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SF-88L is a former Nike Missile launch site at Fort Barry, in the Marin Headlands to the north of San Francisco, California, United States. Opened in 1954, the site was intended to protect the population and military installations of the San Francisco Bay Area during the Cold War, specifically from attack by Soviet bomber aircraft.

The site was originally armed with Nike Ajax missiles, and modifications were made to the site in 1958 to allow it to also be armed with Nike Hercules missiles. In 1974, SF-88L was closed but was not demolished. It is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and is open to visitors. Visiting day is the first Saturday of each month, 12:30 - 3:30 PM, with formal tours occurring every 45 minutes. A special open house day with Nike veterans occurs on the first Saturday of each month. Restoration work to the site is done on remaining Saturdays by volunteers.

SF-88C, the integrated fire control area west on Wolf Ridge, was also closed in 1974. It was not restored and has been partially deconstructed. It is not a part of any tours or open visits.

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Photos of SF-88

  1. SF-88, California01CaliforniaMarcin Wichary from San Francisco, U.S.A. · CC BY 2.0
  2. 2 Nike Hercules Missile.022 Nike Hercules Missile.Unknown photographer · CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. 8908 SF-88L03SF-88LPanegyrics of Granovetter from Lincoln, NE, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
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