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Historical image of a dog on Alcatraz Island.

Pets in Prison

Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 1:15 - 2:15pm

Alcatraz Island - New Industries Building

Learn about the history of pets on Alcatraz, including the "Puppy Steps," and in other prisons today.

Ocean Beach Noticing Lab

Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 12:00 - 3:00pm

Ocean Beach, Stairwell 17

Join us for a drop-in, hands-on exploration of Ocean Beach!

Fungus February: Fungi and Plant Stewardship

Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 10:00am - 1:00pm

Lands End Parking Lot

Join us as a volunteer for fungi stewardship at Lands End to steward native plants and learn about and their fungi relationships!

Looking for fungi and mushrooms in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Fungus February: Fungi Walk in the Presidio

Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 10:00am - 12:30pm

Rob Hill Campground

Join us for an easy and adventurous walk in the Presidio to learn about and find local fungi!

A person collects seeds from bright pink wildflowers along a bluff with mountains in the background.

Belonging in Nature: January 10, 2026

Sat, Jan 10, 2026, 10:00am - 1:30pm

Mori Point Gate

Join us for our next Belonging in Nature program! we’ll be planting native plants to support the homes of the federally endangered San Francisco Garter Snake and the federally threatened California Red-Legged Frog

Registration Required

Belonging in Nature: January 16, 2026

Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 1:00 - 4:30pm

Mori Point Gate

Registration Required

What's New

Lands End Restoration Moves Full Steam Ahead

View of the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands from the Presidio batteries

Major Gift Completes Challenge Grant for Presidio Trails

Major Project at Redwood Creek Restores a Fragile and Important Ecosystem in Marin

Muir Woods to Celebrate 100 Years as National Monument

New Partnership to Launch SFMOMA's Off-Site Programming

Parks Conservancy's Band of Bridges Project Honored with Travel+Leisure's Social Media in Travel + Tourism (SMITTY) Award

Presidio of San Francisco Receives $15 Million Gift from the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

The outside of Lands End Lookout at sunset

San Francisco's Lands End Gets A Visitor Center Worthy Of Its World Class Views

San Francisco's Only Overnight Campground Set to Re-open

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant To Create A New Vista At Battery East, Presidio

Tis The Season To Be Environmentally Savvy

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2018 Golden Gate National Parks calendar cover image

2018 Calendar - Golden Gate National Parks Icons

The 2018 Golden Gate National Recreation Area Calendar is now available! The calendar features 12 images by illustrator Michael Schwab. Pick yours up today!

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Model of Alcatraz inside a fog globe. The globe's base says "Alcatraz Island, San Francisco"

Alcatraz Island Fog Globe

Billowing through the Golden Gate Strait, the fog that swirls around Alcatraz Island has played a pivotal role in the island’s history, from the establishment of the first lighthouse on the Pacific Coast, to six fog-shrouded escape attempts during the federal penitentiary era.

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Alcatraz Rules and Regulations Mugs

Our Stoneware Alcaraz Regulation mugs each feature text from the Alcatraz Rules and Regulations handbook that all inmates were required to follow.

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Alcatraz: Believe It Or Not

For a small island, Alcatraz has a big reputation. This book collects the island’s strange-but-true stories of escapes, madness, and mayhem. Informative, surprising, and handsomely illustrated, this book is like nothing you’ve read. So, dive in and enjoy the swim... Warning! May be scary!

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Calendars and Stationery Buy now!