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Park Projects

Rodeo Valley Trail
Rodeo Valley Trail

The multi-use Rodeo Valley Trail is edged by grassy, wind-swept hillsides as it winds through the heart of the Marin Headlands. Recent improvements to this historic ranch road include realigned segments and bridges to improve the experience of trail users while protecting restored wetlands.

Trail in the Tennessee Hollow Watershed
Tennessee Hollow Watershed Restoration

At 270 acres, Tennessee Hollow is the largest watershed in the Presidio. Since the late 1990s, the Presidio Trust, National Park Service, and Parks Conservancy have been working toward restoring the entire watershed from springs to bay, to restore a vibrant, contiguous, and diverse mosaic of native plant communities and wildlife habitat.

Bay Area Ridge Trail
Bay Area Ridge Trail at the Presidio

The Bay Area Ridge Trail is an epic, planned 550-mile multi-use trail around San Francisco Bay. The Presidio leg links the park's highest points, from Arguello Gate to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Bridge over historic batteries
Presidio Coastal Trail Bike/Pedestrian Bridge

A new ADA-accessible bicycle/pedestrian bridge links the south end of the Golden Gate Bridge to the Presidio Coastal Trail, while protecting historic batteries.

Hikers on the Bay Trail at Fort Mason
Bay Trail at Fort Mason

This project improved the experience and safety of visitors along a particularly tight and heavily trafficked part of the Bay Trail at the corner of Laguna and Bay in San Francisco (aka "the Squeeze").

Wayfinder in the Marin Headlands
Coastal Trail at Pirates Cove

Another stunning hike with connector trails in the Marin Headlands, it provides a secluded destination point for pedestrians and equestrians seeking dramatic coastal views.

The Golden Gate Overlook
Coastal Trail in the Presidio

Winding for three miles through the Presidio,this trail travels along the bluffs that support some of the most intact natural habitat in the park. Recent work has restored habitat, improved safety, and completed new overlooks.

Brainstorming solutions to deferred maintenance in the parks
Tech ‘Hackathon’ Innovates Solutions to Park Maintenance

On Feb. 10-11, 2018, technologists, business leaders and sustainability experts met with former National Park Service staff to brainstorm innovative ways that technology could address the park maintenance backlog and improve the experience of staff and visitors alike in our national parks.

Presidio Parklands Project
Presidio Trust Selects James Corner Field Operations to Design 13 New Acres of Parkland at the Golden Gate

Once completed in 2018, the new New Presidio Parklands Project will offer visitors an unparalleled experience of the Golden Gate.

Presidio Coastal Trail Pedestrian Bridge
Presidio Coastal Trail and Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Now Open

Improvements to the spectacular Presidio Coastal Trail corridor south of the Golden Gate Bridge, including the construction of a new bicycle/pedestrian bridge that connects the trail to Merchant Road is now open after several years of work by the National Park Service, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and the Presidio Trust.