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Alcatraz staff member Edwin Sera stands in front of the cell house.
Article
Alcatraz Island is one of the most unique places to work in the Bay Area, and many Parks Conservancy team members keep coming back year after year.
Funeral bell mushroom on Mt Tam's Kent Lake area
Events
Sun, Jan 12 10:30am-1:00pm
Roys Redwoods Preserve
Join us to discover the mushrooms of Roy’s Redwoods Preserve.
The Alcatraz Historic Gardens with the Power Plant seen in the background.
Volunteer
Sat, Feb 01 8:00am-12:30pm
Sat, Feb 08 8:00am-12:30pm
Alcatraz Gardens
As a garden docent, you would welcome visitors into the gardens, share the stories of those who created and tended the gardens, and share the garden preservation work that was done.
NPS park ranger gives a candlelight tour to guests at Fort Point
Events
Sat, Dec 14 6:30pm-8:00pm
Sat, Dec 21 6:30pm-8:00pm
Sat, Jan 11 6:30pm-8:00pm
Sat, Jan 18 6:30pm-8:00pm
Sat, Jan 25 6:30pm-8:00pm
Sat, Feb 01 6:30pm-8:00pm
Sat, Feb 15 6:30pm-8:00pm
Sat, Feb 22 6:30pm-8:00pm
Sat, Mar 01 6:30pm-8:00pm
Fort Point
The Candlelight Tour of Fort Point is a popular guided program that allows visitors to experience the fort in a new light. This evening tour will maze through the shadows of the historic structure by candlelight and visitors will see the glimmering lights of the Golden Gate Bridge towering up above them.
Crissy Field Center teaching kitchen
Gateways Article
How the Crissy Field Center Teaching Kitchen is helping young people follow their curiosities—and their senses—to more deeply engage with the world around them.
Jack Carter Fisher at Lands End
Gateways Article
Veteran Jack Carter Fisher has found connection and healing in GGNRA parks, thanks to the W.A.R.I.O.R. Program through the San Francisco VA Health Care System, the National Park Service, and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
Orange, black and white monarch butterfly seen landing on purple milkweed flowers.
Sat, Dec 14 10:00am-2:00pm
Volunteer
A portrait of an  NPS ranger with candy skull face paint on for Dia de los Muertos.
Presidio Visitor Center
Events
Hypogymnia schizidiata lichen.
Rock Spring Trailhead (intersection of Pantoll Rd & Ridgecrest Blvd)
Events
Hypogymnia schizidiata lichen.
Rock Spring Trailhead (intersection of Pantoll Rd & Ridgecrest Blvd)
Events
Photo of author Elizabeth Partridge in front of the Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center.
Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center
Events
Kid with binoculars staring at Crissy Field Marsh.
East Beach Picnic Trailhead
Events
Muir Woods
Muir Woods Visitor Center
Events
Visitors enjoy a sunny day at Lake Lagunitas.
Lake Lagunitas Parking Lot
Volunteer
Access to Adventure Day at the Presidio Tunnel Tops.
Crissy Field Center
Events
Illustration from "How to Take a Walk" book.
Warming Hut
Events
A stunning outlook along the hiking trail
Rodeo Beach/Fort Cronkhite parking lot
Events