Crissy Marsh

Crissy Marsh

Crissy Marsh is a wetland area in San Francisco, California, United States. It is a salt marsh that was largely destroyed to build Crissy Field an airfield during the World Wars. It has since been restored as the airfield has been removed and now hosts abundant and recovering wildlife on the northern San Francisco coast.



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