Golden Gate National Recreation Area · California

Mountain Lake Trail

1.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 150 ft of climbing · 300 ft of descent · 148 ft–336 ft · bike, hiking, horse

Views

252 ft 157 ft · 0.3 mi high 252 ft

Along the way PRESIDIO OVERLOOK

On the parks map

All 228 trails in Golden Gate National Recreation AreaFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.