Golden Gate Bridge
Good to know
- Best time to go
- May to October for clearer skies; winter for dramatic fog
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- wheelchair-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
Spanning the mouth of San Francisco Bay, the Golden Gate Bridge is a 1.7-mile suspension bridge whose distinctive International Orange towers rise 746 feet above the water. Photography conditions vary dramatically with the coastal fog that frequently rolls through the Golden Gate strait, creating layered atmospheric compositions. Battery Spencer on the Marin Headlands offers a classic elevated view of the span with the city skyline beyond.
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