The Golden Gate Bridge seen from Fort Baker.
The Golden Gate Bridge seen from Fort Baker. Michal Venera

PARKS AND COVID-19

INFO, RESOURCES

Our parks are here for you

The health and safety of the people in our parks is our top priority. We want to keep you updated about efforts in our parks to reduce the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

Find the latest info on park closures here. You can still visit the parks virtually—check our page of resources and ideas, including creative crafts and some good news. Please take good care and be well.

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Zoom backgrounds: Meet in the parks!

Download some of our best photos to impress your coworkers and friends - the next best thing to being in the parks!

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Downy Woodpecker

How to pull off a Backyard BioBlitz

You don't need to go far to discover nature; Here's how to ID wildlife all around you.

Neighborhood nature

Featured Events

Guided Tour of the Point Bonita Lighthouse

Marin Headlands
Sun, Jun 07 10:00am-11:30am
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Guided Tour of the Point Bonita Lighthouse

Marin Headlands
Sun, Jun 14 10:00am-11:30am
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Guided Tour of the Point Bonita Lighthouse

Marin Headlands
Sun, Jun 21 10:00am-11:30am
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YOUR PARKS NEED YOU NOW MORE THAN EVER

Your support helps ensure these places will be here in the future—please give now.

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Coyote with its mouth open in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Coyote facts

Coyotes: Truth and tips when encountering them in the parks

There are a lot of myths about coyotes in the Bay Area. Here are some tips for keeping coyotes and all wildlife in our parks wild.

Coyote facts
Graphics help people stay safe in the parks.
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Mission blue butterfly on lupine plants
Mission blue breakthrough

Changing the game for endangered butterfly

Mission blue breakthrough
San Francisco Critter Socks Collection.
Critter Socks

These special socks celebrate SF wildlife

Critter Socks
Cloud hovers over the Golden Gate Bridge
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Alcatraz by Michael Schwab
Schwab graphic of the Golden Gate Bridge peeking out from behind grassy hills
Schwab image of Mount Tamalpais rising above the trees
Schwab graphic of Fort Point below the Golden Gate Bridge
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Park Stories

The Hike by Alison Farrell (Chronicle Books)

Summer Stride: Connect with your parks this summer

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Lana Salvador (center) with her fellow healthcare workers in San Francisco.

Nature’s lessons help a nurse in the midst of global pandemic

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A monarch butterfly in nature.

Backyard BioBlitz: See the parks from wherever you are

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Events

Volunteers Working in Black Point Historic Gardens
Tue, May 26 9:00am-12:00pm
Fort Mason
Volunteer

(CANCELED) Black Point Historic Gardens

Help us restore the long-neglected gardens of East Black Point, a spectacular park site tucked away above the bustling San Francisco...

Trail at El Polin Springs, The Presidio
Tue, May 26 1:00pm-4:00pm
Presidio of San Francisco
Park Academy

(Canceled) Meditation in the Parks: Connecting

We invite you to join us for a quiet, peaceful and meditative walk through the forests in the Presidio. Let’s experience the beauty and...

Wed, May 27 8:00am-12:00pm
Alcatraz
Volunteer

(CANCELED) 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...

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