Mapping 46 of San Francisco's Best Public Parks
[Photos via Patricia Chang]Every Wednesday we break down the details of a lesser known park in San Francisco. And why not? There are 220 of them, but it sometimes seems like Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park get all the attention. Since our normally scheduled Park Life post is on hiatus this week, we thought it best to map all the parks Curbed's profiled to date. Have a favorite park that you'd like us to check out? The tipline's always open or you can leave a comment after the jump.
Loading comment form...Surround Yourself with Landmarks at Duboce Park
We all love Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park, but did you know San Francisco has over 220 parks and open spaces? Curbed SF wants to bring fame and glory to some of the smaller, lesser-known parks, and we're doing so with our series Park Life. Each week we'll spotlight a different San Francisco park or open space, and bring you all the details you need to plan a visit.
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Located near the geographic center of the city, Duboce Park covers less than two square blocks yet is one of the City's most popular and well received recreation areas. The park straddles the border between the Lower Haight and Duboce Triangle while sitting central in San Francisco's newest landmark area, the Duboce Park Landmark District. With its proximity to Hayes Valley and the building boom currently going on in the surrounding neighborhoods, expect this park to become all the more popular.
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Located near the geographic center of the city, Duboce Park covers less than two square blocks yet is one of the City's most popular and well received recreation areas. The park straddles the border between the Lower Haight and Duboce Triangle while sitting central in San Francisco's newest landmark area, the Duboce Park Landmark District. With its proximity to Hayes Valley and the building boom currently going on in the surrounding neighborhoods, expect this park to become all the more popular.
Picturesque Views of the City from Eureka Valley's Kite Hill
We all love Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park, but did you know San Francisco has over 220 parks and open spaces? Curbed SF wants to bring fame and glory to some of the smaller, lesser-known parks, and we're doing so with our series Park Life. Each week we'll spotlight a different San Francisco park or open space, and bring you all the details you need to plan a visit.
One of San Francisco's hidden in plain sight gems, Kite Hill Open Space is a well-kept secret even to many Eureka Valley residents. Dog walkers, view seekers, and urban hikers appreciate the steep climb up to the top of this minimalist park. Be warned, it can become very windy, and is why residents of the past found it an excellent place to fly their kites.
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One of San Francisco's hidden in plain sight gems, Kite Hill Open Space is a well-kept secret even to many Eureka Valley residents. Dog walkers, view seekers, and urban hikers appreciate the steep climb up to the top of this minimalist park. Be warned, it can become very windy, and is why residents of the past found it an excellent place to fly their kites.
Be a Tourist in your Own Town at the Maritime National Park
We all love Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park, but did you know San Francisco has over 220 parks and open spaces? Curbed SF wants to bring fame and glory to some of the smaller, lesser-known parks, and we're doing so with our series Park Life. Each week we'll spotlight a different San Francisco park or open space, and bring you all the details you need to plan a visit.
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Known officially as The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park since 1981, this park is often referred to as simply Aquatic Park, which is technically a district within the park itself. Whatever you call it, the park is loaded with fun activities, sites, scenic views and an abundance of adjacent places to head for if the wind and fog pick up and chase you away.
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Known officially as The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park since 1981, this park is often referred to as simply Aquatic Park, which is technically a district within the park itself. Whatever you call it, the park is loaded with fun activities, sites, scenic views and an abundance of adjacent places to head for if the wind and fog pick up and chase you away.
Mapping the Makeovers of San Francisco's Many Parks
San Francisco loves its open spaces, and the city's Recreation and Parks Department has been pumping lots of money into renovations and new projects. The majority of these projects were funded by the 2008 or 2012 San Francisco Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond, the more recent of which was passed by an overwhelming 72 percent of San Francisco voters. Here now, a map of 15 park projects either under construction or newly finished. Did we miss your favorite? Let us know on the tipline or in the comments. The Very Dog-Friendly Walter Haas Park and Playground
We all love Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park, but did you know San Francisco has over 220 parks and open spaces? Curbed SF wants to bring fame and glory to some of the smaller, lesser-known parks, and we're doing so with our series Park Life. Each week we'll spotlight a different San Francisco park or open space, and bring you all the details you need to plan a visit.
[Photos via Patricia Chang]
Looking for a place to take your pup out for the day? Many places will do. Looking for a place to take your pup out for the day and want world-class views of the city? Then the clear choice is the Walter Haas Park and Playground. Located high atop the border between Glen Park and Diamond Heights the well-maintained park is a great place for all types of domesticated San Franciscans: dogs will love the play area, kids will love the playground, and adults will love the scenic views of downtown and the Bay (not to mention the break from the dog and kids).
