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Holiday Gift Ideas Abound in the Golden Gate National Parks

September 3, 2008

Go easy on the planet—and your wallet—this year with eco-friendly gifts.

Golden Gate National Parks Celebrates Fort Baker Transformation

July 12, 2008

A ceremony on June 14, 2008, at Fort Baker will tie an historic past to a brilliant new future and mark a milestone for California and the National Park Service.

Community Celebrates Restoration at Mori Point, Coastal National Park Site in Pacifica

April 15, 2008

The spectacular coastal promontory of Mori Point, one of the newest sites in the Golden Gate National Parks, will host a celebration on April 26, 10 am to 1 pm, honoring the ongoing trail work and habitat restoration.

Muir Woods to Celebrate 100 Years as National Monument

December 5, 2007

The National Park Service and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy are proud to be organizing a year-long commemoration of Muir Woods’ Centennial Year.

Completely Restored Warming Hut Reopens

December 3, 2007

The restored historic 1909 wood frame two-story structure features a park information center, bookstore and café.

A California national park site gets more visitors than any in the US. No, not Yosemite

The Sacramento Bee

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is the most-visited site in the National Park System, with more than 23.5 million people visiting one of the Bay Area sites, including the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, Fort Point National Historic Site, Point Reyes National Seashore and San Francisco Maritime National...

The decade’s best buildings in a changing SF

San Francisco Chronicle

Our best public building this decade is easy to miss – a visitor’s center for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area perched on the bluff above Sutro Baths.

OpenRoad TV with Doug McConnell: Golden Gate National Parks Special

NBC Bay Area

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is America's most visited national park. It includes more than 84,000 acres of some of the most valuable real estate in the world and it belongs to every single one of us. And it didn't become a reality by accident. Learn about the dedicated, civic-minded people who made this Uncommon Common Good a reality we can all treasure.

'Groundmaking' Ceremony Held for Presidio Tunnel Tops Project

NBC Bay Area

Officials on Thursday held a "groundmaking" ceremony for a park that will eventually connect the Presidio of San Francisco with Crissy Field.

14 Acres Of New "Tunnel Tops" Parkland Coming To The Presidio

National Parks Traveler

Dramatic views of the Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay, the Presidio, and the San Francisco skyline are coming to Golden Gate National Recreation Area with the addition of 14 acres of new parkland atop highway tunnels.