Coit Tower
Coit Tower ( KOYT; also known as Coit Memorial Tower) is a 210-foot (64 m) tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California, overlooking the city and San Francisco Bay.
A lookout inside San Francisco
You can stay in San Francisco
Coit Tower is inside San Francisco, which has 528 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from San Jose
San Jose is about 48 miles southeast (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov
April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November are the mild months, with highs of 62–72°. When to go ↓
An airport 12 miles away
Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK) has airline service, about 12 miles from Coit Tower.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Sausalito. Green months are the mild ones.
Coit Tower
Coit Tower ( KOYT; also known as Coit Memorial Tower) is a 210-foot (64 m) tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California, overlooking the city and San Francisco Bay. The tower, in the city's Pioneer Park, was built between 1932 and 1933 using Lillie Hitchcock Coit's bequest to beautify the city of San Francisco. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 2008.
The Art Deco tower, built of unpainted reinforced concrete, was designed by architects Arthur Brown Jr. and Henry Temple Howard. The interior features fresco murals in the American Social Realism style, painted by 22 different onsite artists and their numerous assistants. Three artists preferred oil on canvas and worked offsite. One artist preferred egg tempera rather than fresco.
- Type
- Lookout
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (2008)
- Wikipedia readers
- 59K a year
Where to stay near Coit Tower
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are San Francisco (528) and Oakland (89).
- 1Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
- 2Lombard Street
- 3Chase Center
- 4Oracle Park
- 5Presidio of San Francisco
- 6USS Hornet
- 7Cow Palace
- 8USS Pampanito
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Coit Tower | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | in town | — | 528 426 hotels · 24 motels · 37 inns & B&Bs · 5 lodges & cabins · 27 hostels · 6 campgrounds · 3 RV parks | 826,079 | $1,395K | D |
| Oakland | 10 mi east | 15 min | 89 56 hotels · 22 motels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel · 2 campgrounds | 440,838 | $930K | D− |
| Berkeley | 7 mi northeast | 10 min | 30 24 hotels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel | 121,911 | $1,414K | D− |
| South San Francisco | 10 mi south | 15 min | 36 32 hotels · 2 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 RV park | 64,941 | $1,189K | C |
| Sausalito | 6 mi northwest | 10 min | 10 5 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel · 2 campgrounds | 7,019 | $1,895K | B− |
| Alameda | 9 mi southeast | 15 min | 12 11 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 76,876 | $1,236K | D |
| Daly City | 8 mi southwest | 10 min | 10 5 hotels · 3 motels · 1 hostel · 1 RV park | 101,261 | $1,115K | C |
| Richmond | 11 mi north | 15 min | 14 9 hotels · 3 motels · 2 lodges & cabins | 114,861 | $668K | D |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Coit Tower
Other well-known places within 7 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw12 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw2in town LandmarkLombard Street
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaChase Center
Big draw42 mi Stadium & arenaOracle Park
Big draw53 mi GardenPresidio of San Francisco
Big draw66 mi MuseumUSS Hornet
77 mi TheatreCow Palace
8in town MuseumUSS PampanitoPhoto credits
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lombard Street: The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Chase Center: Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oracle Park: User Coasttocoast on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Presidio of San Francisco: Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Hornet: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Cow Palace: Dante Alighieri , CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Pampanito: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Visiting Coit Tower
Is Coit Tower in San Francisco?
Yes. It’s inside San Francisco, CA.
When is the best time to visit Coit Tower?
April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November, with highs of 62–72°.
How far is Coit Tower from San Jose and Stockton?
About 48 miles southeast of San Jose and about 61 miles east of Stockton, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Coit Tower?
Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK), about 12 miles away.
Where should I stay near Coit Tower?
San Francisco (in town, 528 places to stay), Oakland (10 mi, 89 places to stay) and Berkeley (7 mi, 30 places to stay).
Tips from people in San Francisco
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.