San Francisco parks San Francisco parks The AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, is dedicated to individuals who have died as a result of acquired imune deficiency syndrome ( AIDS). It is also in support of those who are living with AIDS and their loved ones and caregivers. ...more on Wikipedia about "AIDS Memorial Grove"
Alamo Square is a park located on top of a hill in the Western Addition neighborhood in San Francisco, USA. It takes up four city blocks and is bordered by Hayes Street to the south, Fulton Street to the north, Scott Street to the west, and Steiner Street to the east. The well-known painted ladies are located on Steiner Street and pictures of them are often taken from Alamo Square. On a clear day, the Transamerica Pyramid can be seen in the distance behind the Painted Ladies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alamo Square"
Balboa Park is a public park in San Francisco, California. ...more on Wikipedia about "Balboa Park, San Francisco, California"
Buena Vista Park is a park in the Haight-Ashbury and Buena Vista Heights neighborhoods of San Francisco, California, United States. It is the oldest official park in San Francisco, established in 1867 as Hill Park and renamed Buena Vista in 1894. It is bounded by Haight Street to the north, and by Buena Vista Avenue West and Buena Vista Avenue East. The park is on a steep hill that peaks at 589 feet, and covers 37 acres (150,000 m²). The lowest section is the north end along Haight. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buena Vista Park"
A park in San Francisco, Crissy Field was originally a rich salt marsh, and a gathering ground for the native people. It later served as the landing site of Spanish explorers and Russian, English and Boston traders. Shortly after the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915) was held there in 1915 it became one of America's foremost military airfields and a portion of an American army post. In 1962, along with the entire Presidio of San Francisco, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crissy Field"
Dolores Park is a San Francisco, California city park that offers a clear view of the downtown skyline when there is no fog. The Muni Metro J-Church streetcar line runs through the park. The J-Church travels down Church Street after emerging from the Market Street tunnel but, upon reaching 18th Street, the transit line goes through Dolores Park since the neighboring hill, on Church Street itself, is too steep for any streetcar to climb. The line reconnects with Church Street a few blocks later after it winds its way along the streetcar right-of-way that is behind neighborhood backyards. The northern end of Dolores Park is located directly across the street from Mission High School. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dolores Park"
Duboce Park ("Duboce" is pronounced Duh-BOH-ss) is a small park in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The N Judah Muni Metro streetcar line runs along Duboce Avenue, which forms the southern boundary of the park. The park is less than a block wide from north to south, and it is two blocks wide from west to east. Its western boundary is Scott Street and its eastern boundary is Steiner Street. ...more on Wikipedia about "Duboce Park"
Glen Canyon Park is a park in San Francisco, California. It is located in a canyon close to the middle of the city, near the Glen Park and Diamond Heights neighborhoods. ...more on Wikipedia about "Glen Canyon Park"
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is a U.S. National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, which surrounds the San Francisco Bay area. It is two-and-a-half times the size of the city and county of San Francisco. It is one of the largest urban national parks in the world and one of the most visited national parks in the United States, with over 16 million visitors a year. The park is not one continuous locale, but rather a collection of areas that stretch from northern San Mateo County to southern Marin County, and includes several areas of San Francisco. The park is as diverse as it is expansive; it contains famous tourist attractions such as Muir Woods National Monument, Alcatraz and the Presidio of San Francisco. The GGNRA is also home to 1,273 plant and animal species, encompasses 59 miles of bay and ocean shoreline and has military fortifications that span centuries of California history, from the Spanish conquistadors to Cold War-era Nike missile sites. Golden Gate National Recreation Area is not synonymous with Golden Gate Park, which is an urban park located entirely within San Francisco and managed by the city. == History == The park was created in 1972 when President Nixon signed into law "An Act to Establish the Golden Gate National Recreation Area." The bill allocated $120 million for land acquisition and development. The National Park Service then purchased Alcatraz and Fort Mason from the U.S. Army and the Marin Headlands from Gulf Oil Corporation, which formed the initial basis for the park. Throughout the next 30 years, the National Park service acquired land and historic sites from the U.S. Army, private landowners and corporations, incorporating them into the GGNRA. The acquisitions range from the historic Cliff House restaurant and Sutro Baths in San Francisco, to large and expansive forest and costal lands, such as Sweeney Ridge in San Mateo County and Muir Woods National Monument in Marin. Many decommissioned Army bases and fortifications were incorporated into the park, including Fort Funston, four Nike missile sites, The Presidio and Crissy Field. The latest acquisition by the National Park Service is Mori Point, a small parcel of land on the Pacifica coast. In 1988, UNESCO designated the GGNRA and 12 adjacent protected areas the Golden Gate Biosphere Reserve. == Future expansion == In February of 2005, Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation in the Senate that