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Thanks to YOU we are leaving the Golden Gate National Parks better than we found them: Improving trails, building overlooks, and growing plants. And we're engaging the next generation of park stewards through richly rewarding opportunities for young people of all ages. Scroll down to see our wide variety of programs. 

Trails Forever
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Interactive sliders show the dramatic changes there before and after restoration work done by the Parks Conservancy and our partners.

Rainbow above the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Seasonal guides to the parks

hiking at Muir Woods
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Take a hike

Colored pencils next to a piece of paper titled "Parks at Home: Activity Pack"
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Activity packs and other online resources

Volunteering on Mt. Tam.
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Volunteering and Internships

Active Events

Events that have not been canceled or postponed

Muir Woods with ranger and kids
Events
Wed, Jun 11 1:15pm-1:30pm
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Join a Muir Woods Ranger in a grove of towering Coast Redwoods for a 15-minute talk.
Volunteer on Alcatraz Island
Events
Thu, Jun 12 8:00am-12:00pm
Alcatraz Gardens
Help restore and maintain gardens once tended by the island’s military and penitentiary residents—add life, color, and vibrancy to the Rock.
Park Rangers Takeo Kishi, left, and Jasmine Reinhardt at Muir Woods.
Events
Thu, Jun 12 9:00am-3:00pm
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Looking for trail suggestions and orientation? Saw something curious in the forest that you want to ask about? Need a junior ranger book? National Park Service Rangers are here to help!
Golden Gate Maintenance Volunteers
Events
Thu, Jun 12 9:00am-12:00pm
Lands End Parking Lot
Help restore and maintain historic landscapes and cultural resources along the shoreline of San Francisco.
A Kayak paddles over the Golden Gate waters, viewed before Alcatraz Island from Crissy Field East Beach.
Events
Thu, Jun 12 9:00am-9:30pm
Alcatraz Island
Authors Ken Widner and Mike Lynch will return to the Rock for a three-day book signing event on Alcatraz Island, spotlighting their bestselling book “Alcatraz: The Last Escape.”

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