Alcatraz Island: More than a landmark

Getting out in 2025

Protect Alcatraz as a national park: Utilize our toolkit, read our statement, and hear from our CEO on We the Parks, how national parks help us reflect on the past, connect today, and shape a more inclusive future.

Stand with national parks like Alcatraz: Visit the island this summer for transformative experiences like the Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series and more.

People sit and lay on blankets all about the Golden Gate Meadow at Presidio Tunnel Tops.

Refresh your soul: Summer Guide to the parks

Fun events, best beaches, and insider tips for a perfect summer by the Bay.

A family looks out over Sutro Baths at Lands End, with the sun setting over the pacific ocean.

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Becoming a member is the best way to support the parks you love and conserve them for years to come. Learn more about membership and sign up here!

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Parks Conservancy member get exclusive access to information, events, and special opportunities throughout the year. Plus, new members who join at the $60 level or higher get a free patch or t-shirt as a token of our appreciation.

A group of people walking down a path at Lands End in San Francisco.
Meet Rafiki

Healing and hope with Rafiki Coalition

A powerful 8-year partnership is helping people from Black and marginalized communities find joy, health, and belonging, one heartfelt hug and forest walk at a time.

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Resources

Take a stand for parks: Toolkit, how to help

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Summer Collection: Gear up for parks!

Parks Conservancy's Roving Ranger overlooks the Golden Gate
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Events

Volunteer removing litter at Ocean Beach
Thu, Jul 24 9:00am-12:00pm
Baker Beach
50th Anniversary of the GGNRA, Earth Week, National Public Lands Day, Volunteer

Golden Gate Historic Landscaping and Maintenance

Help restore and maintain historic landscapes and cultural resources along the shoreline of San Francisco.

Park Rangers Takeo Kishi, left, and Jasmine Reinhardt at Muir Woods.
Thu, Jul 24 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?...

Muir Woods with ranger and kids
Thu, Jul 24 10:15am-10:30am
Mount Tamalpais, Muir Woods National Monument
Nature/Science, One Tam, NPS, Recreation/Wellness

Welcome to the Woods 15-Minute NPS Ranger Talk | Founders Grove

Join a Muir Woods Ranger in a grove of towering Coast Redwoods for a 15-minute talk.