Skip to main content

What's New

Learn about what is new at parksconservancy.org! Sign up for our email newsletter and follow us on social media for other ways to stay updated.

What's New
Community member observes burn scar after recent prescribed burn at Bon Tempe Lake
Spring Flowers and Fire Bioblitz
-

Celebrate the City Nature Challenge and Earth Week by helping to document the diversity of life springing up at Bon Tempe's recent prescribed burn site. Led by local botanists and experts from State Parks, we will document all of the life we encounter using iNaturalist.

Register here!
Marin Water, Conservancy Staff and community volunteer at habitat restoration day on Mt. Tam
Mt. Tamalpais Earth Day Stewardship
-

Join us on Earth Day to give back to Mt. Tam by pulling invasive species and picking up trash!

Register here!
Pink wildflowers in foreground with Mt. Tam in the background
Mount Tamalpais State Park-led Guided Hike | Early Spring Delights: Flowers & Flowing Water
-

Go on a 5.5 mile guided hike with Hillary Colyer, State Park Interpreter for Mount Tam State Park, and learn about the incredible life that Mt. Tam has to offer this spring!

Soldiers in San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake
Member Event: 1906 Fire and Quake 120th Anniversary Webinar
- -

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
-

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
-

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.

What's New
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
View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Kirby Cove Road in the Marin Headlands.
Kirby Cove Road
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 2.25 miles round trip
Douglas iris in Phleger Estate
Lonely Trail
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 3.40 miles round trip