LGBTQ+ Heritage in the GGNRA

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is proud to be part of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience—places that connect past struggles to today’s movements for human rights and social justice. This includes honoring the vibrant and resilient history of LGBTQ+ communities in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.

From sites of protest and pride to ongoing advocacy, LGBTQ+ stories are woven into the landscape of the GGNRA. Today, this legacy continues through public programs, ally events, and community-driven initiatives that celebrate queer resilience and create space for history in the making.

Explore the past, engage in the present, and help shape a more inclusive future with the resources and events featured below.

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Visitors enjoy a sunny day at Lake Lagunitas.
Belonging in Nature: BIPOC Queer and Trans Community Day

Join us for an enriching day designed to celebrate and support the BIPOC, queer, and trans community through connection with nature!

Registration Required
A red, black, and white bird seen perching on a tree at Rancho Corral de Tierra.
Queers of a Feather (LGBTQ+ Birding Event)

Calling all LGBTQ+ community members! Come birding with POST, Parks Conservancy, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, Golden Gate Bird Alliance, and meet other queers of a feather!

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Park staff pose for a photo at the Presidio Nursery.
Queer & Trans Outdoors Staff Day

Come connect with other queer & trans staff and interns who work in the outdoors and/or at an environmental organization!

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A stunning outlook along the hiking trail
Queerness in the Marin Headlands

Come celebrate Pride month and explore stories of queerness in the Marin Headlands with a Park Ranger. 

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Staff hand out mini rainbow flags to park visitors.
Pride in the Presidio

Kick off LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the Presidio!

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Ribbon dancers performing at the Presidio Tunnel Tops for FACT/SF Fantastic Field Day
Fantastic Field Day

Join us June 11 at 12pm for Fantastic Field Day – an all-ages, intentionally inclusive, accessible, and radically Queer sports event that challenges how we look at conventional forms of athleticism.

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