Events

Want to get outside again but unsure what sites are safe to visit? Join a live chat with your friendly park rangers from your favorite GGNRA sites to learn how to recreate responsibly, hear their favorite hidden gems of the parks, save the dates for upcoming fee free days, and what you can do to enjoy the GGNRA sites safely.

Ranger James will tell the story of how the iconic Golden Gate Bridge was built. A decade of engineering, social, and political struggle, and a historic decision to save the old fort below the longest bridge in the world.

Imagine yourself exploring El Polin Spring with friends from your local library and rangers from the GGNRA. Tune in to this episode of Park Postcards Podcast featuring the memories of past participants of Summer Stride community trips to the GGNRA.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area sits on Coastal Miwok and Ramaytush Ohlone ancestral land. Ranger Socorro and Ranger Alanna discuss how connections to this land have shaped Indigenous societies for thousands of years. Listen in to uncover the Indigenous narratives of the places where we recreate today.

Join David Harelson, Presidio Trust Wildlife Technician, and Mike Sun, Community Engagement Specialist, to learn about coyotes, safety, and how humans and coyotes can coexist in an urban national park called the Presidio.

Are you missing the feeling of gathering with friends and telling stories? Join NPS rangers Mariajosé and Fatima in their live virtual campfire circle with our partners at San Francisco Public Library. 

Ramadan Eid is soon approaching, and our Muslim friends across the world will be celebrating Eid on Thursday, May 13th. While we can’t be together in the parks this year, we invite you for a small virtual gathering and celebration with a book reading of Fatima’s Great Outdoors written by Ambreen Tariq, founder of @BrownPeopleCamping. This is a family-friendly program and will be interactive, so come prepared to share your fabulous and fun camping stories!

The Crissy Field Center is a dynamic hub of youth engagement for the Golden Gate National Parks, empowering new generations of youth participants who traditionally have had little-to-no access to national parks to become bold leaders. The renovated Center at the Presidio Tunnel Tops will be expanded to increase program capacity and include two new labs and classrooms. 

Join field biologists Katie Smith of the National Park Service and David Harelson and Jonathan Young from the Presidio Trust for a fascinating look at the habits and habitats of the coyotes that live and migrate through our National Park sites.

Chris Lehnertz has a long history of leadership in the National Parks Service before taking on the helm at the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy nearly 2 years ago. We invite you to meet and get to know Chris and hear about how the Parks Conservancy and the Parks have weathered the pandemic, and what our 2.0 focus for the future looks like!