What's New

The Alcatraz Historic Gardens with the Power Plant seen in the background.

Volunteer

Alcatraz Historic Gardens Volunteer Docent Training

Sat, Feb 01 8:00am-12:30pm

Sat, Feb 08 8:00am-12:30pm

Alcatraz Gardens

As a garden docent, you would welcome visitors into the gardens, share the stories of those who created and tended the gardens, and share the garden preservation work that was done.

NPS park ranger gives a candlelight tour to guests at Fort Point

Events

Fort Point Candlelight Tour

Sat, Dec 07 6:30pm-8:00pm

Sat, Dec 14 6:30pm-8:00pm

Sat, Dec 21 6:30pm-8:00pm

Sat, Jan 11 6:30pm-8:00pm

Sat, Jan 18 6:30pm-8:00pm

Sat, Jan 25 6:30pm-8:00pm

Sat, Feb 01 6:30pm-8:00pm

Sat, Feb 15 6:30pm-8:00pm

Sat, Feb 22 6:30pm-8:00pm

Sat, Mar 01 6:30pm-8:00pm

Fort Point

The Candlelight Tour of Fort Point is a popular guided program that allows visitors to experience the fort in a new light. This evening tour will maze through the shadows of the historic structure by candlelight and visitors will see the glimmering lights of the Golden Gate Bridge towering up above them.

Gateways Article

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

How the Crissy Field Center Teaching Kitchen is helping young people follow their curiosities—and their senses—to more deeply engage with the world around them.

Gateways Article

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

Veteran Jack Carter Fisher has found connection and healing in GGNRA parks, thanks to the W.A.R.I.O.R. Program through the San Francisco VA Health Care System, the National Park Service, and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.

Volunteer

Belonging in Nature: Queer and Trans Community Day

Pier 33

Join us as we embark on a journey to Alcatraz Island to engage with the lesser-told stories of Queer history and resilience, and the Alcatraz Gardens as a place for healing and refuge.