Parks & Beaches
San Francisco’s ‘Opera in the Park’ Returns to Golden Gate Park (Sept. 11)
Parks & Beaches, San Francisco It’s time to start planning your picnic menu because Opera in the Park is back. The San Francisco Opera puts on their annual free Opera in the Park concert in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at 1:30pm in Robin Williams Meadow. Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads the San Francisco Opera more...
SF’s Gorgeous Dahlias are at Peak Bloom
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco The Dahlia is San Francisco’s official flower and is currently in bloom mid August 2022 through approximately Labor Day. Check out the Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park (map) by the Conservatory of Flowers to see these beautiful flowers in their peak form. See if you can spot Dahlias in distinctive more...
One Minute of Stunning Drone Footage of Giant Ocean Beach Waves
Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches San Francisco’s Ocean Beach is an iconic surf spot. Thanks to The Inertia for showcasing Solomon Fragakis’s stunning drone footage over the picture-perfect swells. The one-minute edited video shows just how big Ocean Beach is and how lucky we are to have some of the best waves in the world. This video more...
Free National Parks Day (August 4)
Freebies, 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...
New 5.4 Acre “Bayfront Park” Comes to SF in Fall 2023
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco A new 5.4-acre open space between Chase Center and San Francisco Bay will add to the growing number of new parks in the City. Mayor London N. Breed today joined Supervisor Matt Dorsey, the Golden State Warriors and other City and community leaders to celebrate the start of construction for Bayfront more...
SF’s Newest Park: Transbay Block 3 Park & Alley Coming in 2025
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Another brand new park is coming to San Francisco (hopefully) in 2025, which will be a new permanent addition to SoMa. The new Transbay Block 3 Park will be located between Main and Beale streets; and Folsom and Howard streets in the area that currently is being used as the pop-up “The more...
SF’s Great Highway Car-Free on Weekends for 3 Years?
Brand New, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Transportation By Alexandra Garcia, Bay City News Foundation The Great Highway stretches 3.8 miles down San Francisco’s western coast, bordering Ocean Beach. Every weekend and holiday, between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard, the four-lane-wide roadway transforms into a completely vehicle-free promenade where the public can enjoy its scenic views. On Tuesday, San Francisco more...
SF’s Newest 10-Acre Waterfont Park Coming in 2025
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco The San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission on Thursday approved construction firm Swinerton to build the first portion of India Basin Waterfront Park, a community-led project that will train and hire Bayview-Hunters Point residents. The proposed plan combines the existing India Basin Shoreline Park area and 900 Innes property into one more...
Lake Tahoe’s New Free On-Demand Shuttles Start July 22
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Tahoe Forget Uber, Lyft, scooters and the insane parking situation in and around South Lake Tahoe this summer. Lake Link is a brand new on-demand rideshare microtransit service that riders utilize for trips within highly congested traffic areas within Stateline, Nev. and South Lake Tahoe, Calif. The new free service launches on July more...
SF’s Newest Park “Presidio Tunnel Tops” Opens July 17th
Bay Area Favorites, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Presidio Tunnel Tops, the most anticipated visitor attraction ever planned for the Presidio of San Francisco, opens Sunday July 17, 2022. Come explore the park and enjoy free family-friendly events and activities on opening day and throughout the whole season, July through October. Built over the tops of the Presidio Parkway more...
157-Acre Golf Course Set to Be Brand New Nature Preserve
New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Thanks to SFist for letting us know about the defunct 157-acre Marin County golf course that’s being “rewilded” into a brand new nature preserve open to the public to be renamed “San Geronimo Commons” The prior owner of the former San Geronimo Golf Course put the property up for sale a more...
This 1855 Bay Area Lighthouse Now Open 5 Days a Week
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches A secret jewel of the Bay Area, the Point Bonita Lighthouse, built in 1855, was the third lighthouse built on the West Coast and helped shepherd ships through the treacherous Golden Gate straits. Today, the lighthouse is still active and is maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. Discover Point Bonita’s more...
3 Bay Area Beaches are the Most Polluted on West Coast
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Swimming / Waterparks By Rya Jetha, Bay City News Foundation Erckenbrack Park, Marlin Park, and Lakeshore Park beaches in San Mateo County are on Heal the Bay’s 2021-2022 “Beach Bummer List” for being among the most polluted beaches in California. San Mateo County is home to more “Beach Bummers” than any other county in recent more...
Big Basin Redwood Park Reopens July 22: Reservations Open July 1
Bay Area Updates, Fire Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches California State Parks and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks just announced that Big Basin Redwoods State Park will partially reopen July 22 for limited day-use access through a reservation system. Reservations will be available starting July 1. Big Basin has been closed to the public since the CZU Lightning Complex Fire tore more...
SF Plans New Car Route Thru Golden Gate Park
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Transportation Thanks to San Francisco Recreation and Parks for sharing the news that work has begun on the new traffic route in Golden Gate Park. The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) are hard at work implementing a new traffic route around Martin Luther more...
