If you are driving north on Hwy 101, consider getting off at the scenic overlook on the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge. There are good photo opportunities at the overlook. Instead of immediately getting back on the highway, go under the highway to Conzelman Drive and head south and west to Vista Golden Gate. You can take pictures of San Francisco through the bridge there, just like so many others have done. Parking might be a problem. Continuing west on Conzelman Drive, take a right at the roundabout and park in the nearby parking lot. With a short hike up the hill there are more photo opportunities. Again, parking may be a problem.

This will probably take an hour or so. If you take McCollough Road to Bunker Road, you can leave the area through the Baker-Barry Tunnel and then proceed to Sausalito, which is a nice, small, bay-side city, before getting back on Hwy 101.

Consult Google maps for directions.