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Youth Programs

A large group of cheerful teenagers excitingly cheer at Rob Hill Campground in the Presidio of San Francisco
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Urban Trailblazers Overview

Through hands-on restoration projects, environmental workshops, and exploration of the Golden Gate national parks, the Urban Trailblazers (UTB) program offers young people rich combination of experiences.
Crissy Field Center teaching kitchen
Gateways Article

Park cooking: Youth find connections at Crissy Field Center Teaching Kitchen

How the Crissy Field Center Teaching Kitchen is helping young people follow their curiosities—and their senses—to more deeply engage with the world around them.
Dennis Mabasa.
Gateways Article

Q&A: Dennis Mabasa on community and outdoor connections

Dennis Mabasa is the dynamic new Vice President of Community and Youth Programs for the Parks Conservancy. We chatted with Dennis about their connection to the outdoors and the importance of community.
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Adventure Guides at Presidio Tunnel Tops

The Adventure Guide program support and welcome communities that come to explore the Presidio Tunnel Tops.
A group of Adventure Guides gather for a photo at the Presidio Tunnel Tops in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Adventure Guides

A 6-month internship that welcomes communities to the Presidio Tunnel Tops and an opportunity to gain valuable workforce experience. This paid internship helps connect communities to fun adventures hidden in the park.
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Adventure Guides at Presidio Tunnel Tops: A Day in the Life

The Adventure Guide program will help in supporting and welcoming audiences that come to explore the Presidio Tunnel Tops.
Three smiling and laughing youths posing at Baker Beach, one is buried in the sand with their head revealed
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What's cookin' at Crissy Field Center: Photos from summer fun

Over the summer of 2023, Urban Trailblazers (UTB) and Linking Individuals to their Natural Communities (LINC) participants were moving and grooving at the Crissy Field Center and throughout the parks. Program leaders took youth hiking at Portola Redwoods and kayaking at Bothin Marsh in Marin. They tie-dyed shirts and bags...
Group of youth backpacking along a trail.
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Queer Belonging Backpacking Adventure

Queer Belonging Backpacking Adventure is an outdoor adventure for high school students centering queer/trans youth of color and allies to nature.
Youth with magnifying glass at Presidio Tunnel Tops
Gateways Article

Golden Link creates opportunities at Presidio Tunnel Tops

Presidio Tunnel Tops would not have been possible without the help of Golden Link Concessionaire, LLC (GLC), and its owners Meridiam and abrdn. Now, GLC and its owners are ensuring more opportunities for young people into the future.
Adventure Guide with youth at Presidio Tunnel Tops
Gateways Article

Presidio Tunnel Tops Adventure Guides: An 'awesome experience' 

Most of the Adventure Guides started in Crissy Field Center youth programs, and for many, this is their first real job. Here, in their own words, is what they learned at Presidio Tunnel Tops.