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Lands End & Ocean Beach

The city's wild northwest corner; New Year's Day for a coastal walk, a museum and the beach. This guide pulls together 2 sights, 1 activity and 2 outdoor spots from our curated routes.

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Lands End & Ocean Beach, California, United States
Places
6

2 See · 1 Do · 2 Outdoors · 1 Eat

Curated routes
1

San Francisco New Year's Eve

Best season
Dec 30 – Jan 1

from our route notes

Warmest month
September

24°C / 74°F avg high

Coolest month
January

13°C / 56°F avg high

Wettest month
December

about 138 mm rain

Climate: NASA POWER 2001–2025 averages for San Francisco, the nearest city we track.

Things to do in Lands End & Ocean Beach

6 places from our curated routes, grouped by what you will do there. Each one has its own page with the address and full notes.

See

2 sights worth building a day around across Outer Richmond and Lincoln Park.

  • Sutro Baths in Lands End & Ocean BeachPhoto: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0
    See

    Sutro Baths

    Concrete ruins of an 1896 glass-roofed bathhouse at the water's edge, below the Lands End Lookout.

    Tip Stay off the outer walls when waves are breaking over them.

    • Outer Richmond
    • Free
    • 45 min
    • Low tide
  • Legion of Honor in Lands End & Ocean BeachPhoto: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0
    See

    Legion of Honor

    Fine arts museum in a copy of a Paris palace in Lincoln Park, with Rodin's Thinker in the courtyard.

    Tip Open on New Year's Day; it closes early, at 4 pm, on New Year's Eve.

    • Lincoln Park
    • $$
    • 2 hr
    • Afternoon

Do

1 activity for when the group wants to do more than look in Golden Gate Park.

  • California Academy of Sciences in Lands End & Ocean BeachPhoto: torbakhopper · CC BY 2.0
    Do

    California Academy of Sciences

    Natural history museum, aquarium and planetarium under a living roof in Golden Gate Park.

    Tip Book timed tickets online; New Year's Day is one of its busiest days.

    • Golden Gate Park
    • $$$
    • 3 hr
    • Opening time

Outdoors

2 outdoor spots for fresh air across Outer Richmond and Outer Sunset. All 2 are free to visit.

  • Outdoors

    Lands End Trail

    Cliff-edge path through cypress trees above the Golden Gate, with views of the bridge and the Marin Headlands.

    Tip The labyrinth at Eagle's Point is a short, signed detour off the trail.

    • Outer Richmond
    • Free
    • 1.5 hr
    • Late morning
  • Ocean Beach in Lands End & Ocean BeachPhoto: Insightwm · CC BY-SA 4.0
    Outdoors

    Ocean Beach

    Three and a half miles of wide, windswept sand along the Pacific, edged by the Great Highway.

    Tip The surf is dangerous; walk the sand rather than swim.

    • Outer Sunset
    • Free
    • 60 min
    • Sunset

Eat

Where we would book a table in Lands End & Ocean Beach in Ocean Beach.

  • Beach Chalet in Lands End & Ocean BeachPhoto: Daderot · CC0
    Eat

    Beach Chalet

    1925 building at the end of Golden Gate Park with WPA murals downstairs and a brewery restaurant above Ocean Beach.

    Tip Ask for a window table upstairs; the murals on the ground floor are free to see.

    • Ocean Beach
    • $$
    • 1.5 hr
    • Brunch

How to fit Lands End & Ocean Beach into a trip

Lands End & Ocean Beach is stop 2 of 2 on our San Francisco New Year's Eve route. Follow it as-is or lift Lands End & Ocean Beach into your own plan.

Getting here and onward

Distances are straight-line estimates between destination centers, not road distances.

Weather by month, based on San Francisco

Our climate figures for Lands End & Ocean Beach come from San Francisco, about 8 km (5 mi) away. Average daily highs run from 13°C / 56°F in January to 24°C / 74°F in September. December is the wettest month, with about 138 mm of rain. Outlined months fall in the best season on our routes.

Average daily highs, NASA POWER 2001–2025 averages for San Francisco. San Francisco weather (covers Lands End & Ocean Beach) →

Near Lands End & Ocean Beach

8 other destinations from our guides within about 150 km (93 mi), measured in a straight line.

Lands End & Ocean Beach questions, answered

How many days do you need in Lands End & Ocean Beach?

On our San Francisco New Year's Eve route it is stop 2 of 2 in a 3-day trip. Split evenly, that is about 2 days here, an estimate rather than a rule. The listed visit times for our 6 places add up to roughly 10 hours, before travel between them, so you will need to choose.

What is Lands End & Ocean Beach best known for?

The city's wild northwest corner; New Year's Day for a coastal walk, a museum and the beach. Standouts on our list: Sutro Baths (Concrete ruins of an 1896 glass-roofed bathhouse at the water's edge, below the Lands End Lookout); Legion of Honor (Fine arts museum in a copy of a Paris palace in Lincoln Park, with Rodin's Thinker in the courtyard); Lands End Trail (Cliff-edge path through cypress trees above the Golden Gate, with views of the bridge and the Marin Headlands).

When is the best time to visit Lands End & Ocean Beach?

Our San Francisco New Year's Eve route is best Dec 30 – Jan 1. NASA POWER 2001–2025 averages for nearby San Francisco put the warmest highs in September (24°C / 74°F), the coolest in January (13°C / 56°F) and the most rain in December (about 138 mm).

What are the best things to do in Lands End & Ocean Beach?

Start with Lands End Trail, Sutro Baths, Legion of Honor, Ocean Beach and California Academy of Sciences. Our guide lists 6 places in all, from 2 sights, 1 activity, 2 outdoor spots and 1 place to eat.

What is near Lands End & Ocean Beach?

The closest destinations in our guides are San Francisco (about 8 km / 5 mi), The Embarcadero & Ferry Building (about 10 km / 6 mi) and Sonoma (about 57 km / 35 mi). Distances are straight-line estimates, not road distances.

Plan Lands End & Ocean Beach with your crew

Open the San Francisco New Year's Eve route in TripsCircle, invite friends with a link, settle which of these 6 places make the cut with a quick poll, then split costs and share one packing list.

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