Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, San Francisco, CA Videos

Pirates Cove Hike
Ahoy thar, brave hikers🏴‍☠🦜⛵☠️🏴⚓! If you’re lookin' for a beautiful out-'n-back with rugged coastal views 'n some steep climbs, the Pirates Cove Trail be fer ye. Startin' at Muir Beach, this trail starts a slow ascent overlookin' the crashin' waves o' the Pacific, 'n leads ye down a rocky path to a beautiful, secret, black sand beach. The treasure hidden at this beach be all the memories ye make along the way. Make sure ye pack water 'n commandeer hikin' boots, thar be segments wit' loose rocks! 'ave fun! Yo ho ho! Fer more information on this here trail, click the link: https://www.parksconservancy.org/trails/pirates-cove-trail?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pirates_cove&utm_content=pirates_cove_trail_main_feed_link_081624

Sunset Spots
Watching sunsets in our parks is very mindful, very demure 🌅💛. Here are our favorite spots. What are yours? More ideas for sunset watching park sites at the link: https://www.parksconservancy.org/park-e-ventures-article/jaw-dropping-sunset-spots-our-parks?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=facebook&utm_content=sunset_spots_main_feed_link_081524

How to Take a Walk Book Signing
🚨Awesome event alert🚨! Come out to the Warming Hut on Crissy Field for a storytime with Bay Area illustrator and author Sean Hipkin to celebrate the Parks Conservancy original book, How to take a Walk! 11 a.m., Saturday, August 17. The Warming Hut is ADA accessible. More info at the link: https://www.parksconservancy.org/events/crissy-field-presidio-san-francisco-presidio-tunnel-tops/how-take-walk-book-signing?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=how_to_take_a_walk_event&utm_content=promo_main_feed_link_081424

Bird Exhibit Opening
Bird is the word out on Alcatraz as the ribbon was cut for the new, exciting Birds in a Changing Climate exhibit 🐦🌊🐥🎉 ! This new installation showcases the lesser-known inhabitants of the former prison: the thousands of waterbirds that live and nest there. Birds in a Changing Climate is a multi-media interpretive display created by Golden Gate National Recreation Area staff that explores the island’s different species of birds and the biologists that study to protect them as our planet is impacted by our changing climate. The exhibit is located in the back of the New Industries Building on Alcatraz, to get your tickets out to Alcatraz, please visit parksconservancy.org/escape-to-alcatraz or nps.gov/goga.

Beach Wheelchairs in the GGNRA
#DisabilityPrideMonth is celebrated every July to commemorate the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990. The @ParksConservancy, @GoldenGateNPS, and @PresidioSF are highlighting one of the many accessibility initiatives in our parks that ensure our public lands are usable by folks of all abilities: the beach wheelchair! Our parks have beach wheelchairs available at Crissy Field, Stinson Beach, Muir Beach, Rodeo Beach, Baker Beach, and Ocean Beach. To request a beach wheelchair and learn more about locations, please visit: https://www.parksconservancy.org/external/request-beach-wheelchair?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=beach_wheelchair&utm_content=beach_wheelchair_demo_main_feed_link_073124 Video description: Upbeat music playing in the background. A Parks Conservancy staff member and an NPS staff member stand on Crissy Field East Beach beside a beach wheelchair waving at the camera. Text reads: “How to request and access our beach wheelchairs.” Video cuts to a laptop opening. Text reads: “First, submit your request online! **At least 5 days in advance.” Then video shows a screen record of the “Beach Wheelchairs” webpage, then a large clicker clicks “Email us.” The video then shows the “Your Message” box on the email request form, a message is typed: “I’d like to request a beach wheelchair on 8/1 at Crissy Beach at 3pm please :). Then, the video cuts to a panning shot of East Beach at Crissy Beach with the text “Our staff will email you to confirm your date.” The shot spins to the two staff members displaying the beach wheelchair lockers with the text: “Then it’s time to head to your locker location.” Video then shows park ranger unlocking the locker with text: “You will receive a code to unlock the locker.” Then the staff members pull the beach wheelchair out of the locker. Text reads “The beach wheelchair!” The staff members then re-lock the locker with the text reading:

Brewfest 2024!
Cheers to everybody who turned out for Parks4All: Brewfest🍻💚! The Presidio was bustling with people enjoying local brews, live tunes, food trucks, games, and our beautiful national park site. We appreciate the outpouring (no pun intended 😉) of support to fund programs that bring people from all backgrounds to our parks. We’ll see you next year!

