Our Work

Cultivating community in the parks and beyond

Partner toolkit to amplify the "Protect Alcatraz" campaign—Alcatraz isn’t just history, it’s a national park that inspires. Let’s protect the island—and everything it stands for. 

The Parks Conservancy coordinates and participates in large-scale initiatives that protect parks.

We help maintain 116 miles of trails and 1,439 historic structures in the parks and create new parks like the recently opened Presidio Tunnel Tops, a welcoming space built by the community, for the community.

There’s no place like the California coast. The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is home to 91 miles of precious shoreline used for recreation, learning, and general enjoyment by people and the many living things which populate our varied coastal ecosystems.

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.

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

"Black Gold: Stories Untold" invites more than fifteen contemporary artists to reflect on the resilience, struggles, and triumphs of African Americans who lived in California from the Gold Rush to the Reconstruction period following the Civil War.