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Fort Baker public access

Fort Baker Boat Shed & Marina, situation inside Horseshoe Cove at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.

© Brocken Inaglory

The National Park Service has issued a Request for Expressions of Interest — an informal precursor to a Request for Proposal — from those who might be interested in rehabbing and operating the Fort Baker Historic Boat Shop & Marina. Currently run by employees of Travis Air Force Base, Fort Baker has been part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area for more than a decade and the NPS hopes that a partnership will develop a diverse mix of programs and services that will benefit the public. 

"This is part of a National Park and it needs to be accessible to the public," said Katharine Arrow of the NPS. "We want to take the next step and really open up the place."

Arrow says the RFEI allows those who might be interested to discuss their ideas with the NPS, allowing everyone to make sure they’re all on the same page before going through the labor-intensive process of a formal proposal. To facilitate those discussions, Arrow will be hosting informal tours of the facilities — the main building that houses Presidio YC, two smaller buildings, a shed and the marina — today from 2-5 p.m. Email or call Arrow at (415) 561-4971 if you might be interested.

"I get a lot of people asking me if we’re going to evict Presidio YC tomorrow," Arrow noted. "A lot of different scenarios could play out at Fort Baker, but we really want to try to fit PYC into the change. They’ve been there over 50 years, and they’re a nonprofit, volunteer group who teach sailing — they do a lot of the things that need to occur out there." She points out that no matter what happens, this is the federal government and "nothing is done suddenly."

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