Fort Baker Fishing Pier

The Fort Baker fishing pier on a busy day.

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Parking - Auto, Restroom, Scenic View/Photo Spot

Fishing and crabbing off the pier at Horseshoe Cove are popular activities year-round. Fort Baker is home to many tasty morsels including salmon and Red and Rock crabs, which migrate from the ocean to the bay to lay their eggs. The young crabs then hide in the rare offshore eel-grass.

A fishing license isn't required on the pier, so grab a pole and a buddy and come on down. California Fish and Wildlife regulations are in effect though, more information at CA Fish and Wildlife .
 

The Pier During WWII

Fort Baker's Horseshoe Cove was the home of the Harbor Defense's mine depot. Coast Artillery soldiers would carefully load 800 pounds of TNT into metal mines before planting them underwater, outside the mouth of the bay, with a complex series of electronic cables. If an enemy vessel or submarine was spotted entering San Francisco Bay, the electronic mines could be triggered by a shore-based detonating station.