Education

A youth group smiling as they hike through Presidio trails in San Francisco
Our Work
Our hope is that youth throughout the Bay Area, especially those from communities underrepresented in national parks, have access to park lands and benefit from the park’s wide range of youth leadership and educational opportunities.
Parks After Dark activity book
Our Work
Click on the image below to view and print our free Parks After Dark activity book! Learn about nighttime creatures in the park and how scientists are working to protect them. Thank you for helping us protect animal habitats and promote a healthy ecosystem!
From left, Middle School Summer Programs Instructors Imari Keith, Aiden Koontz, Kathleen Wong, Olive Tambou, Dion Chung, and Nhi Nguyen. The six youth leaders from summer 2019 were all past participants in Crissy Field Center programs.
Our Work
Parks are a place of recreation, healing, exploration, education, and wonder. Continue your park adventures even during shelter in place and find your next experience on Park Youth Exchange, where you can find dozens of virtual programming for students, families, and kids of all ages.
Two youth working on a project together
Our Work
By sharing strategies for both physical and digital access to the park, we hope to ensure that no opportunity is out of reach for park visitors.
A student brainstorming a new website design
Our Work
By sharing data across organizations, we can better understand who the park is serving (and not serving!), using that data to improve programs and reach underserved audiences.
Two youth at the top of a ropes course
Our Work
By creating equitable access to high quality professional development for educators, we ensure that all youth can find relevant, quality programming anywhere in the park.
Park educators celebrating another year of professional development
Our Work
By developing meaningful, lasting connections between staff across organizations, PYC is creating a unified community of practice in the GGNRA.
YAC members try virtual reality in the outdoors
Our Work
By directly partnering with youth and empowering their voices, we are creating a park that is more relevant, welcoming, and impactful for the young people it serves.
Andy Goldsworthy’s installation Tree Fall
Our Work

The program mission of Arts in the Parks is provide programs to connect our visitors with creative experiences in the park that are transformative, unexpected, and inspirational.

Since the earliest days of the National Park Service, artists have drawn inspiration from these parks. Through Art in the Parks, visitors can...

A group of four high school students stand in a line outdoors while leading a presentation about the natural environment
Our Work
A 2-day workshop utilizing “Finding Urban Nature: An Educators’ Guide to Exploring San Francisco Natural History.”