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SF’s Great Highway Park to Get Art Makeover
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Thanks to SF Chronicle for sharing that new artwork is planned for San Francisco’s Great Highway Park. New Art Installations Planned for Great Highway Park San Francisco is moving forward with plans to transform the Upper Great Highway into a permanent recreational space, and a key component of this transformation is the more...
SF’s Union Square to Host 200 Events a Year in 2025
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches San Francisco Mayor London Breed has unveiled an ambitious plan to revitalize Union Square by hosting 200 events in 2025. This initiative, spearheaded by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) in collaboration with Biederman Redevelopment Ventures Corporation (BRV), aims to inject new energy into the City’s downtown retail more...
SF’s Great Highway Gets Permit to Become Full-Time Park
Bay Area Updates, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches A major milestone has been reached in the effort to reimagine the Great Highway as a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly park. The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a permit for the City of San Francisco to transform the 2-mile stretch of roadway from Lincoln Way to Sloat Boulevard into a full-time park. more...
Here’s the 400+ National Parks Free On These 6 Days In 2025
Get Out: Events, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Sometimes you’ve just got to get away from it all and clear your head with the peace and serenity of a national park. On certain “fee-free” days throughout the year, enjoy free entry to all national parks and monuments including Muir Woods and Yosemite National Park, and free admission aboard all of the historic more...
SF’s Twin Peaks Just Got Two New Trails
Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches San Francisco’s Twin Peaks Trail Improvement Project has just opened two brand new trails. Construction on two out of three new trails at Twin Peaks is complete! The trail at Noe Peak and the switchback to the south are now open. Areas with erosion control fabric have been seeded and native seedlings more...
Built in 1894, SF’s Japanese Tea Garden Stuns w/ Newly Revamped Pagoda Plaza
Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Historic Japanese Tea Garden Debuts Stunning Redesigned Pagoda Plaza San Francisco’s Japanese Tea Garden, the oldest public Japanese garden in the United States, has unveiled its newly redesigned Pagoda Plaza. Nestled in Golden Gate Park, this historic treasure, built in 1894, now boasts a stunning open space for cultural events and quiet more...
Bay Area’s “Cut Your Own” Christmas Tree Farms 2024
Bay Area Favorites, Christmas, Outdoorsy Love the smell of pine and got a hankering for a real Christmas tree? Ditch the paved asphalt lot for a real Christmas tree farm with plenty of charm and festive activities to really get you into the holiday spirit. Updated 11/25/24 2024 Bay Area Christmas Tree Farms Confirmed for 2024 Patchen California Christmas more...
Bay Area’s 1st Ever Unofficial “Taco Bell Triathlon” is Here
Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Fun & Games, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco We have no idea what to make of this, but it sounds like it could be a sh*t show (in a good way) – a triathlon where you eat Taco Bell along the way – starting at the world’s most beautiful Taco Bell in Pacifica. If you’ve ever dreamed of turning more...
SF’s Golden Gate Park Gets Stunning New Glowing Archway
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Wow Although it’s been trialed for the past few weeks, on Friday night, November 8, 2024, arts nonprofit Illuminate will officially unveil a large-scale, illuminated arch inside Golden Gate Park. In conjunction with the unveiling, the Bay Area Ridge Trail will reroute to run directly through this new landmark, merging art more...
10 Best Corn Mazes in the Bay Area for 2024
Halloween, Outdoorsy, Things to Do Let’s get lost in a corn maze! Here’s a list of fantastic Bay Area corn mazes for 2024! We’ll be updating this list frequently as we get more information for 2024. These insane twists and turns of nature used to be done manually, but now they’re mostly done by GPS and computer-controlled more...
San Francisco Unveils New “Bayfront Park,” Reusing Steel from Bay Bridge
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for letting us know that the city’s waterfront welcomes yet another new addition today with the grand opening of Bayfront Park, a 5.5-acre green space nestled between Chase Center and the Bay. The park, originally scheduled to open in fall of 2023 and part of more...
SF’s Brand New 10-Acre “India Basin” Waterfront Park Opens
New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed today joined community members and state leaders to celebrate the opening of the southern half of India Basin Waterfront Park, one of the most significant park projects in modern San Francisco history. The $200 million environmental justice investment connects Bayview-Hunter’s Point residents to a healthy shoreline, more...
SF’s Holiday Ice Skating Rink at Union Square is Back (2024-25)
Bay Area Favorites, Outdoorsy, San Francisco One of San Francisco’s favorite holiday traditions returns for the 2024-25 holiday season. Since 2008, The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square has delighted children and adults with its holiday-themed ice park located in Union Square. Enjoy ice skating in San Francisco’s iconic plaza surrounded by festive lights and the more...
Check Out SF’s Glorious New Mosaic-Tiled Staircase
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco has a brand-new mosaic-tiled staircase. Glen Park’s Burnside Avenue stairway has been turned into The City’s newest tiled stairway featuring a stream with schools of fish, an embankment of plants and flowers, plus birds and other critters that children (and adults) will love. A centerpiece is a glorious more...
SF’s Twin Peaks Set to Host Epic Red Bull Skate Park (For One Day)
Bay Area Favorites, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that San Francisco’s iconic Twin Peaks is about to get turned into a skaters paradise for one day. On October 19, 2024 Red Bull is transforming this famous lookout 922 feet above the city into a temporary pop-up skate park for its “Skyline” more...
