The first official guide to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) - America's most popular national park. Hiking trails, picnic spots, seasonal wonders, beaches, forests, wildlife and historic landmarks all at the doorstep of the San Francisco Bay Area, Muir Woods, Mount Tamalpias, Alcatraz, Lands End, Fort Point, Tamales bay, The Marin Headlands and other magnificent destinations. 114 square miles of outdoor adventures. Filled with visitor tips, natural phenomena and many tales from GGNRA's colorful past. Your best companion as you hike, bike, tour or camp within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Guide to the Parks: Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Travel

Rubissow, Ariel

Food, Lodging & Transportation

Golden Gate Natl Park Assn

From the rear cover of this 164 page book: "Follow Jim Quillen from his tragic childhood into a desperate life of crime that lands him inside the nation's most notorious prison. Witness the sensational Alcatraz Riot of 1946 and the bloody escape attempt that followed. Share Mr. Quillen's compelling story of life on Alcatraz - the cruel realities and dangerous alliances - and the hard road that led him back to freedom."

Alcatraz from Inside: The Hard Years 1942-1952

Politics & Social Sciences

Quillen, Jim

Social Sciences

Muir Woods: Redwood Refuge

HART, JOHN

History

This book brings to life this architectural wonder beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, tracing a history that encompasses the Spanish colonizers, Gold Rush, Civil War, Great Earthquake, World Wars I and II, and the building of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Fort Point: Sentry at the Golden Gate

Martini, John Arturo

Americas

Alcatraz: Island of Change

Delgado, James P.

World

Gardens of Alcatraz

Gardens of Alcatraz Paperback - December, 1996 by John Hart (Author), Russell A. Beatty (Author), Michael Boland (Author),

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Boland, Michael

Beatty, Russell A.

Eisenhardt, Roy

Gardening & Landscape Design

Book by Hart, John, Beatty, Russell A., Boland, Michael

The author, with the help of his own family and friends, has sampled and written about approximately thirty adventures, ranging from the very active -- biking in the Marin Headlands -- to perfect rainy-day excursions -- a visit to the San Francisco Maritime Museum,

A Kid's Golden Gate: Guide to Family Adventures in the National Parks at the Golden Gate

Ross, Michael E.

Children's Books

Post & Park: A Brief Illustrated History of the Presidio of San Francisco

Haller, Stephen A.

Web of Water: Life in Redwood Creek

Khosla, Maya

Science & Math

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