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Thanks to YOU we are leaving the Golden Gate National Parks better than we found them: Improving trails, building overlooks, and growing plants. And we're engaging the next generation of park stewards through richly rewarding opportunities for young people of all ages. Scroll down to see our wide variety of programs. 

Trails Forever
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Interactive sliders show the dramatic changes there before and after restoration work done by the Parks Conservancy and our partners.

Screenshot of redwoods along the Lonely Trail in Phleger Estate.
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Virtual tours of the parks

hiking at Muir Woods
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Take a hike

Colored pencils next to a piece of paper titled "Parks at Home: Activity Pack"
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Activity packs and other online resources

Volunteering on Mt. Tam.
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Volunteering and Internships

Active Events

Events that have not been canceled or postponed

Muir Woods with ranger and kids
Events
Sat, May 10 1:15pm-1:30pm
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Join a Muir Woods Ranger in a grove of towering Coast Redwoods for a 15-minute talk.
A formerly incarcerated speaker lectures in the Alcatraz Dining Hall
Events
Sat, May 10 2:00pm-3:00pm
Alcatraz Cellhouse - Dining Hall
The Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series is a biweekly program on Alcatraz Island that lifts up and highlights the voices of people who have spent time inside of jails and prisons.
Park Rangers Takeo Kishi, left, and Jasmine Reinhardt at Muir Woods.
Events
Sun, May 11 9:00am-3:00pm
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Looking for trail suggestions and orientation? Saw something curious in the forest that you want to ask about? Need a junior ranger book? National Park Service Rangers are here to help!
Muir Woods with ranger and kids
Events
Sun, May 11 10:15am-10:30am
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Join a Muir Woods Ranger in a grove of towering Coast Redwoods for a 15-minute talk.
The main entrance to Muir Woods National Monument.
Events
Sun, May 11 11:00am-12:00pm
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Journey into the heart of Muir Woods National Monument on a 1-hour ranger-led tour with a national park ranger and naturalists.

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hiking at Muir Woods

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