New Parks
SF’s New “Battery Bluff” Park Opens in the Presidio Spring 2022
New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco This spring, The Presidio is getting ready to unveil a new visitor destination on top of the Presidio Parkway tunnels along Lincoln Boulevard near San Francisco National Cemetery. As part of the project, they’re also restoring surrounding parklands from the new 6-acre Battery Bluff down to Cavalry Bowl and the more...
This is SF’s Newest Public Plaza in SoMa
Brand New, New Parks, San Francisco On Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) opened the newly redesigned public plaza outside the San Francisco Federal Building, at 90 Seventh St., to the general public. The new space was designed with community and tenant input, offering a space that features gathering and seating spaces more...
SF’s New 12,000sqft Kid-Designed Nature Exploration Area Opens Nov. 1
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco City officials, children, and the Bayview-Hunters Point community will celebrate the opening of a 12,000-square foot Nature Exploration Area at Heron’s Head Park on November 1, 2021 with a ribbon cutting, speaking program, and fun designed to ignite creativity and imagination. The Nature Exploration Area was designed with input from local more...
Fremont Opens Its Newest Park in Decades
Brand New, New Parks On Saturday, September 18, 2021, Fremont celebrated the grand opening of the city’s newest community park in decades. The Lila Bringhurst Park officially opened to the public on August 18. The two-acre park, built by Lennar, Inc., is located on a four-acre site in Fremont’s Innovation District and is adjacent to more...
Brand New 3,100-acre State Park Coming to East Bay
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy Thousands of acres of East Bay wilderness will be preserved as a new state park under a $30.8 million agreement reached last week between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature. The 3,100-acre Tesla parcel in the southeast corner of Alameda County has several threatened and endangered species and is considered more...
SF Gets Brand New 3.5 Acre Pop-Up “The Crossing” Starting Today
Brand New, Community, New Parks, San Francisco It’s finally here! The Crossing at East Cut, a highly anticipated new community pop-up with food tucks, beer garden, entertainment, ground murals and recreation offerings, will officially open Friday, September 10, 2021 at the former Temporary Transbay Transit Terminal. Please note we’ve had reports that the venue is still a work in more...
SF’s New Waterfront Park Opens to Public For First Time Ever
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Black Point Historic Gardens is the San Francisco Bay Area’s newest national park site, a one-acre hillside that connects San Francisco’s Aquatic Park to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) at Fort Mason. At Black Point Historic Gardens, an outdoor staircase connects to newly restored pathways, budding gardens and terraced more...
SF’s Newest Waterfront Park Opens August 25
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that Black Point Historic Gardens, SF’s newest waterfront park with amazing views, is set to open to the public for the first time ever on August 25, 2021. Once the 1-acre park and terraced native gardens opens, you’ll be able to access it more...
SF’s Newest Playground Reopening: Golden Gate Heights
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Celebrations, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Join in for the reopening celebration for Golden Gate Heights Playground at 12th Avenue and Rockridge on July 20 from 11:30am-1:30pm. Golden Gate Heights Playground is one of 13 playgrounds being transformed into dynamic hubs for creativity and family life by Recreation and Park Department and the Parks Alliance’s LetsPlaySF! initiative. The more...
SF’s New 12,000sqft Nature Exploration Area at Heron’s Head Park
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches San Francisco has announced their new concept design for the brand new Nature Exploration Area (NEA) at Heron’s Head Park. The NEA will create a unique space that allows for active play, passive recreation, gathering with friends and family, and creates pockets for exploration to stimulate the senses and inspire imagination. more...
New 2,500 Acre East Bay Park at Former Concord Naval Weapons Station
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors unanimously voted to name the new regional park at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station “Thurgood Marshall Regional Park – Home of the Port Chicago 50.” The name “Thurgood Marshall Regional Park – Home of the Port more...
SF’s Newest Park “India Basin” Groundbreaking (June 17)
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Join in at at Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street on June 17 for this momentous first step in the creation of Bayview-Hunters Point’s next great park. This groundbreaking event marks the beginning of remediation work at the project’s 900 Innes site, and will feature a shovel ceremony, brief remarks and more...
Brand New “South Bay Shores” Waterpark Opens June 5
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, New Parks, Swimming / Waterparks Great America’s brand new waterpark South Bay Shores opens up on June 5, 2021. Northern California’s premiere amusement park is getting bigger, better and wetter than ever when California’s Great America debuts the new South Bay Shores waterpark, featuring seven completely new water attractions, new and upgraded food and merchandise locations, more...
SF’s Newly Renovated Shoreview Park Reopens
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Reopening Join SF Recreation and Parks Department for a reopening celebration for Shoreview Park (1 Lillian Court at Rosie Lee Lane) on Monday, June 7 beginning at 11:30 am. Help us celebrate the recently completed renovation, which includes a new playground, picnic area, workout equipment and more. The event will feature a more...
New SF Park Connecting Fort Mason to the Waterfront Opens June 2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Beatrice Kilat, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Thanks to the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy for sharing the news about San Francisco’s newest park. Black Point Historic Gardens, a new park connecting Fort Mason to the San Francisco waterfront, opens to the public soon, tentatively scheduled for June 2021. The restoration of more...