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Looking for a place to take your pup out for the day? Many places will do. Looking for a place to take your pup out for the day and want world-class views of the city? Then the clear choice is the Walter Haas Park and Playground. Located high atop the border between Glen Park and Diamond Heights the well-maintained park is a great place for all types of domesticated San Franciscans: dogs will love the play area, kids will love the playground, and adults will love the scenic views of downtown and the Bay (not to mention the break from the dog and kids).
From "Toxic Beach" to Warm Water Cove in the Dogpatch
We all love Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park, but did you know San Francisco has over 220 parks and open spaces? Curbed SF wants to bring fame and glory to some of the smaller, lesser-known parks, and we're doing so with our series Park Life. Each week, we'll spotlight a different San Francisco park or open space, and bring you all the details you need to plan a visit.
[Photo via Patricia Chang]
Located off the beaten path in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood, Warm Water Cove is a well manicured waterfront park and part of the Bay Trail, an eventual continuous path around the San Francisco Bay shoreline. But this park wasn't always a model citizen. Once known as "Toxic Beach" or "Tire Beach" for it's abundance of discarded rubber, this park played host to impromptu punk shows and the like until the late 2000s. So beloved for its grime by a select few, one Yelp reviewer puts it best: "Nasty and gross and exploding with riotous color, it was the best park in SF. Fed on toxins, the plants were pitiful drooping things; the only thriving flora were the traces left by the graffiti artists."
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Located off the beaten path in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood, Warm Water Cove is a well manicured waterfront park and part of the Bay Trail, an eventual continuous path around the San Francisco Bay shoreline. But this park wasn't always a model citizen. Once known as "Toxic Beach" or "Tire Beach" for it's abundance of discarded rubber, this park played host to impromptu punk shows and the like until the late 2000s. So beloved for its grime by a select few, one Yelp reviewer puts it best: "Nasty and gross and exploding with riotous color, it was the best park in SF. Fed on toxins, the plants were pitiful drooping things; the only thriving flora were the traces left by the graffiti artists."
Get to Know the Renovated Aptos Park in Balboa Terrace
We all love Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park, but did you know San Francisco has over 220 parks and open spaces? Curbed SF wants to bring fame and glory to some of the smaller, lesser-known parks, and we're doing so with our series Park Life. Each week, we'll spotlight a different San Francisco park or open space, and bring you all the details you need to plan a visit.
[Photo via Patricia Chang]
At 4.61 acres, the recently renovated Aptos Park "is the pride of Ocean Avenue." Its many amenities and location near a middle school make this open space geared toward the more active park experience.
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At 4.61 acres, the recently renovated Aptos Park "is the pride of Ocean Avenue." Its many amenities and location near a middle school make this open space geared toward the more active park experience.
Concrete Slides and a Skating Bowl at Bayview's Hilltop Park
We all love Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park, but did you know San Francisco has over 220 parks and open spaces? Curbed SF wants to bring fame and glory to some of the smaller, lesser-known parks, and we're doing so with our series Park Life. Each week we'll spotlight a different San Francisco park or open space, and bring you all the details you need to plan a visit.
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As the name gives away, this underutilized park is indeed atop a hill located in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood. The park offers views of both the Bay and and the adjacent valleys. The well-maintained park also features some rare offerings that will appeal to people of many ages and interests.
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As the name gives away, this underutilized park is indeed atop a hill located in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood. The park offers views of both the Bay and and the adjacent valleys. The well-maintained park also features some rare offerings that will appeal to people of many ages and interests.
Saved by the Community: Ingelside Heights' Brooks Park
We all love Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park, but did you know San Francisco has over 220 parks and open spaces? Curbed SF wants to bring fame and glory to some of the smaller, lesser-known parks, and we're doing so with our series Park Life. Each week we'll spotlight a different San Francisco park or open space, and bring you all the details you need to plan a visit.
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This hilltop park is located on land occupied for much of the 20th century by the Brooks family, and the trendsetting Mrs. Brooks, who composted, raised beehives and taught visitors about native plant gardening. In 1978 the Brooks family moved and the property was made into a park by the City. Quickly afterward the park fell into neglect and became a blight on the neighborhood. In 1987, locals formed the Friends of Brooks Park organization and began to clean up the haven for graffiti and vandalism.
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This hilltop park is located on land occupied for much of the 20th century by the Brooks family, and the trendsetting Mrs. Brooks, who composted, raised beehives and taught visitors about native plant gardening. In 1978 the Brooks family moved and the property was made into a park by the City. Quickly afterward the park fell into neglect and became a blight on the neighborhood. In 1987, locals formed the Friends of Brooks Park organization and began to clean up the haven for graffiti and vandalism.
Glen Park's Billy Goat Park: A Place for Swingers
We all love Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park, but did you know San Francisco has over 220 parks and open spaces? Curbed SF wants to bring fame and glory to some of the smaller, lesser-known parks, and we're doing so with our series Park Life. Each week we'll spotlight a different San Francisco park or open space, and bring you all the details you need to plan a visit.
