Interpretive Walks

Take a stroll through the Marin Headlands for an art-filled afternoon at Headlands Center for the Arts. With an iPhone or iPad, explore artist Vishal K. Dar’s augmented reality installation, Edge of See; Twilight Engines, a suite o site-specific outdoor virtual sculptures at three former military batteries.

The Presidio is home to the largest collection of Andy Goldsworthy art on public view in North America. This guided hike visits the park’s four installations by the world-renowned artist: Spire (2008), Wood Line (2010/2011), Tree Fall (2013), and Earth Wall (2014).

The Main Post encompasses more history than another other site within Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Learn about Spanish colonial settlers, 1906 refugees, U.S. Army history from 1846 to 1995, and a dizzying variety of military architecture.

Find out about Adolph Sutro’s plans for a vast "Pleasure Ground" at the rocky edge of San Francisco on this easy stroll through Sutro Heights Park.

Enjoy the evening shadows as we walk two miles around Muir Beach and talk about the natural and cultural history of this unique place.

Stroll through an old-growth redwood forest at sunrise, hear tall tales, soar in the sounds and smells, and hear the historical and ecological story of Muir Woods.

Join us for a walk through the Presidio with expert David Harelson to learn about the Presidio’s wildlife management strategies.

Take a stroll through Lands End and experience one of the showiest floral displays in the Bay Area. 

Take a stroll through Lands End and experience one of the showiest floral displays in the Bay Area. 

Join us for a walking tour of the Presidio Main Post with historian and retired National Park Service Ranger John Martini.