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Parks Conservancy's Band of Bridges Project Honored with Travel+Leisure's Social Media in Travel + Tourism (SMITTY) Award

Band of Bridges was awarded the 2013 Social Media in Travel + Tourism Awards for its innovative use of social media to connect, engage, and excite fans of the iconic Bridge from across the world, many of whom might not have been able to attend the anniversary festival or visit during the anniversary year.

Presidio Officers' Club
8 Must-Do's at the New Presidio Officers' Club

On Oct. 4–5, 2014, our friends at the Presidio Trust are inviting the entire community to celebrate the grand reopening of the newly rehabilitated Officers’ Club—San Francisco’s most historic building and now a new cultural destination. Preview eight highlights of this exciting visitor gateway!

Starry sky above the Golden Gate Bridge
7.5 Ways to Celebrate the 75th

You have 75th anniversary fever. You’ve assembled your International Orange outfit. You’ve baked Bridge-shaped cookies. You’re forming Bridge towers out of your mashed potatoes. Now what? Here are the top seven-and-a-half ways to celebrate this momentous year for the Golden Gate Bridge—that international icon in the heart of our national parks.

Two people walking among large redwood trees in Muir Woods.
Muir Woods National Monument
Marin County

People do not just visit Muir Woods. They come from around the globe to pay homage to nature in this cathedral of redwoods. The trees' ages range from 400 to 800 years, their height up to 250 feet. Flat easy trails loop through the groves and across creeks. Parking can be an issue.

Here Again, Gone Again: Red-necked Phalaropes

For just a few weeks each year, Red-necked Phalaropes visit Rodeo Lagoon in the Marin Headlands. This brief migratory stopover for these slender shorebirds allows birders a good view of this unique species. Click to learn why these birds are so unusual.

Mobile Trailhead, Roving Ranger
Introducing the Roving Ranger

Spring has arrived, and while the flowers are blooming and the birds are chirping, we have a new arrival of our own: the Roving Ranger. Learn more about the Golden Gate National Parks’ “mobile trailhead”—rolling to a park near you!

Path winding through Rancho Corral de Tierra
Public Meeting about Rancho Corral de Tierra Planning Project
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We're excited to announce another public meeting to hear about your vision for the future of Rancho Corral de Tierra, as well as for us to answer questions about our planning efforts.

Volunteers and interns with the San Mateo Park Stewardship team.
For our volunteers, every day is Earth Day!

Selin Ozguzer has been volunteering with Park Stewardship in San Mateo for nine years. Selin is a graphic/web designer by profession and spends most of the day behind a computer. Volunteering with the parks offers Selin a consistent chance to be “outside, relaxed, digging in the dirt and getting a free workout in the process.” 

San Mateo Park Stewardship intern Samuel Peña.
A year to remember: Beauty and purpose in San Mateo national parks

I’ve made countless memories over this internship, but there are definitely some moments that stick out in my mind a little more than others.