San Francisco is outside California.
The Presidio of San Francisco ( originally , El Presidio Real de San Francisco or The Royal Fortress of Saint Francis ) is a park and former U.S. Army military fort on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco , California , and is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area . San Francisco . San Francisco was founded on June 29 , 1776 , when colonists from Spain established Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and Mission San Francisco de Asís a few miles away , all named for St. Francis of Assisi .