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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
Golden Gate Bridge views from the paths at Fort Mason
Bay Trail at Fort Mason
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Trail Length: 0.82 miles round trip
Alcatraz Historic Gardens Volunteers
Alcatraz Historic Gardens
Alcatraz Historic Gardens
Coastal Trail through the Presidio
Coastal Trail
Difficulty Level: Strenuous
Trail Length: 11.50 miles round trip
Visitors explore the Cataract Trail
Cataract Trail
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Trail Length: 2.70 miles round trip
Anna's hummingbird
Ecology Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.60 miles round trip
Mountain Lake in the Presidio
Mountain Lake Trail
Difficulty Level: Moderately Strenuous
Bluffs provide great views at Fort Funston
Fort Funston Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.88 miles round trip
Family outing at Muir Beach
Muir Beach Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 4.00 miles round trip
Sweeney Ridge
Sweeney Ridge Trail
Trail Length: 6.70 miles round trip
Visitors cross the bridge to Point Bonita Light
Point Bonita Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.10 miles round trip
Ranger-led hike through Mori Point
Old Mori Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.10 miles round trip
Tennessee Valley Trail is perfect for the whole family
Tennessee Valley Trail
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Trail Length: 3.40 miles round trip
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