Best Views in the Bay Area

The Bay Area is blessed with 5 elements that give it great scenery: mountains, ocean, creeks, forests, and the Bay. Any one of these elements alone can result in great scenery. In the Bay Area, you can see them in combination. There are many places where you can get a great view, but some are better than others. Here are my favorite:

• Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley
  
  Berkeley Pier, Golden Gate Bridge, from Lawrence Hall of Science
• Land's End, San Francisco
• Conzelman Road, near Sausalito
• Golden Gate Bridge overlook
  
• Marin Headlands
• View from Fort Baker
• Marin Headlands--Points of Interest
• Hawk Hill
• Aerial View
• Kite View
• Treasure Island, San Francisco
• Twin Peaks, San Francisco
• Sutro Heights, San Francisco
• Old postcard of Sutro Heights
• Baker Beach, San Francisco
  
  Baker Beach, Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands
  
• Mt. Livermore, Angel Island
• Mt. Vision, Point Reyes National Seashore
• Mount San Bruno, San Bruno
• Mount Hamilton, east of San Jose
• Mount Tamalpais, Marin County
• Mount Diablo, Diablo Valley
• Coyote Peak, Santa Teresa County Park, San Jose
  
  
  Mountain biker going down Coyote Peak, view of South San Jose
• St. Joseph's Hill, Los Gatos

View looking toward San Francisco from St. Joseph's Hill

• Jack's Peak Park, Monterey
• Hecker Pass, near Watsonville
• Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont
• Coyote Point Recreation Area, San Mateo

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Ron Horii, San Jose
Created 10/2/97. Last update: 1/15/98