<h3><strong>Veteran Open House Day is the first Saturday of every month</strong>.</h3>
<p>Veterans of the Nike program come to the site to share their stories with visitors and give guided tours of SF88 between the hours of 12pm - 3pm </p>
<p><strong>The SF-88 Nike Missile Site </strong>is the most fully restored Nike missile site in the country. During the tense years of the Cold War, from 1953 to 1979, the United States Army built and operated close to 300 Nike missile sites in the United States. These sites were designed to be the last line of defense against H-Bomb carrying Soviet bombers that had eluded the Air Force’s interceptor jet aircrafts. SF-88 in the Marin Headlands was one such site. Today, Golden Gate National Recreation Area works together with a dedicated group of volunteers to preserve the site as it was during operations to remind visitors of the physical and psychological effects of the Cold War on the American landscape.</p>
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<li>The only restrooms available at Nike are Port-a-Johns. However, about a mile before the Nike Missile Site on Field Road is a larger rest-stop / parking lot with larger restooms and running water. It is recommended to stop and use these if needed, prior to arriving to Nike.</li>
<li>For more information, please email GOGA_MarinHeadlands_Info@nps.gov</li>
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A crowd of about 20 visitors huddles around a Nike volunteer standing in front of a large missile

Nike Missile Site Veteran Open House

White buildings with red roofs at Crissy Field with blue bay and Golden Gate Bridge and fog behind.

Morning Fog at Crissy Field

Mori Point view north with yellow an blue flowers, the blue-green Pacific Ocean and Mt. Tamalpais.

Spring Flowers at Mori Point

View over the Pacific from Bolinas Ridge; Stinson Beach, Bolinas Lagoon and head in mid-ground.

Stinson Beach from Bolinas Ridge

Orange Golden Gate Bridge with waves crashing in foreground and storm clouds behind.

Storm over the Golden Gate

View south with family on road in foreground and Rodeo Beach and cove in front of Point Bonita.

Marin Headlands and Rodeo Beach

Row of red brick barracks with white-columned porches where infantry soldiers lived.

Montgomery Street Barracks, Presidio of San Francisco

Closeup shot of Alcatraz Island showing lighthouse and prison with yellow flowers on slope in front.

Alcatraz Island from Crissy Field

Person jogging along a path with golden gate bridge in the background.

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