Parks & Beaches
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...
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...
Oldest National Park Service Ranger Retires at 100-Years-Old
Celebrations, Goodbye, Parks & Beaches, Uplifting, Wow By Keith Burbank Bay City News Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest active National Park Service ranger, retired Thursday following more than 15 years sharing stories of her life and those of other working women during World War II at Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond. Soskin, 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...
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...
Pedicabs Coming to Golden Gate Park?
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department has announced it’s expanding its micro-mobility options for Golden Gate Park. In response to popular demand, we’ll be working with Lyft Bikeshare to add at least six bikeshare stations within Golden Gate Park in 2022. We’re also exploring partnerships to bring pedicab service into the more...
SF’s Brand New 4,500sqft Tai Chi Court Opens in McLaren Park
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco officials opened the city’s first dedicated tai chi space on Saturday, March 19 in McLaren Park. The Mansell Tai Chi Court sits on a converted parking lot with sweeping views of downtown and low berms offering protection from the wind. The $1.6 million project was funded through the 2012 Clean more...
This is Alameda’s Brand New Waterfront Park
Brand New, East Bay, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches After years of work and development in the burgeoning Alameda Point Waterfront District, Alameda’s Waterfront Park located on the former naval base gets its official launch on Saturday, April 9 with the Waterfront Park Launch Fest. The free, designed-for-all-ages event will bring together some of the Bay Area’s most talented musicians and dance more...
SF’s Golden Gate Park Gardens Will Soon Be Free for Residents
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches San Francisco residents will soon get in free at the Conservatory of Flowers and Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park following a vote Tuesday by the city’s Board of Supervisors. Read more at sfmayor.org The board’s vote on a proposal made in January by Mayor London Breed was to eliminate the more...
