Wonderful little hike down to the beach. Amazing views. Seems like the best time to take in the views is in the winter! Went down for sunrise in February and there wasn’t another soul there!

Lovely beach views of the Golden Gate and easy hike! Visited Saturday 3/5/22 at 7:30AM. Parked near "Ridge Battery" lot (not close to full. There's designated parking also along the roadside). 5 min walk to Golden Gate vista points and upper battery's. Hike itself took about 25-45 mins there/back. Can investigate Battery Wagner along the way. Easy, but non-shaded, packed dirt road trail until the bottom. Near the "day use areas" there were three restrooms but the only one open was closest to the beach. BEWARE POISON OAK as it's everywhere and stay on trails. Max of 5 people at any given time while we were on the beach. Beautiful looming trees and greenery near the beach including a patch of Calla Lilies. Golden Gate was glorious for pics. Ships and kayaks passed underneath with San Fran towers in the backdrop. Headed back to the car around 10:40AM and tons of people were flooding down.

The best spot for a ‘Golden Gate Bridge’ picture. Especially at sunrise, since the bridge is East of Kirby beach, so towards the sun. Make sure to arrive at the view point near Battery Spencer about an hour before sunrise. Walk down the Kirby Cove Road, as a pedestrian you are allowed to pass the gate. After a walk of about half an hour you will arrive at the beach. Prepare for the most amazing part of your journey. Sunrise behind the bridge 😱

Definitely a great little hike to the beach. The trail down to the beach is really maintained and wide. Sometimes there will be cars that will go down the trail, just be cautious of that. There is a lot of shade and trees all around the trail down to the beach. Which is really nice when it is a hot day. There is a restroom by the day use campground as well which is very clean.

What a nice seclude view of the Golden Gate bridge. Would highly recommend if you want to get out of the city, do a very minimal hike, get to a beach and see the golden gate bridge all in 1 outing. Very easy walk down an access road to the campground (you can't drive down there unless you have a camping permit). We did see a snake at the start of the trail but it scurried off into the bushes pretty quickly. At a very leisurely pace we did the round trip in 1hr 15 minutes.

A beautiful beach with an amazing view of the GG. It’s not crowded too. The water was freezing tho (and it was around 95°F on the day we were there). The hike from Fort point took us about 2 hours, but it was absolutely worth the way.

Nice hike. About 15 min each way if you get a parking closer to Battery.

It’s a trek to get here. Not for the faint of heart. Picture from the cove and on the hike there.

Beautiful and a different view Golden Gate Beach. It’s a quiet, clean and calm beach with view picnic tables. Has restroom too.

Best place to view the Golden Gate Bridge very early in the morning. It's a very nice short hike down to the beach, and before sunrise there are literally no people at the beach. Beautiful spot for photos, or to just hang out and watch the sun come up.

Oh, this beach is just wonderful! The reviews and travel websites weren't kidding when they said its rarely crowded, and we even went on Memorial Day. Please be advised, however, it is a mile hike just to get down to the Coves Beach. It's a beautiful hike that I highly recommend, though, and you get two miles of walking in. If the mile hike down and back up is deterring you a little bit, you can go to the kirby Cove Campground website to purchase a parking permit and drive down kirby Cove Road. Be careful! It's a single lane road with many pedestrians walking it, and you have to open the gate initially to get down it. This beach has a beautiful view of Golden Gate Bridge, and you can see the large cruise and cargo ships come in and out of the bay. Please be advised that it does get really windy walking down there, and it can be difficult to find parking up near the vantage point due to people wanting pictures of the bridge. It's say it's definitely worth it, though, if you're looking for scenery without a ton of people.

Cool beach - almost got swept away looking at mussels, crabs anemones at the the sea cave! Hiking is perfect amount.

Great place to take a hike in the San Francisco Bay Area. Make sure to bring water and a jacket. Once at the beach you get a fantastic view of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco skyline.

It’s about a 30 mins hike one way, beautiful place

The best views among all beaches in the SF Bay Area.

Nice place, surprisingly not dirty).