Fort Baker Fort Baker is one of the components of California ' s Golden Gate National Recreation Area . The Fort , which borders the City of Sausalito in Marin County and is connected to San Francisco by the Golden Gate Bridge , served as an Army post until the mid - 1990s , when the headquarters of the 91st Division moved to Parks Reserve Forces Training Area . It is located opposite Fort Point at the entrance to the San Francisco Bay . Fort Baker was previously named the Lime Point Military Reservation . It was renamed in 1897 . Fort Baker was included in a historic district listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 , as part of Forts Baker , Barry , and Cronkhite . Fort Baker features essentially intact historic structures and landscapes , and is currently under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service ( NPS ) . It is renowned for its spectacular views of the San Francisco Bay . The historic structures are currently being restored and new uses are being found for them , including the Cavallo Point conference center . Military history . The military history of the area that is now Fort Baker began in 1850 when President Millard Fillmore created The Lime Point Military Reservation , for coastal defense positions and logistic support facilities , on the north side of the Golden Gate , across from Fort Point . However , due to lengthy litigation the land was not acquired by the Federal Government until 1866 . Between 1872 and 1876 , four barbette batteries were built : at Point Cavallo ( Battery Cavallo ) , on the ridge above Lime Point ( Cliff and Ridge Batteries ) , and on Gravelly Beach to the west ( Gravelly Beach Battery ) . The only buildings on the reservation were barracks - like quarters for construction crews , storehouses , and offices , to the west of Horseshoe Bay . In 1890 plans were drawn up for modern " Endicott Type " coastal artillery batteries to be built from Point Cavallo to Point Bonita . Four batteries were completed by 1901 : Batteries Spencer , Kirby , Duncan , and Orlando Wagner . In 1897 a tent camp was established where the present Main Post is today , and the reservation was renamed " Fort Baker " . Construction of permanent structures began in 1901 . Fort Baker is named for Edward Dickinson Baker , a former U . S . Senator from Oregon . Active in California politics in the 1850s , Baker lost his life while leading a regiment of Union troops , the California Regiment , during the Battle of Ball ' s Bluff in the Civil War . He and his wife are buried in the San Francisco National Cemetery at the Presidio . By December 1942 , during World War II , there were 159 structures at Fort Baker , many of them temporary . For example , a temporary frame hospital , built near the beach at the foot of the parade ground , was completed in October 1941 and demolished in 1981 . During the 1960s and 1970s part of the frame hospital was used as the reference laboratory for Letterman Army Hospital , and included the rabies laboratory . In 2000 , the final uniformed elements of the US Army left the Presidio of San Francisco and Fort Baker , a subpost of the Presidio . The 91st Division ( Training Support ) , an Army Reserve unit , moved its headquarters from Fort Baker to Parks Reserve Forces Training Area , in Dublin , California . Current activities . Many of the Army - built buildings still stand , and current institutions in the area include an active United States Coast Guard station ( Motor Lifeboat Station Golden Gate ) , the Travis Marina ( an Air Force Morale , Welfare and Recreation facility ) , and the Bay Area Discovery Museum . A sustainability and climate change focused think - tank , The Institute at the Golden Gate , has its offices at Fort Baker . Cavallo Point conference center . In January 2005 , an agreement was reached by the city of Sausalito and the National Park Service with developers for a retreat and conference center . Construction began in October 2006 . Thirteen historic lodging buildings and seven historic commons buildings are being renovated ; thirteen new lodging buildings are being built , as well . It is due to open in May 2008 . It will have of indoor space and of outdoor event space , for events of 10 to 250 guests , a restaurant seating 100 people ( " Murray Circle " ) , and an full - service spa . The 142 - room resort will be run by Passport Resorts , which also runs the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur . The property is undergoing LEED accreditation for its reuse of existing buildings and green designs . In popular culture . The site is also notable for being the site of some of the buildings of Starfleet Headquarters in the Star Trek universe . This is also used as the Final Pitstop ( Finish Line ) of The Amazing Race 2 . Featured in the third Dirty Harry movie , " The Enforcer " , for a scene featuring a demonstration of a LAWS rocket .