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Constance Smith has been a living historian for decades, sharing the history of the Civil War with visitors at national parks and at reenactments across the country.
Women’s History Month on Alcatraz: Women of Fortress Alcatraz
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From laundresses working in the military fort, to female leaders of the Native American Occupation, to formerly incarcerated women sharing their stories on the island today, women’s history is everywhere on Alcatraz.

General Superintendent David Smith talking at an event.
Coffee and Q&A with the Superintendent
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Join Golden Gate National Recreation Area Superintendent David Smith for informal chats about the park, emphasizing a different park program, topic, or location every session.

Seal Rocks seen in the Pacific Ocean near San Francisco's Lands End.
Belonging in Nature: March 2026
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Join us for our next Belonging in Nature program! This will be the first in a series of three spring programs.

Registration Required
Trail at Presidio Tunnel Tops
Membership Event: Community Walk at Crissy Field
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Come meet your member community at the Presidio Visitor Center and our new Membership Manager, Clare!

RSVP Here
Volunteers at Work
Invasive Plant Patrol
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Hiking with a mission – help find and remove new infestations of invasive weeds while exploring the parks.

Registration Required
People gathered at Fort Point National Historic Site on Living History Day, dressed in civil war era union uniforms for reenactment.
Fort Point Living History Weekend
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Join National Park Service Rangers, and Volunteers as we demonstrate what life was like for all who served here during the American Civil War.

What's New
Stairs down to Black Sands Beach
Upper Fishermans Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.08 miles round trip
Hiking near Pantoll Campground
TCC Trail
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Trail Length: 3.62 miles round trip
Hikers make their way down Sweeney Ridge
Sweeney Meadows Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.57 miles round trip
View toward the ocean from Sweeney Ridge
Sweeney Horse Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.59 miles round trip
View from Sutro Heights
Sutro Heights Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.16 miles round trip
Sun Trail
Sun Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.42 miles round trip
Water drops on fern
Stapelveldt Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 2.05 miles round trip
Path winding through Rancho Corral de Tierra
Spine Trail
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Trail Length: 5.99 miles round trip
Views toward Fort Cronkhite from Battery Alexander
South Rodeo Beach Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.38 miles round trip
Sky lupine off Conzelman Road in the Marin Headlands
Slacker Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.03 miles round trip
Golden Gate Bridge
Slacker Ridge Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.45 miles round trip
Trail runner on the SCA Trail in the Marin Headlands.
SCA Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 4.02 miles round trip