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Soldiers in San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake
Member Event: 1906 Fire and Quake 120th Anniversary Webinar
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Please join us for the 1906 Fire and Quake 120th Anniversary Webinar with retired ranger and historian John Martini. Join us on zoom on April 14th, 2026, from 5:30pm - 6:45pm to learn about the role of the Presidio in the recovery, and how the parks continue to keep this history alive today.

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
Alcatraz
The Closure of Alcatraz
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Learn why Alcatraz closed as a federal prison and what happened net for those who lived and worked here.

What's New
Alcatraz Historic Gardens Volunteers
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Historic Gardens Volunteering
Volunteers maintaining Ocean Beach.
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Historic Landscape Volunteering
Volunteer at Lands End on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2016
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Habitat Restoration Volunteering
Stewardship Trail Volunteers in Fort Miley
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Trail Maintenance Volunteering
Removing Invasives in Tennessee Valley
Projects & Conservation
Invasive Plant Patrol
Volunteers at Coast Cleanup Day
Projects & Conservation
Golden Gate Beach Stewards
A volunteer waters plants at Black Point Historic Gardens
Projects & Conservation
Black Point Historic Gardens
Presidio Forest Stewards Volunteer
Projects & Conservation
Presidio Forest Stewards
Volunteers Taking Care of Plants in the Presidio
Projects & Conservation
Presidio Garden Stewards
Intern Planting in the Presidio
Projects & Conservation
Presidio Habitat Stewards
Golden Gate Maintenance Volunteers
Projects & Conservation
Golden Gate Historic Landscaping and Maintenance
City College of San Francisco students
Park Stewardship
College Programs - CCSF
Views from Dias Ridge
Dias Ridge Trail Hike
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 6.13 miles round trip
Alta Trail
Tennessee Valley to Alta Ridge Loop
Difficulty Level: Very Strenuous
Trail Length: 5.70 miles round trip
Sunset through the cypress at Lands End
Sutro Trail/Lands End
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.50 miles round trip
Andy Goldsworthy's "Spire" in the Presidio
Ridge Trail at SF's Presidio
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 3.50 miles round trip
Presidio National Cemetery Overlook
Ridge Trail Presidio Loop
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 3.80 miles round trip
Fern Creek Trail
Muir Woods East Side Loop Trail
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 5.40 miles round trip
Hikers near Muir Beach
Meander in Marin
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 7.70 miles round trip
Hikers explore a newly built segment of the Hawk Hill Trail
Marin Headlands Lookouts and Hawk Hill
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.70 miles round trip

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