• Fort Baker was included in a historic district listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, as part of Forts Baker, Barry, and Cronkhite.[3].
  • Fort Baker will soon become a first-class destination for renewal and discovery, thanks to a partnership of private, public, and nonprofit organizations.
  • Fort Baker is a historic army post located in the Marin Headlands. The post, built between 1902 and 1910, is one of the park’s best examples of the army’s “Endicott...
  • Built in the early 1900s with an emphasis on improving living conditions for enlisted men, Fort Baker was transferred to the National Park Service (NPS) in 2002.
  • Construction of the original planned eight gun batteries was complete by 1905. In 1904 the post was split into two forts, Fort Baker and Fort Barry.
  • Construction soon began on the Spencer, Kirby, and Duncan Batteries, and in 1897, the military reservation was renamed Fort Baker.
  • In 1890’s, Fort Baker was formally established and is named for Edward Dickenson Baker, a former U.S. Senator from Oregon.
  • Fort Baker has all of the charms of a vintage village as if it had been magically set down in a small, sheltered gap.
  • Fort Baker's historic parade ground is encircled by Officer’s Quarters, with glorious views of San Francisco's cityscape.