would add 4,700 acres (19 km²) of natural land to the GGNRA in San Mateo County including a 4,076 parcel known as the Rancho Corral de Tierra. The property, located south of Pacifica and surrounding the communities of Moss Beach and Montara, is home to many diverse plant and animal species. The bill passed in the Senate, but still has to pass the House of Representatives and be signed into law. == Locations in the park == === Marin County === * Fort Baker - Former Army post located on the northern side of the Golden Gate * Marin Headlands - Includes Nike missile site SF-88, The Marine Mammal Center, Fort Cronkhite, Fort Barry, Muir Beach, Tennessee Valley and Gerbode Valley * Olema Valley - 10 miles of grassland and forest that stretch from Tomales Bay to Bolinas Lagoon * Phleger Estate - Part of the Bay Area Ridge Trail, this preserve features Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) and other native plants ...more on Wikipedia about "Golden Gate National Recreation Area"
Golden Gate Park is the largest urban park in San Francisco, California, USA. At 1017 acres (4.1 km²), it is in the shape of a long rectangle, similar in shape but 174 acres (0.7 km²) larger than New York's Central Park. A narrow strip, known as The Panhandle, extends from the eastern end of the park. The park was planned in the 1860s and built in the 1870s on land that was thought to be uninhabitable. The park contains several San Francisco landmarks, including the De Young Museum and the Conservatory of Flowers (illustration, right). ...more on Wikipedia about "Golden Gate Park"
Grand View Park is a small, elevated park in the Inner Sunset District, San Francisco, California. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grand View Park"
Lake Merced is a freshwater lake in the southwest corner of San Francisco, California. It is surrounded by two golf courses: the private Olympic Club and the public Harding Park Golf Club) as well as homes, Lowell High School, San Francisco State University, and the Pacific Ocean. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lake Merced"
Lincoln Park in San Francisco, California was dedicated to President Abraham Lincoln in 1909 and includes about 100 acres of the northwestern corner of the San Francisco Peninsula. It is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lincoln Park (San Francisco)"
McLaren Park is a 318-acre park in the south-east corner of San Francisco, USA. It is surrounded mostly by the Excelsior, Crocker-Amazon and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods. Inside the park are multiple playgrounds, a duck pond, and the Gleneagles International Golf Course. It is named after John McLaren, the superintendent of Golden Gate Park from 1887 to 1943. ...more on Wikipedia about "McLaren Park" This article is made on www.shortopedia.com
Moscone Recreation Center is a park located between Chestnut Street and Bay Street, Laguna Street and Webster Street in San Francisco's Marina District. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moscone Recreation Center"
Mount Davidson is the highest hill in San Francisco, California, with an elevation of nearly 1000 feet. It is located near the center of the city, south of Twin Peaks and Portola Boulevard and to the west of Diamond Heights and Glen Park. Its most notable feature is the large concrete cross commemorating those who died in the Armenian Genocide situated at the peak of the hill. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Davidson"
The Panhandle is a park in San Francisco, California that forms a panhandle with Golden Gate Park. It is long but very narrow, being three-quarters of a mile long but only one block wide. Fell Street borders it to the north, Oak Street to the south, and Baker Street to the east. The Haight-Ashbury neighborhood lies to the south of it. Only two streets run through it, Stanyan Street at the eastern end between it and Golden Gate Park, and Masonic Street through the middle. Two paths run through it from Golden Gate Park to Baker Street, one for pedestrians and one for bicycles. There are basketball courts and a playground in the section between Stanyan and Masonic Streets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Panhandle (San Francisco)"
The Presidio of San Francisco is a park on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in the City and County of San Francisco. It is operated by the National Park Service of the United States as a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The park is characterized by many wooded areas, hills, and scenic vistas overlooking the San Francisco Bay. ...more on Wikipedia about "Presidio of San Francisco"
South Park is a small neighborhood in the South of Market area in San Francisco, California. Similarly named are South Park, a local park, and South Park Street, which circles the oval-shaped park. ...more on Wikipedia about "South Park, San Francisco"
Union Square is the central shopping, hotel and theater district in San Francisco, California. Its name is derived from the one-block park situated between Post, Geary, Powell and Stockton Streets, but its importance as the largest collection of large department stores, swank boutiques, tourist trinket shops and salons in the West continues to make Union Square a major visitor draw and downtown San Francisco a vital, cosmopolitan place. Grand hotels and small inns, and repertory, off-broadway and single-act theaters contribute to the area's dynamic, 24-hour character. ...more on Wikipedia about "Union Square, San Francisco, California"
Yerba Buena Gardens is a public park between Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (www.ybca.org) and the Sony Metreon in San Francisco, California. Built in the early 1990s on top of the Moscone North convention center, it is the largest public park in the South of Market area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yerba Buena Gardens"
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