Crissy Field Center

I-YEL Application 2025

Application for Inspiring Young Emerging Leaders (I-YEL), 2025

Student identity project from Crissy Field Center's I-YEL program.
Zine gallery: Student identity project from Crissy Field Center I-YEL 2024-2025

This year, the I-YEL Identity Project was inspired by the seminal work author Octavia E. Butler.

I-YEL Application 2024

Application for Inspiring Young Emerging Leaders (I-YEL), 2024

A group of Adventure Guides gather for a photo at the Presidio Tunnel Tops in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Adventure Guides

A 6-month internship that welcomes communities to the Presidio Tunnel Tops and an opportunity to gain valuable workforce experience. This paid internship helps connect communities to fun adventures hidden in the park.

Crissy Field Center youth program participants working a photoshoot, holding a camera and light reflector.
Crissy Field Center’s Youth Corner

In summer, the Crissy Field Center is teeming with activity, as hundreds of young people participate in unique programs, and use artwork and media for reflection on their time spent outdoors. Check out the podcasts, photos, and artwork created by program participants.

Group of youth backpacking along a trail.
Queer Belonging Backpacking Adventure

Queer Belonging Backpacking Adventure is an outdoor adventure for high school students centering queer/trans youth of color and allies to nature.

Golden Gate Raptor Program at Hawk Hill
Migratory Story

Migratory Story is an intersectional, multi-touch program that dives into the essential question, “Why do living things move?” More importantly, “What is the importance of migration?”

Crissy Field Center Urban Backpackers
Crissy Field Center: Summer Camps

Outdoor environmental experiences for middle school youth in the Golden Gate National Parks.

A group of Crissy Field Center youth leadership program members at the docks of Alcatraz Island.
Youth Leadership Programs for Middle and High School Students

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, in partnership with the National Park Service and the Presidio Trust, hosts a number of youth leadership programs.

a small group of high school students learn to use environmental testing tools with an educator from the Crissy Field Center
Project WISE (Watersheds Inspiring Student Education)

Place-based, student-centered program for High School students from Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science classes.

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