Wildlife Encounter Tips

An American dog tick on someone's hand.
Tick guide: How to identify, remove ticks

Expert tips for how to identify, remove ticks while exploring the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A coyote explores the Presidio of San Francisco.
Keeping coyotes and all wildlife wild in the GGNRA

Spring is coyote pupping season in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Get tips on how you can safely enjoy the GGNRA alongside the wild animals that call it home.

San Francisco Critter Socks Collection.
Take a walk on the wild side! San Francisco Critter Socks celebrate local wildlife

To help kids learn about park wildlife, we developed our San Francisco Critter Socks Collection. The collection celebrates three species that make their home in our park: raccoons, bobcats, and mule deer.

Coyotes
Wildlife Encounter Tips

We want you to have a howlingly good time in the Golden Gate National Parks, but we also want to protect the wildlife that howl (and those that don’t).

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