Why is a private lodge in a national park?
A. Throughout America’s parks, historic buildings are places for overnight visits and educational activities. Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park and Asilomar in Monterey are prime examples of this. When Fort Baker transferred from the US Army to the National Park Service, one of the major challenges was to ensure the long-term care of the buildings and grounds. After an extensive public planning process, the NPS determined that development of a lodge and institute would be compatible with the parks’ mission and generate the significant resources needed to rehabilitate and maintain the site’s historic structures. Cavallo Point is the first national park lodge in the San Francisco Bay Area.
