Outdoorsy
A Brand New Park is Coming to SoMa in 2025
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Over 100,000 new households are projected to move into San Francisco by 2040, with much of the coming growth to be concentrated in SoMa. This dense, urban area is expected to see significant population growth northwest of the project site with the proposed Hub initiative within the Market & Octavia more...
SF’s Golden Gate Park Gardens Now Free for Residents (Starting April 22)
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches San Francisco residents will finally get free admission to the Conservatory of Flowers and Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park starting April 22, 2022 On Friday, legislation will go into effect making the Gardens of Golden Gate Park free for San Francisco residents (as well as all veterans regardless of more...
Bay Area Spring Irises in Peak Bloom
Outdoorsy, Spring Flowers By Larry Sokoloff, Bay City News Foundation A great way to enjoy springtime in the South Bay is a visit to Nola’s Iris Garden, perched in the hills above East San Jose. The five-acre working farm with more than 2,000 varieties of irises is nearing peak bloom in the next two more...
Get Free Entry to 200+ CA State Parks w/ Your Library Card
Freebies, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Travel California State Parks and the California State Library just announced an additional opportunity to advance safe and equitable outdoor access to all Californians. Starting this week—National Library Week—California State Parks will be distributing the California State Library Parks Pass to public libraries across the state for checkout by library patrons. more...
New I-80 Freeway “Urban Forest” Coming to SF in 2023
Brand New, City Insight, Good News, Green, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Uplifting Thanks to the SF Examiner for letting us know that the litter-strewn entrance to the Bay Bridge in SoMa is soon going to be converted into an “urban forest” and tree nursery which will take root (he he) new freeway offramps. According to the San Francisco Department of Public Works, the more...
SF’s Climate Action Month: 50+ Free Events (April 2022)
Community, Freebies, Good News, Green, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Sponsored Let’s face it. With all of the negative news headlines, the world has felt overwhelming lately. All this tolerating uncertainty takes a toll. But there’s some good news, too! It’s a well-known fact that taking action is good for our mental health, and just when we need it most, the more...
SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival is Back for 2022
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Yerba Buena Gardens The 2022 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival announces the lineup of over 100 free outdoor music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children’s programs. The Festival will open on Saturday, May 7 at 1:00pm with Cuban percussionist Jesús Díaz y su Habana Afro-Cuban Ensemble with an opening set from Chulita more...
“Pickin’ On The Polk” SF’s Free Bluegrass Music Festival (April 15-16)
Bars, Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, San Francisco, Sponsored Like a mini Hardly Strictly Bluegrass taking over an entire neighborhood, Pickin’ on the Polk is a brand new FREE Districtwide Bluegrass Show in the Discover Polk Community Benefit District – April 15th and 16th, 2022 and will temporarily transform Polk Street into a free, two-day bluegrass festival featuring renowned more...
SF’s Brand New “Presidio Tunnel Tops” Park Opens July 17
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches The most anticipated visitor attraction ever planned for the Presidio of San Francisco – Presidio Tunnel Tops – now has an official opening date. The new national park destination welcomes all visitors starting Sunday, July 17, 2022, revealing a spectacular “must see” San Francisco park for Bay Area locals and visitors more...
Coyote Pupping Season Begins in The Presidio
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Spring signals the start of coyote pupping season, which typically extends to fall. Though coyotes are seen year-round in the Presidio, spring is when coyote parents are active around and protective of their den site. As in recent years, we expect this year’s pups to be born in April and the more...
Point Bonita Lighthouse Tours Will No Longer Be Free
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches After a thorough public review last spring, and following a separate process later in the summer, the National Park Service will raise parking fees at two NPS-controlled lots in the Presidio of San Francisco starting April 1, 2022. This is the final step of a fee review initiated by the more...
Berkeley’s Brand New “Brickyard Cove” Waterfront Park
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Berkeley has a brand new waterfront park that offers sweeping views of the Bay. Brickyard Cove at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park is now open with new parking, bike racks, picnic tables, restrooms, water fountains, interpretive signage, walking paths, and bike connection to the San Francisco Bay Trail. Brickyard Cove provides magnificent more...
CA State Park “Brannan Island” Closing Effective April 1
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches California State Parks recently announced the temporary closure of Brannan Island State Recreation Area (Brannan Island), effective Friday, April 1, 2022. Brannan Island is a maze of waterways through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Located northeast of San Francisco Bay, the park unit has countless islands and marshes with many wildlife habitats more...
SF’s Newest Park “Battery Bluff” Opens April 23
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches The Presidio’s brand new “Battery Bluff” park is opening on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Please note that Battery Bluffs is different from “Tunnel Tops” park on the eastern side of The Prsidio which does not yet have a specific opening date other than “Spring 2022.” This six-acre spot along the Presidio Promenade trail more...
SF’s Live “Raptor Cam” Returns to The Presidio
Outdoorsy, San Francisco The Presidio is an important stop on the Pacific Flyway, the major north-south flyway for migratory birds, which means it’s a hotspot for birdwatching with 323 different types of birds spotted (so far!) in the park. Around this time of year, plenty of birds stop-off in the Presidio to build, more...
