses.

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June 21, 2016

Hiking

Fort Mason, once known as San Francisco Port of Embarkation, US Army, in San Francisco, California, is a former United States Army post located in the northern Marina District, alongside …

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