Crissy Field Center
Crissy Field Center
Meet Crissy Field Center staff, youth leaders and National Park Service program...
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 Crissy Field Center at the Presidio Tunnel Tops will be expanded to...
Our Work
Outdoor environmental experiences for middle school youth in the Golden Gate National Parks.
Gateways Article
Youth at the Crissy Field Center have become podcasting pros, and you can hear their work on your way to work!
Gateways Article
All six Middle School Programs Instructors this summer were past participants in Crissy Field Center programs, so inspired by their own experiences that they wanted to mentor a new generation of park lovers.
Our Work
Since kicking off Crissy Field Next in fall 2018, your thoughtful feedback, creative design ideas, and compassionate community considerations have inspired us. So, what did we do with all of your ideas? Take a look!
Article
Find a new park or activity, and check out what our youth leaders are doing for spring break in San Francisco, the Bay Area, and beyond.
Perspectives by the Evelyn and Walter Haas. Jr. Fund
An immigrant's perspective on Crissy Field
Park E-Ventures Article
These amateur artists were new to DSLR photography before they came through the Crissy Field Center, which makes their heartwarming, hilarious, and artistic shots all the more incredible. See their images and hear their stories.
Park E-Ventures Article
These 40 high schoolers spent the summer in the Golden Gate National Parks through our intensive LINC youth leadership program. Here, in their own words, is their adventure.
Our Work
By youth in the Inspiring Young Emerging Leaders program
Video of I-YEL's Backyard Bound YEL project from 2017.
