Greater San Francisco’s most valuable treasure is its 80,000-acre necklace of wildflower-spotted hills, miles-long beaches, and oceanside bluffs. Stretching from Tomales Bay in the north to the redwood groves southwest of the Bay, with the Golden Gate Bridge smack in the middle. See butterflies, redwoods, whales, and some of the most beautiful coastline any major metro area has to offer.

An 82-foot-long sculpture of a blue whale was revealed at Crissy Field on Oct. 12, 2018. The art installation...

Sarah Shroud was one of three hikers arrested by Iranian authorities in 2009 while hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan and...

Drive north over the Golden Gate Bridge and you can pitch a tent at Kirby Cove (from $30) in the Golden Gate National...

Greg Moore took the helm of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy in 1985 with three employees and no clear purpose...

Skip the masses at popular vistas and landmarks, and opt for these nearby (empty!) locales instead

Exhibit explores many stages of rehabilitation.

What changes do you want to see to Crissy Field? The National Park Service, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and Presidio Trust want to know.

On the edge of SF’s Presidio, restoring a watershed will benefit nature and humans.

“Slow it, spread it, sink it.” It’s the guiding concept for the restoration of Roy’s Redwoods Open Space Preserve, a project underway by the county with help from One Tam.