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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
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
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
Low clouds cloak the Marin Headlands
An Enduring Legacy: Martha Gerbode and the GGNRA

Learn about San Francisco philanthropist and civic leader Martha Gerbode, who used her wealth and influence to back bold conservation efforts—including the preservation of the Marin Headlands and Alcatraz Island. “Don’t bring me any projects that other people would fund. I just want the tough, controversial ones."

Orange, black and white monarch butterfly seen landing on purple milkweed flowers.
Planting for Monarchs: Joske Grove
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Join us in a community planting day to enhance monarch habitat in Marin County!

Registration Required
Kid pointing towards national park-themed merchandise at the Presidio Visitor Center in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Shop and Support: Discount Shopping Day at Presidio Visitor Center
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Visit the Presidio Visitor Center at Presidio Tunnel Tops Friday, Dec. 5, and receive 25% off your purchase.

What's New
Sunset over Crissy Field Marsh
Crissy Field Waterfront Walk
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 2.00 miles round trip
Poppies overlooking Fort Cronkhite and Rodeo Beach
Hill 88 Hike
Visitors hike up the Coastal Trail from Rodeo Beach
Coastal Trail to Hill 88
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Battery Townsley "pond" in a former gun emplacement
Coastal Trail Marin Hike
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.90 miles round trip
Presidio Forest Stewards Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteering Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Volunteers Helping out at Fort Point
Volunteer
Corporate Volunteering
Presidio National Cemetery Overlook
Bay Area Ridge Trail Presidio Loop
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 3.80 miles round trip
Bootlegger's Steps up to the top of Mori Point
Mori Point Peak Loop Trail
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 1.41 miles round trip
Volunteer at Lands End on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2016
Volunteer
Specialized Volunteer Roles
People enjoying the sunset from China Beach
Our Work
China Beach
Cyclist pedals above Muir Beach
Muir Beach to Pelican Inn Loop
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 7.70 miles round trip
Dog walker takes her leashed dog through Oakwood Valley
Oakwood Valley Trail
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Trail Length: 2.58 miles round trip
Dias Ridge Trail
Dias Ridge and Redwood Creek Watershed Loop
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 6.14 miles round trip
Dias Ridge Trail
Dias Ridge and Redwood Creek Watershed Loop Hike
A hiker looks out at scenic view of the pacific coastline from the Coastal Trail in Marin Headlands on a bright sunny day.
Coastal Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Lion statue at Sutro Heights Park
Sutro Heights Loop Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.93 miles round trip
Hikers explore West Fort Miley
West Fort Miley Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.38 miles round trip
Ranger leads a demonstration at Battery Chamberlin
Battery Chamberlin Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.15 miles round trip
Gradual descent to the surf at China Beach
China Beach Stairs
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Trail Length: 0.11 miles round trip
Bridge overlook off the Battery East Trail
Battery East Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.80 miles round trip

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