Volunteers gathered on a dirt hilltop against a blue sky, looking through telescopes on tripods. In the foreground one person points up.
Hawkwatch and Banding Return August 2025 while Hawk Hill Gets a Makeover
Two people speaking at the Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series Event on Alcatraz
Unlocking truth: How Alcatraz is changing the conversation on incarceration
Unframed print of the Michael Schwab logo of Alcatraz.
Shop and support Alcatraz
Bluffs provide great views at Fort Funston
Hit the Trail: Park sites that have gotten a 'glow up'
White and purple star-tulip flower
Bloom boom: A banner year for rare flower following prescribed burn
A park ranger greets visitors at Presidio Tunnel Tops.
We the Parks: A message from our CEO
A Muir Woods visitor enjoying the accessibility or the wheelchair accessible boardwalk.
Find your path: Accessible Trails in the Bay Area
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A formerly incarcerated speaker lectures in the Alcatraz Dining Hall
A formerly incarcerated speaker lectures in the Alcatraz Dining Hall

Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series

Alcatraz

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Series lifts up, highlights the voices of people who have spent time inside of jails and prisons.

Fort Point National Historic Site underneath the Golden Gate Bridge
Fort Point National Historic Site underneath the Golden Gate Bridge

Fort Point History Talk

Fort Point, Presidio of San Francisco

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Join our Park Rangers in learning Fort Point's History in this 15 minute long talk. The program is...

Volunteers Working in Black Point Historic Gardens
Volunteers Working in Black Point Historic Gardens

Black Point Historic Gardens

Fort Mason

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

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Volunteers Working in Black Point Historic Gardens
Volunteers Working in Black Point Historic Gardens

Black Point Historic Gardens

Fort Mason

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

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Two people walking among large redwood trees in Muir Woods.
Two people walking among large redwood trees in Muir Woods.

Into the Woods 1-Hour Tour

Muir Woods National Monument

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Journey into the heart of Muir Woods National Monument on a 1-hour ranger-led tour with a national...

Learn and Explore

Tam Van at Rock Spring Trailhead
Self-Guided Forest Hikes around Mt. Tamalpais
Batteries to Bluffs Trail, Golden Gate Bridge
Seven Places to Gaze at the Golden Gate Bridge
Webcam Still Image
Park webcams in the San Francisco Bay Area
Rainbow above the Golden Gate Bridge.
Seasonal Guides to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Parks Stories and More

Park Stories
A group of people walking down a path at Lands End in San Francisco.
Gateways Article
Isolation to connection: The power of GGNRA national park outings with Rafiki Coalition
Alcatraz staff member Edwin Sera stands in the Alcatraz Cellhouse.
Article
A 'special' spot: Here's what it's like to work on Alcatraz
People at the Crissy Field Center Teaching Kitchen
Gateways Article
Park cooking: Youth find connections at Crissy Field Center Teaching Kitchen
Veteran Jack Carter Fisher at Lands End in San Francisco.
Gateways Article
Veteran's journey: How Jack found recovery through science in the GGNRA

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A hiker looks out over the bay from Mount Tamalpais East Peak.
Schwab image of Mount Tamalpais rising above the trees
A park visitor runs on the SCA Trail in the Marin Headlands with the San Francisco skyline in background.
Schwab graphic of the Golden Gate Bridge peeking out from behind grassy hills
Alcatraz at night
Alcatraz by Michael Schwab
Stinson Beach
Schwab image of a long-billed shorebird walking on a beach with hills and clouds in the distance
View of the Golden Gate Bridge and the top of Fort Point National Historic Site set against a blue sky
Schwab graphic of Fort Point below the Golden Gate Bridge
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Schwab image of a hang glider soaring aside a steep, beach-side cliff
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Parks Conservancy's Roving Ranger overlooks the Golden Gate

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