Sports Basement at Parks4All: Brewfest
Parks4All: Brewfest is in TWO DAYS 🎉🤩🍺! There will be waaaay more than beer tastings at the Presidio this Saturday from noon-4 p.m. Sports Basement will be offering lawn game rentals, discounts, giveaways, and more! Plus, the store is just a beanbag toss away if you need anything for the day. Parks4All: Brewfest will be a great day out in the Presidio for everybody, with live music, your favorite food trucks, a volleyball court, and more. All proceeds from Parks4All: Brewfest fund Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy programs that bring people from all backgrounds to the national parks in the Bay Area's backyard. Tickets here: https://www.parksconservancy.org/give/parks4all-brewfest-2024?ov=1&aff=facebook?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=brewfest2024&utm_content=brewfest2024_beanbag_main_feed_link_072524. We’ll see you there!

Fort Point at Brewfest!
Our national parks really have it all - even an active brewery🍻! Fort Point Beer Company is one of many incredible local brewers joining us at Parks4All: Brewfest this Saturday in the Presidio. Bring your kids, your leashed pups, your friends, your neighbors…there’s something for everyone at Parks4All: Brewfest! As a bonus: All proceeds from Parks4All: Brewfest will fund Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy programs that bring people from all backgrounds to our national parks. Grab your tickets at the link: https://www.parksconservancy.org/give/parks4all-brewfest-2024?ov=1&aff=facebook?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=brewfest2024&utm_content=brewfest2024_fortpoint_main_feed_link_072424

Parks4All: Brewfest with Sam Johnson
Parks4All: Brewfest is a little over ONE WEEK away 😱🍻💫! Next Saturday, July 27, head to Presidio of San Francisco for an afternoon of live music from Sam Johnson and The SoulShake, local beer tastings, lawn games, food trucks, and more. It’s the perfect summertime activity, so bring your kids, your dog, or anyone else you want to enjoy a day of picnicking, community, and nature with. All proceeds from Parks4All: Brewfest will fund Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy programs that bring people from all backgrounds to our national parks. Tickets at: https://www.parksconservancy.org/give/parks4all-brewfest-2024?ov=1&aff=facebook?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=brewfest2024&utm_content=brewfest2024_parksbeer_main_feed_link_071924. Cheers!

The Parks Conservancy partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside @bgc_coastside this week to throw an amazing, nature-themed field day for a group of 60 fourth and fifth graders. Each activity offered bilingual programming and a fun naturalist twist, like the game “Survive or Thrive,” where students learned how climate and human impact can help or hurt our native endangered species. Roars of laughter could be heard in all directions, along with the excited sounds of our young, future environmental leaders learning more about the ecosystems they inhabit. Learn more about our community events and social impact at the link: https://www.parksconservancy.org/our-work/community-programs-and-social-impact?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=community_events&utm_content=field_day_community_events_main_feed_link_071124

Parks and beer! Parks4All:Brewfest
Beer 🤝 Parks…and so much more at Park4All: Brewfest! Coming July 27 at Presidio of San Francisco, join us for a family and dog-friendly afternoon of local beer from breweries like Fort Point Beer Company and others, plus lawn games, food trucks, live music, and priceless memory-making in a stunning national park. Your presence at Parks4All: Brewfest isn't just about enjoyment; it's about making a meaningful difference. Proceeds from Parks4All: Brewfest will fund the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy's inclusive programs that bring people from all backgrounds to our national parks. Get your tickets at the link: https://www.parksconservancy.org/give/parks4all-brewfest-2024?ov=1&aff=facebook?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=brewfest2024&utm_content=brewfest2024_foodtrucks_main_feed_link_071124

NPS in the Pride Parade
Naomi Torres was a part of the first cohort of National Park Service rangers who were approved to march in the San Francisco Pride Parade in 1993. Two years later, rangers with the National Park Service were permitted to march in the Pride Parade in their iconic uniforms. Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Parks Conservancy, and Presidio of San Francisco are committed to telling the history of America in all its diversity and complexity and making all feel welcome and represented in our parks. The Pride Parade is one of many important events that connect GGNRA employees, partners, and volunteers to our community. Today, as our rangers continue to march proudly in the Pride Parade, we take a moment of reflection and gratitude as Naomi shares her story. We hope to see you at the parade and happy Pride!

