Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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The third most visited park in the United States, this green urban space has plenty of gardens, wildlife, museums, and art to enjoy.
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The_Concierge_8
Trinidad and Tobago3,832 contributions
Sept 2024 • Solo
Made our way through the park as part of our San Francisco city tour.
It's lovely to see locals truly enjoying their time outdoors and making use of this park!
It's a perfect blend of feeling like you're out in nature while enjoying human activities and having fun too!
Just be prepared for the traffic. Fridays to Sundays it can be overcrowded and pandemonium with parking both sides of the streets and the ensuing melée!
The Botanical gardens are in here, as well as the famously popular Japanese tea garden. The California Academy of Sciences is in here too.
There's also a polo field, lakes, a golf course, stadium, carousel and the De Young museum. On top of all the park areas and walking / running trails, you can spend a week here and not experience everything in this park. Great place to bring the whole family!
Check out the Japanese tea garden for their events online and be prepared at certain times for long queues.
It's lovely to see locals truly enjoying their time outdoors and making use of this park!
It's a perfect blend of feeling like you're out in nature while enjoying human activities and having fun too!
Just be prepared for the traffic. Fridays to Sundays it can be overcrowded and pandemonium with parking both sides of the streets and the ensuing melée!
The Botanical gardens are in here, as well as the famously popular Japanese tea garden. The California Academy of Sciences is in here too.
There's also a polo field, lakes, a golf course, stadium, carousel and the De Young museum. On top of all the park areas and walking / running trails, you can spend a week here and not experience everything in this park. Great place to bring the whole family!
Check out the Japanese tea garden for their events online and be prepared at certain times for long queues.
Written 6 October 2024
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pkh213
Fairfax, VA193 contributions
Feb 2024 • Couples
Spent the afternoon at the Japanese Tea Garden and the Botanical Garden across the street. The redwood trees in the park are beautiful. Enjoyed all of the art installations while walking, and there are a number of food trucks if you are hungry. Also toured the Conservatory.
Written 9 June 2024
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Rachel & Andy
392 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
Visited 12/06/2023.
Would recommend a nice walk around this park. There is definitely a lot to see with different buildings (including a huge museum) and sculptures dotted about, with fountains, and lots of colourful gardens in bloom too. The rose garden was particularly beautiful.
They even had the main road closed off with different play sections along it so you could indulge your inner child.
If you fancy a longer walk, you can take the paths all the way to Ocean Beach, which we did. It's a beautiful walk under lots of shady trees, and plenty more to see on the way!
We only knocked 1 starr off as it could do more with more water fountains around.
Would recommend a nice walk around this park. There is definitely a lot to see with different buildings (including a huge museum) and sculptures dotted about, with fountains, and lots of colourful gardens in bloom too. The rose garden was particularly beautiful.
They even had the main road closed off with different play sections along it so you could indulge your inner child.
If you fancy a longer walk, you can take the paths all the way to Ocean Beach, which we did. It's a beautiful walk under lots of shady trees, and plenty more to see on the way!
We only knocked 1 starr off as it could do more with more water fountains around.
Written 25 May 2024
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Thomas V
Oakland, CA19,410 contributions
Feb 2025 • Couples
So many things to do in this great resource. You have the Japanese Tea Garden, the big expanses where there are concerts, the windmills, the bison, and my favorite, the rhododendrons during the special time of the year. But the landscaping is great, so there is a lot of nature to explore. It's a huge expanse and can be cold and foggy.
Written 1 March 2025
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Vanessa P
Calgary, Canada1,465 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
The Golden Gate Park is bigger than the Central Park in NYC. Almost impossible to be seen in one day. You can rent bikes in the Panhandle Park area. Also, there is a free shuttle from the Panhandle Park area that circles half of the park - up to the Botanical Gardens. Some paid buses also make the same route as the shuttle.
The lower part of the park ends at Ocean beach.
The lower part of the park ends at Ocean beach.
Written 24 August 2024
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AMohsen
Port Said, Egypt696 contributions
Jun 2023 • Friends
Briefly, it is worthwhile to pay a visit and go trekking through its internal boulevards and pretty trees. It is quite vast and tranquil and has a variety of parts like wind mill, gardens, lakes, boulevards, and waterfalls. People go there for a picnic, spending tranquil time, walking, escorting pets, and running.
