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Spring is the perfect time to get out in the GGNRA! Volunteer for Earth Month, find a wildflower hike, or attend a ranger talk. Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

Celebrate Earth Month, stand with national parks

GGNRA Spring Guide

Getting out in 2025

The parks are bursting with blooms, now is the time to stand with national parks and get out here for our Pink Full Moon Party, National Park Week, and Earth Day events.

Have you spotted the Big Hat? This legendary lid has escaped Alcatraz and landed at the Presidio Visitor Center. Snap a selfie and send it our way to get a discount! See you there.

Park Ranger in front of Golden Gate Bridge

Celebrate National Park Week in style this year

National Park Week takes on extra meaning—here are top picks for events, outings, and more.

Week of Parks
A group of people walking along the Andy Goldsworthy Woodline art installation piece in the Presidio

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Featured Events

Fort Point History Talk

Fort Point
Fri, Apr 04 11:30am-11:45am
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Fort Point History Talk

Fort Point
Fri, Apr 04 1:30pm-1:45pm
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Presidio Habitat Stewards

Presidio of San Francisco
Sat, Apr 05 9:00am-12:00pm
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Flora surrounding the Presidio
Wildflower tips

Where to find the best wildflower blooms in the GGNRA

Let our wildflower experts guide you towards the best spots for colorful blooms, away from all the crowds.

Wildflower tips
British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
Free Exhibit

Major exhibit 'Black Gold' coming to Fort Point

Free Exhibit
People at the Crissy Field Center Teaching Kitchen
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Step inside the Crissy Field Center Teaching Kitchen

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Put a spring in your step with this colorful tote bag, featuring playfully illustrated California poppies by local artist Tosha Stimage.
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Gear in bloom: Shop the spring collection

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Parks Conservancy's Roving Ranger overlooks the Golden Gate
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We're hiring: Check our open positions

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Schwab image of a long-billed shorebird walking on a beach with hills and clouds in the distance
Alcatraz by Michael Schwab
Schwab graphic of the Golden Gate Bridge peeking out from behind grassy hills
Schwab image of Mount Tamalpais rising above the trees
Schwab graphic of Fort Point below the Golden Gate Bridge
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Park Stories

Alcatraz staff member Edwin Sera stands in front of the cell house.

A 'special' spot: Here's what it's like to work on Alcatraz

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Crissy Field Center teaching kitchen

Park cooking: Youth find connections at Crissy Field Center Teaching Kitchen

Gateways Article
Jack Carter Fisher at Lands End

Veteran's journey: How Jack found recovery through science in the GGNRA

Gateways Article

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Events

Fri, Apr 04 9:00am-12:00pm
Presidio of San Francisco
Earth Week, Martin Luther King Day, National Public Lands Day, Volunteer

Presidio Forest Stewards

Help tend to the health of the Presidio’s historic forests.

Volunteers Working in Black Point Historic Gardens
Fri, Apr 04 9:00am-12:00pm
Fort Mason
50th Anniversary of the GGNRA, Earth Week, Martin Luther King Day, National Public Lands Day, Pollinator Week, Volunteer

Black Point Historic Gardens

Help us restore the long-neglected gardens of East Black Point, a spectacular park site tucked away above the bustling San Francisco...

Park Rangers Takeo Kishi, left, and Jasmine Reinhardt at Muir Woods.
Fri, Apr 04 9:00am-3:00pm
Mount Tamalpais, Muir Woods National Monument
NPS, Recreation/Wellness

Ranger Station at Muir Woods

Looking for trail suggestions and orientation? Saw something curious in the forest that you want to ask about? Need a junior ranger book?...

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