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Monday: 8AM - 5PM
Tuesday: 8AM - 5PM
Wednesday: 8AM - 5PM
Thursday: 8AM - 5PM
Friday: 8AM - 5PM
Saturday: 8AM - 5PM
Sunday: 8AM - 5PM
Golden Gate National Cemetery is a peaceful and calming place to visit in South San Francisco. The stunning and gorgeous scenery provides a humbling experience as you walk among the graves. Despite the no pets policy, it remains a beautiful location where many lives are memorialized. Whether paying respects or just enjoying the peaceful atmosphere, this cemetery offers a serene environment for visitors.
Wanted to do something different. Here lies some of the famous admirals who served the Pacific Theater, some WW2 German and Italian POWs who were captured in the N. African campaign and imprisoned in California and Idaho, victims of the Port Chicago explosion, and a number of medal of honor recipients (Reinhardt Keppler WW2, served the USS San Francisco).
On this coming 4th of July, I reflect on how much has been lost and gained in the United States, and so I sit and reflect at the places that mean so much to me.
Coming from a military family, I hope the lessons learned make us pause and think.
So here we stand, my wife and I in the middle of the golden gate national cemetery.
Here we visit, and we ponder the course of this nation. We visit what I call the "brass ridge". Here there are so many generals and admirals buried here, but not forgotten. As we walk through the greens and we stop at the tombstones of prominent and historical figures, I hear in the wind honor me, but remember the soldiers, sailors,...read full review
Beautiful place. No pets allowed. Went here with our dog because we couldn’t find any info on if it was allowed, but this sign was at the front saying no pets (and no recreation / jogging / biking).