Why do we celebrate Pride in the parks?
#HappyPride 🏳️‍🌈💚🏳️‍⚧️! Why do we celebrate Pride in the parks? We’re glad you asked! Please enjoy these reflections on Pride in the parks from GGNRA staff and visitors. The Parks Conservancy, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and Presidio of San Francisco are proud to create safe and celebratory spaces on our public lands for folks of all identities. Have a joyous Pride weekend!

Looking for a place to get away from it all, right in the heart of the city? Look no further than Black Point historic gardens at Fort Mason. Abandoned for over 50 years, the gardens were nearly lost to time until reopening in 2021. Now, they once again buzz with life as staff, volunteers, and community members reimagine and rebuild the historic terrace gardens. On any given day, you’re bound to see beautiful blooming flowers, birds chirping, and busy bees collecting nectar. The remarkable, ongoing transformation of the gardens wouldn’t be possible without the support of sustaining members of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Use the link below to become a Golden Gate Keeper today and support our commitment to preserving and protecting our national parks for all. With your support, places like Black Point historic gardens will continue to nourish ecosystems of living creatures—plants, animals, and human communities—and help us realize a future-forward vision of the parks as climate resilient places for all. https://www.parksconservancy.org/events?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=events_page&utm_content=watercoloring_main_feed_link_062624 . . (📷: Parks Conservancy) . . . #Parks4All #ParksConservancy #Conservancy #GGNRA #GoldenGateNationalRecreationArea #goldengatenps #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #goparks #findyourpark #nationalparksusa #usnationalparks #nationalparklife #GoldenGateKeepers #supportyourparks

Watercolor in the Woods
There are so many things to do in our parks ☀️🎨🌲. You can hike, you can picnic, you can PAINT! Muir Woods offers TONS of activities like watercoloring, guided hikes, and more! Stay up to date with the latest events at the link: https://www.parksconservancy.org/events?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=events_page&utm_content=watercoloring_main_feed_link_062624. See you in the woods!

Pillow basalt
Pillow basalt is that girl 💅✨🪨 The 180-million year old rock sits in the rough waters by the Point Bonita Lighthouse and resembles the head of an elephant from some angles. Learn why it’s such a special rock formation at the link: https://www.parksconservancy.org/stories/how-find-hidden-elephant-point-bonita-lighthouse?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pillow_basalt&utm_content=pillow_basalt_main_feed_link_062424

It’s #PollinatorWeek 🌻✨💛🐝! What better way to celebrate than at the Pollinator Day event at Presidio of San Francisco this Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Come learn more about the lives of our very special native California pollinators and how you can help protect them. There will be fun activities for all ages—pollinator art, nature observation, educational games, face painting, snacks, and a scavenger hunt! We’re not pollen your leg, it’ll bee the highlight of your weekend! For more information, click the link: https://www.parksconservancy.org/events/presidio-tunnel-tops/pollinator-day-presidio-tunnel-tops?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pollinator_day&utm_content=pollinator_week_main_feed_link_062124

Parks4All: Brewfest 2024
Parks4All: Brewfest is less than one month away☀️🍻! Tickets include UNLIMITED tastings from participating breweries and all proceeds will fund the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy's inclusive programs that bring people from all backgrounds to our national parks. It’ll be an unforgettable day of community, fun, and the great outdoors featuring: 🎳 Games from @Presidio_Bowl 🏐 Volleyball with @VoloSports 💧 A @SportsBasement and @Nuun hydration area 🌲 The Roving Ranger “Nature Pop-Up” 🏋️ On-site trainers and massage guns with @FitnessSF 🍺 From @FortPointBeer, @HeadlandsBrewing, and so many MORE! Get your tickets now at the link: https://www.parksconservancy.org/give/parks4all-brewfest-2024?ov=1&aff=facebook?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=brewfest_2024&utm_content=brewfest_promo_main_feed_link_061824 . See you there!

National Oceans Month 2024
June is #NationalOceansMonth 🐚🫧🩵🪸🌊🐠! Here in the #GGNRA we have an abundance of access points to marvel at one of Earth’s most important ecosystems. Our oceans face threats of pollution and climate change, so consider joining us for a beach clean-up volunteer day or taking a bike, public transit, or carpool to your favorite seaside spots. Your actions make a difference! Take this month (and every month!) to revel in the majesty of our oceans and do your part to keep them thriving for generations to come.