a roughly 800m beach, begining just south of Golden Gate Point. In 1904, it was fortified with disappearing gun installations known as Battery Chamberlin (still visible). When the Presidio was decommissioned as a U.S. Army base, it became part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service. A fatal shark attack occurred on Baker Beach on May 7, 1959[5] when 18-year-old Albert Kogler Jr. was attacked by a great white shark while he was 15 feet deep in water.[6] This was the only shark attack recorded on Baker Beach. A fatal shark attack occurred on Baker Beach on May 7, 1959 when 18-year-old Albert Kogler Jr. was attacked by a great white shark while he was 15 feet deep in water. The northern section of Baker Beach is “frequented by clothing-optional sunbathers”. From 1986 to 1990, this section of the beach was the original site of the Burning Man art festival. In 1990, park police allowed participants to raise the traditional large statue but not to set it on fire. Subsequent Burning Man events have taken place in Black Rock Desert, Nevada.
