Our Favorite Photos of 2023

As we approach the end of 2023, let's take a look back at some of our favorite park memories. The sights we've seen, experiences shared, and people we've met along the way, are what makes our work all over the Golden Gate National Recreation Area so fun and fulfilling. Join us in celebrating the year with this collection of photos from the parks community!

A video recording capture of a female peregrine falcon peering at four unhatched eggs of varying colors.
A peregrine falcon looks over its nest on Alcatraz Island.

National Park Service

Scenic view of Mori Point Loop Trail, park visitors walk amongst wildflowers on a sunny day.
Walk amongst the wildflowers at Mori Point.

Ryan Curran White / Parks Conservancy

A group of friends pose with tasting glasses at Parks4All: Brewfest, a beer festival and fundraiser, on Saturday, July 29th, 2023 in the Presidio of San Francisco.
It was all brews, crews, and views at Parks4All: Brewfest 2023.

Brittany Hosea-Small / Parks Conservancy

Trail runner on the SCA Trail in the Marin Headlands.
Trail runner on the SCA Trail in the Marin Headlands.

Ryan Curran White / Parks Conservancy

Crissy Field Center youths laughing out loud in the art room.
Who knew creating art could be this much fun?

Kelly Sullivan / Parks Conservancy

5 youth program participants walk amongst the sutro bath ruins at Lands End with an ocean backdrop on a sunny day
Crissy Field Center participants explore the Sutro Bath ruins during Park Hop day.

Dan Friedman / National Park Service

A happy child smiles while presenting a piece of collected trash to the camera during Coastal Clean Up Day at Ocean Beach
Fun while volunteering at Ocean Beach during Coastal Clean-Up Day.

Brittany Hosea-Small / Parks Conservancy

Youth program participants prepare saplings for planting at the Gardens of Alcatraz
2023 LINC participants volunteering at the Historic Gardens of Alcatraz.

Darryl Burton / Parks Conservancy

Portrait of Parks Conservancy staff member Nicki Phelps on Alcatraz Island with the San Francisco skyline backdrop
Vice President of Visitor Programs and Services Nicki Phelps received the James V. Murfin Award for Cooperating Associations and Partnerships.

Russell Bombon / Parks Conservancy

An Alcatraz tour-guide demonstrates the prison cell door mechanisms to a crowd under dim light during the night tour
Alcatraz night tour guide demonstrates the cell door operation

Russell Bombon / Parks Conservancy

Colorfully dressed Fogo Na Roupa dancers and band performing at the Presidio Tunnel Tops
Fogo Na Roupa puts on a dazzling performance at the Presidio Tunnel Tops during the Access to Adventure event.

Lizzy Myers / Partnership for the Presidio

A woman peers through a birding telescope looking over the golden gate bridge and san francisco bay
Surveying the skies over the Marin Headlands with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory.

Kelly Sullivan / Parks Conservancy

Volunteers smiling while removing ice plant in the Marin Headlands
Volunteers removing invasive plants in the Marin Headlands during an MLK Day of Service event.

Frank Morse / National Park Service

A young woman closely inspects a taxidermied hawk
The Roving Ranger, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, sparks curiosity and connects communities to the parks.

Yakuta Poonawalla / Parks Conservancy

Two women carrying bug nets in a grassy field inspect specimen vials
One Tam staff and volunteers collect bee specimens.

Kelly Sullivan / Parks Conservancy

A embracing couple sits and looks out at the golden gate bridge, marin headlands, and san francisco bay
Quite an amazing view of the Golden Gate from Battery Bluff.

Rachel Styer / Presidio Trust

Long exposure photo of an enclosed outdoor picnic area in the Presidio glows with bright pink lights with an astronomy telescope seen in the foreground
Picnic Place at the Presidio Tunnel Tops glows pink for a special pink moon hike event for Parks Conservancy members.

Ryan Curran White / Parks Conservancy

Cheer SF group performers launch into the air at the Presidio Tunnel Tops
Cheer SF performers lift spirits high during Fantastic Field Day, an inclusive celebration at the Presidio Tunnel Tops.

Brittany Hosea-Small / Parks Conservancy

A parent and child lead a group of hikers along a trail at Rancho Corral de Tierra
Happily hiking trails at Rancho Corral de Tierra.

Brittany Hosea-Small / Parks Conservancy

Two children sit and sketch nature from a low tree branch in Rancho Coral de Tierra
Connecting with parks through nature sketches during the Exploring Rancho community event.

Brittany Hosea-Small / Parks Conservancy

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