Cliff House, San Francisco
The Cliff House is a neo-classical style building perched on the headland above the cliffs just north of Ocean Beach, in the Outer Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The building overlooks the site of the Sutro Baths ruins, Seal Rocks, and is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, operated by the National Park Service (NPS). The Cliff House is owned by the NPS; the building's terrace hosts a room-sized camera obscura.
| Cliff House | |
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Cliff House from Ocean Beach, 2010 | |
Location within San Francisco County Cliff House, San Francisco (California) Cliff House, San Francisco (the United States) | |
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| Established | 1863 |
| Street address | 1090 Point Lobos Ave |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | California |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 94121 |
| Coordinates | 37°46′42″N 122°30′50″W |
| Website | Official website |
For most of the Cliff House's history, since 1863, the building's main draw has been restaurants and bars where patrons could enjoy the Pacific Ocean views. Since 1977, these restaurants and bars have been run by a private operator under contract with the National Park Service. In December 2020, the 47-year operator of these amenities announced that it was closing, and it criticized the NPS for not having signed a new long-term lease with any operator since its own prior 20-year lease had expired in June 2018.
Dozens of ships have run aground on the southern shore of the Golden Gate below the Cliff House.