News Release

National Park Service seeks tips from the public about recent vandalism at Nike Missile Site

Broken door at Nike Missile magazine.

NPS

News Release Date: March 25, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO–The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking information from the public to help identify those responsible for recent vandalism and forced entry into the historic SF-88 Nike Missile Site at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

The incident occurred sometime between the evening of Saturday, March 15 and the morning of Wednesday, March 19, 2025. An individual or individuals broke into the historic Nike Missile Site magazine in the Marin Headlands and committed extensive vandalism. This included spray painting hate speech throughout the building and spilling gallons of hazardous chemicals. The individual(s) may have sustained chemical burns and may have needed medical attention.

Information from visitors is often very helpful to investigators. If you took photographs or videos in the area of Battery Alexander or the Nike Missile site between the night of March 15 and the morning of March 19, or if you have any other information that could help, please submit a tip. You don’t have to tell us who you are, but please tell us what you know:

CALL or TEXT the NPS-wide Tip Line: 888-653-0009
ONLINE form: go.nps.gov/SubmitATip
EMAIL: [e-mail]
EMERGENCY dial: 9-1-1

The Nike Missile Site is the most fully restored Nike missile site in the country. During the tense years of the Cold War, from 1953 to 1979, the United States Army built and operated close to 300 Nike missile sites in the United States. These sites were designed to be the last line of defense against H-Bomb carrying Soviet bombers that had eluded the Air Force’s interceptor jet aircrafts. SF-88 in the Marin Headlands was one such site. Today, Golden Gate National Recreation Area works together with a dedicated group of volunteers to preserve the site to remind visitors of the physical and psychological effects of the Cold War on the American landscape.