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Official information about the Presidio and the Presidio Trust can be found at http://www.presidio.gov. Located in the heart of the Bay Area, the Presidio makes unique national park experiences accessible to millions of people. It's an important place with a long history as a home to native people and as a military post under three flags. The park is a beautiful natural space, with wetlands, beaches, rare native plants and animals, a forest, and amazing views, all of which can be experienced along some of the best trails in the Bay Area. Historic buildings have been turned into museums, restaurants, theatres, hotels, and gyms. And it's being discovered - the Presidio sees more visits annually than Yosemite or the Grand Canyon. Beyond being a great destination, the Presidio is a testing ground for new approaches to preservation and restoration. The Presidio is also unique because it's funded by people who support park businesses and activities, whether by renting a home, eating in a restaurant, or volunteering at a restoration site.

10/20/2026

Every Saturday - and every first and third Wednesday - something quiet and remarkable happens at the Presidio.

Strangers show up. From across the Bay, from different neighborhoods, different backgrounds, different reasons for being here. Most of them don't know each other. But they have one thing in common: they love this place and they want to take care of it.

Together they pull invasive plants, restore native habitats, and help bring back the forests, wildflowers, and wetlands that make the Presidio one of the most biologically diverse national park sites in the country.

You won't read about them in the headlines. But walk these trails through the wildflowers, past the wetlands, under the canopy of a forest slowly becoming what it was always meant to be, and you are walking through their work.

Nearly three decades of this. Park ecologists and volunteers, side by side, quietly doing the work the rest of us get to enjoy.

Want to be part of it? No experience needed. Just show up, get your hands dirty, and spend a few hours outside in one of the most extraordinary places in California doing something that genuinely matters.

For more information or to sign up go to https://bit.ly/4ywG5Mq

10/19/2026

Getting to the Presidio without a car is easier than you might think.

Whether you're coming by BART and the Presidio GO Shuttle, biking, or taking Muni, there are plenty of convenient ways to reach the park. Explore the different transit options available and find the route that works best for your next visit.

For more ways to commute to the Presidio go to https://bit.ly/4xKAsKH

10/16/2026

Happy anniversary to one of our favorite places in the Presidio.

56 years ago today, Fort Point National Historic Site became a National Historic Site. This watershed moment saved the historic brick fortress from obscurity and secured its future under the management of the National Park Service.

Here's what gets us every single time: You're standing inside a Civil War-era brick fortress built to withstand the impact of 10,000 cannonballs (though it never saw a single shot fired in actual combat) and you look up and the Golden Gate Bridge is directly above your head. Impossibly close. Like someone placed one of the greatest engineering achievements in American history directly on top of one of its most remarkable military ones and just called it a day.

The history inside these walls will surprise you. The views are the best in San Francisco. And it costs absolutely nothing to visit.

Come this weekend if you haven't been. Come back if you have, especially this winter when park rangers take people through the fort by candlelight after dark. The shadows, the history, the atmosphere. It's one of those places that sticks with you.

Learn more at https://bit.ly/3PXzeHE

10/15/2026

Some days the city just wins. And you know exactly what we mean.

Just remember, the Presidio is always here for you. Fifteen minutes from anywhere in San Francisco and suddenly you are running through a eucalyptus forest, sitting quietly overlooking Lobos Creek Valley watching the sunset, or going for a walk along Crissy Field letting the wind blow whatever that last meeting was completely out of your head.

Free Sunday yoga. Trails with no agenda. 1,500 acres that don't care about your inbox. https://bit.ly/3TB5KVE

10/14/2026

Most people come to the Presidio to visit. Some people are lucky enough to call it home.

The Presidio is one of the most unique places in America, a national park site that functions like a small town unto itself. You can find a post office, bank, schools, restaurants, and other small businesses.

And then there's Fort Scott Field, a baseball diamond and field sitting in the western Presidio with what might be the most extraordinary sports venue backdrop. The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz, and the city skyline all visible. Families, sports leagues, and weekend warriors have been playing here for decades, and honestly, it is hard to imagine a better place to spend a Saturday afternoon.

This is what makes the Presidio unlike any other national park site in America.

Presidio Pro Tip: A reminder that drones are strictly prohibited for recreational use in the Presidio and all surrounding areas of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. To apply for a permit you must have a Valid FAA Part 107 certification and fill out an application submitted through the Presidio Trust Film and Photo Permit Application process (at least 15 business days prior to the shoot). Contact email for inquiries: [email protected] or phone at (415) 561-4200.

Photo: Ryan Fitzsimons

10/13/2026

A mindful morning doesn't need a studio or a subscription. It just needs the right place to show up.