Written 25 March 2024
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Jillian H
Charleston, WV29 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
Very fun and accessible activity in SF. we had great weather and walked around a bit and went to the Japanese tea house. Some tips- we got dropped off at the visitors center which is on the far opposite end of some of the attractions like the tea house, conservatory, and botanical gardens. We walked almost the full length of the park and it is long! If you don’t want to walk too much then get dropped off at the eastern end of the park. Otherwise it was a great experience and gorgeous park
Written 27 March 2024
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Alejandro0203
Pilar, Argentina520 contributions
Jul 2023
We were walking around this park a little after going to the Academy of Sciences.
It is extremely large and there is a free bus that drops you off in different parts of the park. Impossible to explore it on foot, perhaps by bicycle or some other means.
There is also a Japanese and botanical garden but you must pay an entrance fee.
It is extremely large and there is a free bus that drops you off in different parts of the park. Impossible to explore it on foot, perhaps by bicycle or some other means.
There is also a Japanese and botanical garden but you must pay an entrance fee.
Written 6 August 2023
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Marie V
Diksmuide, Belgium1 contribution
May 2023 • Friends
I visited the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco in May 2023. I visited the Park with some friends. The Golden Gate Park is a gorgeous place to visit. It's an absolute must-see and it's advisable to visit the Golden Gate Park if you're a plant lover as the Park has over 5000 species. Plan on spending a few hours there since the park is huge. I would recommend to take the bike rentals with children because it can be really exhausting trying to walk everything on foot. It was a nice place to take pictures with my friends and it's definitely worth the effort. It's just one of those things that you have to visit while visiting San Francisco. There's no need to bring a jacket as the Park has three inside museums. I would advise to wear a jacket when it's rainy or cold though because a large part of the Park is outside.
Written 3 October 2023
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John T
Huddersfield, UK96 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
Used the big bus tour, stopped off at the gardens. Used to the UK, where “national parks” you pay for parking typically but that’s it. Charging for basically every specific area feels like an absolute ripoff - $30 for two people to walk around the Japanese gardens, are you having a laugh? Had a walk around stow lake, that was pretty (and free) so avoided a 1 star review. But I just can’t believe the temerity of charging so much if I’m honest
Written 24 April 2024
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Looking for an area to sit, read and people watch. Any suggestions?
Written 4 October 2020
There are many great places to sit and read. There is the lake area. There is the garden area. There is green grass area. You could read by the windmill area. There are many many areas to just sit, relax, and read a good book.
Written 5 October 2020
We are planning on a Sunday morning visit, want to do the Botanical Gardens and the Koret playground. I heard some of the park roads are closed on weekends. We would be getting there early, where is the best place to park?
Written 23 October 2019
HHmm. I would park a few blocks away from the park then walk. There is a bus that also goes through the park at certain time periods.
Written 21 November 2019
UCSF Medical Center is a few blocks south of Golden Gate Park. Easy walking distance. Enjoy your visit!
Written 23 August 2019
Are there any hotels near GGP or where’s a reasonably-priced hotel to stay on a MUNI line so I can visit the park?
Thank you.
Written 6 June 2019
Although we didn't stay in hotels, we heard jazz at the Carlton Hotel, 1075 Sutter Street, which seemed to have an International clientele and offered free wine while a jazz trio played on a Sunday afternoon. After that, we drove to Golden Gate, but there are ways to reach the park using public transport.
If you walk up Sutter Street to Russian Hill, you'll find the Alice Marble Tennis Courts with amazing views of the Bay, the Golden Gate, and the Bay Bridges. Walk another block and you'll reach Lombard Street.
Written 6 June 2019
Is it feasible for a family with adult kids to walk from the east end of the park all the way to the west end, then on to the Cliff house ?
Written 19 October 2018
It's about 4 miles, so it's up to you to know the physical capabilities of your party. But if you put on some good walking shoes, bring some water, and have time to slowly walk through the park, taking in the sights along the way, it might make for a pleasant afternoon.
Written 19 October 2018
Is there somewhere to have lunch in Golden Gate Park? We will be visiting the Academy of Sciences.
Written 3 February 2018
There are several Restaurants next to the corner Lincoln Way and 9th Avenue. One is the mexicain restaurant Nopalito. There are also a few snack stands. If the weather is bautiful a picnic in the park is also great. Next to the Academy of Sciences is a open air music concours. Sometimes they have musical Performances, but not every day. .
Written 3 February 2018
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