[Photos via Patricia Chang]
Located atop the bluffs above the south end of Noe Valley where it transitions to Glen Park is a steep, rugged space known as Billy Goat Hill Park. A classic San Francisco hilltop park that often induces a rest by the time you arrive, don't shy away from the hike. Privacy, views, and even a little excitement await at the top.
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Located atop the bluffs above the south end of Noe Valley where it transitions to Glen Park is a steep, rugged space known as Billy Goat Hill Park. A classic San Francisco hilltop park that often induces a rest by the time you arrive, don't shy away from the hike. Privacy, views, and even a little excitement await at the top.
100 Bird Species Spotted: Heron's Head Park in India Basin
[Photos via Patricia Chang]Located along San Francisco Bay south of the Dogpatch neighborhood lies a peninsular park known as Heron's Head, so named for its shape when seen from above. Developed accidentally by an unfinished shipping terminal in the 1970's, the park that we now visit was officially opened in 1999. In 2012, the park completed further upgrades and today is visited by thousands for both recreation and education.
Even Fog Can't Ruin the Views From Hawk Hill Park
We all love Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park, but did you know San Francisco has over 220 parks and open spaces? Curbed SF wants to bring fame and glory to some of the smaller, lesser-known parks, and we're doing so with our series Park Life. Each week we'll spotlight a different San Francisco park or open space, and bring you all the details you need to plan a visit.
Head over to the west side of Forest Hill and you will find a small, rugged park with western-facing views. Known as Hawk Hill, the park is built on the remnant of a massive dune that was replenished with sand blown across what is now the Sunset. After the development of the district, sand was no longer able to drift across the flats, and the park now ever so slowly erodes away.
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Head over to the west side of Forest Hill and you will find a small, rugged park with western-facing views. Known as Hawk Hill, the park is built on the remnant of a massive dune that was replenished with sand blown across what is now the Sunset. After the development of the district, sand was no longer able to drift across the flats, and the park now ever so slowly erodes away.
View a Bygone Era at Historic Cottage Row Mini Park
We all love Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park, but did you know San Francisco has over 220 parks and open spaces? Curbed SF wants to bring fame and glory to some of the smaller, lesser-known parks, and we're doing so with our series Park Life. Each week we'll spotlight a different San Francisco park or open space, and bring you all the details you need to plan a visit.
Located on the edge of Japantown in the Lower Pac Heights neighborhood sits a thin strip of land known as Cottage Row Mini Park. Located within the Cottage Row Historic District, of the National Register of Historic Places, the park runs adjacent to a line of Victorian houses that have stood since the 1800's, many of which were built by William Hollis during the late 1860′s and 1870′s. Whether used as a shortcut for walkers, a dog play area, or an inviting lunch spot, you will want see this landscaped park with historic homes for yourself.
Located on the edge of Japantown in the Lower Pac Heights neighborhood sits a thin strip of land known as Cottage Row Mini Park. Located within the Cottage Row Historic District, of the National Register of Historic Places, the park runs adjacent to a line of Victorian houses that have stood since the 1800's, many of which were built by William Hollis during the late 1860′s and 1870′s. Whether used as a shortcut for walkers, a dog play area, or an inviting lunch spot, you will want see this landscaped park with historic homes for yourself.
Views Galore from Atop Telegraph Hill's Jack Early Park
We all love Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park, but did you know San Francisco has over 220 parks and open spaces? Curbed SF wants to bring fame and glory to some of the smaller, lesser-known parks, and we're doing so with our series Park Life. Each week we'll spotlight a different San Francisco park or open space, and bring you all the details you need to plan a visit.
Located high atop the north side of Telegraph Hill sits a thin strip of land known as Jack Early Park. Designed, built and maintained by Mr. Jack Early himself, a former classmate of Herb Caen and an urban conservationist, the park is located on a very steep slope, once thought unusable by the city. Mr. Early, who planted and maintained trees on nearby Pfeiffer Street, thought otherwise and began planting trees and shrubs on the land, and eventually used railroad ties to create a stairway, which was dedicated in 1987.
From the top, looking down
From the street entrance, looking up
The retaining wall as bench seating
Local shrubbery, looking down
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Seating atop the long staircase
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Located high atop the north side of Telegraph Hill sits a thin strip of land known as Jack Early Park. Designed, built and maintained by Mr. Jack Early himself, a former classmate of Herb Caen and an urban conservationist, the park is located on a very steep slope, once thought unusable by the city. Mr. Early, who planted and maintained trees on nearby Pfeiffer Street, thought otherwise and began planting trees and shrubs on the land, and eventually used railroad ties to create a stairway, which was dedicated in 1987.
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