Golden Gate Park
Once an area of sand dunes, Golden Gate Park is an urban oasis, roughly half a mile wide and four miles long, with windmills, bison, museums, lakes and a carousel hidden among its charms. At 1,017 acres, it is 174 acres larger than New York's Central Park, so unless you have a bike, you'll want to plan which area you want to visit, especially along the east (Stanyan Street) to west (the Ocean) axis. A free shuttle bus circulates through the eastern half of the park. JFK Promenade between Transverse and Kezar is closed to vehicular traffic; this car-free zone is popular with walkers, cyclists, and runners. The number 5 trolleybus runs along the park's north boundary (Fulton Street), and offers the most frequent service across the park and to downtown. The N streetcar runs two blocks south of the park's southern boundary, with service similar to the 5 bus.
- Address
- 1244 Appleton St
- Getting there
- between Fulton Street on the north, Lincoln Way on the south, Stanyan Street on the east and Ocean Beach on the west
- Hours
- 5AM-midnight
- Price
- Free
- Phone
- +14158314591
Listing from Wikivoyage: San Francisco/The Avenues, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also listed in Overture Maps open data.
Updated 27 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.