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

Join our Park Rangers in learning Fort Point's History in this 15 minute long talk. The program is accessible. The times of the program are 11:30am and 1:30pm

Four National Park Service rangers with faces painted stand around on Dia de los Muertos
Fiesta de Arte del Dia de los Muertos
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Join National Park Rangers and participate in two days of Fiesta de Arte del Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) family-friendly activities in the Presidio that include pintura de cara (facepainting), fiores de papal (paper flower making), and pinta calaca (skull painting and decorating).

Four National Park Service rangers with faces painted stand around on Dia de los Muertos
Fiesta de Arte del Dia de los Muertos
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Join National Park Rangers and participate in two days of Fiesta de Arte del Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) family-friendly activities in the Presidio that include pintura de cara (facepainting), fiores de papal (paper flower making), and pinta calaca (skull painting and decorating).

A Golden Gate National Recreation Area Park Ranger leads a discussion at Presidio Tunnel Tops Campfire Circle.
Campfire Program

Join National Park Service rangers for free campfire talks at Presidio Tunnel Tops every Friday to Monday at 4 pm through October 1.​​

On an introductory park tour for new staff, the sky offered this most glorious welcome at Point Bonita
Nature Boost Friday: Protect and Serve - The Military and the Bay Area’s LGBTQ Community
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Join staff from the National Park Service and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy to understand the complex connection between the LGBTQ community and the military in the Bay Area. From a population boom to discriminatory practices, the military had a lasting impact on the growth of the LGBTQ+ community in the region.

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Alcatraz Historic Prisons
Alcatraz and Mass Incarceration
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Join Williams and Alcatraz Park Ranger Jackson Lam in a virtual discussion about mass incarceration in America.

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Battery Chamberlin at Baker Beach
(CANCELED) Battery Chamberlin Open House
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How can a 50-ton gun simply disappear? Learn this and other facts while helping load and aim the last operational gun of its kind.

Sunny day at Point Bonita Lighthouse
(CANCELED) Guided Tour of the Point Bonita Lighthouse

 Join park staff and volunteer docents for a tour down the Point Bonita Trail. 

Image of the interior of Fort Point with the lighthouse
(CANCELED) Tour of Fort Point

Join a ranger near the front entrance of Fort Point for a tour! Learn about the soldiers' lives at Fort Point, the fort's unique architecture, the defenses of the Golden Gate and lots more. Tours are scheduled daily at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and typically last 30 minutes. Staff availability may affect these tour times, please inquire upon arrival.

Image of the interior of Fort Point with the lighthouse
(CANCELED) Tour of Fort Point

Join a ranger near the front entrance of Fort Point for a tour! Learn about the soldiers' lives at Fort Point, the fort's unique architecture, the defenses of the Golden Gate and lots more. Tours are scheduled daily at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and typically last 30 minutes. Staff availability may affect these tour times, please inquire upon arrival.