Start with a walk along the Golden Gate Promenade / Bay Trail SF. Ocean to one side, the Golden Gate Bridge ahead, the city skyline behind you. Salt air. Seabirds. Boats moving slowly across the Bay. Let your eyes rest somewhere that isn't a screen for a few minutes and notice what happens to your shoulders. Take a break at Fort Point to watch the surfers work the break beneath the bridge.

Find a bench. Sit. Watch the light on the water. Let the morning settle before the day begins.

No reservation. No admission fee. No agenda. Just you and one of the most beautiful places in America before the rest of the world wakes up.

10/12/2026

The Presidio is where San Francisco began - a place that preserves the layered and complex history of our nation.

We acknowledge that the Presidio of San Francisco is the traditional territory of the Yelamu, a local tribe of the Ramaytush peoples of the San Francisco Peninsula.

Yelamu familes lived in the village of Petlenuc, long before California was Spain, Mexico, or the United States.

Beginning in the 18th century, Spanish, Mexican, and American colonization displaced and eradicated Native peoples across California, including the Yelamu; however, a few other Ramaytush families did survive. Today, they maintain a strong cultural and spiritual connection to their ancestral homeland, seeking to fulfill their responsibilities as stewards.

Let this land acknowledgement stand as a commitment to honoring the original peoples of this land and to uncovering the truths of the past that shape our present and future.

This land acknowledgement was developed by the Parks Conservancy, Presidio Trust, and National Park Service in conjunction with members of the Ramaytush Tribe for the My Park Moment photo show at the Presidio. Learn more about the Ramaytush Tribe at https://www.ramaytushtribe.org/

Video: This video was produced in collaboration with San Francisco Heritage and American Indian Cultural Center

10/11/2026

Happy Earth Science Week! 🌍✨

The ground beneath your feet at the Presidio is 100 to 200 million years old. Let that sink in for a second.

Long before the San Francisco Bay even existed, the rocks under this park were already ancient. They're the result of tectonic plates colliding in slow motion, one slipping beneath the other in a process called subduction, creating the serpentine soils that still support rare and endangered plant communities found almost nowhere else on earth.

This is not just a beautiful national park site. It's a living geology lesson sitting at the edge of the Pacific Ocean.

And the best place to start exploring it? The Presidio Field Station at Tunnel Tops - part curiosity lab, part science museum, part hands-on adventure for every age. Hold real rock specimens. Look through microscopes. Use field gear to explore the park's physical environment.

This year's Earth Science Week theme is Critical Minerals for a Thriving Society and there is no better place to connect that conversation to the real world than here, where 200 million years of geological history is literally visible in the rocks along the coastal bluffs.

The Field Station is free and open to all Wednesdays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bring your class. Bring your entire family. Bring yourself.

10/10/2026

San Francisco loves Halloween, and the Presidio is absolutely here for it. 🎃

The families and businesses that call this national park site home definitely get into the spooky spirit every year by decorating buildings, homes, and neighborhoods. It's the kind of Halloween that feels like it belongs in a movie.

As a national park site, we ask park residents (and remind everyone) to decorate with wildlife in mind this Halloween. Skip the fake spider webs and acrylic painted pumpkin decor, and consider natural materials, like leaves and corn stalks over single-use plastics or toxic materials that can be harmful for the ecosystem. Fine plastic mesh, including fake spider webs, is not allowed in the park due to risk of wildlife entanglement. Turn off decorative lights at night or set them on a timer to save energy and reduce disruptions to migrating birds. And when the holiday is over, thoroughly remove decorations and consider composting your pumpkins.

Happy Halloween!

10/09/2026

Have you visited Presidio Tunnel Tops lately and thought - wow, this place is beautiful?

That's not an accident.

Behind every thriving plant, every well-tended pathway, and every blooming garden is a team of volunteers known as the Presidio Tunnel Tops Stewards who show up every month to prune, w**d, spread mulch, and care for this space so that all of us can enjoy it.

This summer especially, with free cultural events welcoming visitors from across the Bay and around the world, their work has made all the difference.

Thank you to every single one of them. You are why this place looks the way it does.

And while our stewards and staff do the heavy lifting, all of us can help too. A few simple things go a long way:

🗑️ Pack out what you pack in
🐾 Pick up after your pets
🌱 Stay on designated pathways
♻️ Use the recycling and compost bins

This park belongs to all of us. Taking care of it is something we can all be part of. Give this post a like or love if you agree.

Learn how to Presidio Like a Pro at https://bit.ly/3EWraWh

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