Wildflower trails without the crowds

Getting out in 2023

Earth Day and National Park Week are here! Celebrate in your backyard national parks by joining one of our Spring Days of Service events. Or find more National Park Week ideas and upcoming events.

Start your park outings at our visitor centers at the Presidio, Lands End, and Fort Point. Parks Conservancy members get special discounts there. Join today!

Gardens at Alcatraz

Alcatraz Historic Gardens milestone

Hard work helped restore the world's most incredible gardens. See them today.

Two children sit and sketch nature from a low tree branch in Rancho Coral de Tierra

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Photographer and Waterfall on Steep Ravine Trail
Waterfall hikes

Waterfall hikes: Best places to go

This is the time of year for spectacular waterfalls. See picks for hikes and tips for taking photos there.

Sunlight shines through canopy at Muir Woods
Studying Forests

Read about our $4.26M forest conservation grant

A gray fox sits atop a log in the woods of mount tamalpais scratching its ear with its foot.
Wildlife Watch

New tech helps us watch wildlife

Book cover for 'How the Golden Gate Bridge Got Its Color'
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Parks Conservancy's Roving Ranger overlooks the Golden Gate
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Events

Thu, Apr 18 8:00am-12:00pm
Alcatraz
Earth Week, Volunteer

Alcatraz Historic Gardens

Help restore and maintain gardens once tended by the island’s military and penitentiary residents—add life, color, and vibrancy to the Rock...

Volunteer removing litter at Ocean Beach
Thu, Apr 18 9:00am-12:00pm
Crissy Field
50th Anniversary of the GGNRA, Earth Week, Volunteer

Golden Gate Historic Landscaping and Maintenance

Help restore and maintain historic landscapes and cultural resources along the shoreline of San Francisco.

Muir Woods with ranger and kids
Thu, Apr 18 11:15am-11:30am
Mount Tamalpais, Muir Woods National Monument
Nature/Science, One Tam, NPS, Recreation/Wellness

Welcome to the Woods 15-Minute NPS Ranger Talk | Founders Grove

Join a Muir Woods Ranger in a grove of towering Coast Redwoods for a 15-minute talk.