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People enjoying the Trails Forever Dinner in the Golden Gate national parks.
Trails Forever Dinner 2025

This fall, we invite you to join us for an unforgettable evening at one of the most beloved corners of our national parks—Lands End—as the Trails Forever Dinner returns on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM.

California history at stake amid signage orders
KQED

"The United States does not put its history into secret boxes." "History aims to improve the nation by learning the lessons of the past."— Christine Lehnertz, President & CEO of the Parks Conservancy, talks to KQED for a piece on the importance of preserving history in the national parks. The Parks Conservancy works to tell the full story of the GGNRA through signage, programs, and youth education, so we can learn from our shared past and build welcoming national parks for the future.

MUNI 43 arrives at the Presidio Transit Center
Getting to Presidio Tunnel Tops: How to ride, walk, roll, or park

With the opening of Presidio Tunnel Tops, it’s never been easier to have a national park site experience. Located between the Presidio Visitor Center (210 Lincoln Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94129) and the Presidio Transit Center, it’s also never been easier to get to a national park experience!

Alcatraz at night
Alcatraz
San Francisco

Infamous for its maximum security prison, Alcatraz is also known for remnants of an 1850s military fort, the West Coast's first lighthouse, the birthplace of a Native American movement, an important bird-nesting locale, and the historic Alcatraz Gardens.

Father and son pose for a selfie at Baker Beach in San Francisco.
Upload your favorite park photo from the Presidio Visitor Center!

Upload your favorite park photo from your trip to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and tell us why you love the parks!

Driver shows Muir Woods parking reservation to attendent
Muir Woods Parking and Shuttle Services
Tour
Transportation

Reservations for parking and seats on the Muir Woods shuttle are now required seven days a week, year-round.

Nike Missile Site
Golden Gate Ridge Tour Hike

Starting at road's end in Tennessee Valley, the route starts towards the beach but soon picks up the Coastal Trail and ascends steeply up Wolf Ridge. Staying mostly on the high ridge back, it gives great sweeping views of the Golden Gate Recreation Area, Mt. Tamalpais, the Pacific,

Span of the Golden Gate Bridge over the entrance to the Bay.
Headlands Rodeo Beach Ramble Hike

Take Golden Gate 70/80 from Civic Center in San Francisco to Marin City transfer station. A short walk through a residential neighborhood will lead you to the Pacheco Fire Road trail head.