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 GG Park by bluebug
There are so many things to do here and you feel like your a long way from the city. Activities include:
~ Watching the buffalo roam around several acres grazing away,
visiting the Japanese Tea Gardens,
~The arboretum (a flower garden that includes many plant life from different climates), Stowe lake which you can rent a paddle or row boat and get your self around),
~2 playgrounds and an 87 yr. old carousel for the kids, a rose garden,
~ California Academy of Sciences
~ waterfalls ( which when you hike to the top this gives you an amazing view of the city and the Golden Gate Bridge)
~and plenty of live events including, live comedy in the park ( I caught Dave Chappelle there unexpectedly doing a free show one day a few years back),
~Reggae in the park,
~Opera in the park , and many other types of shows.
~There is always something going on here so if you're visiting this is a great way to spend one or two of your days. Leave a Comment
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 Golden Gate Park by Goner
The Japanese Tea Garden is very popular, there was a long line to enter and it costs $4 - adults and $2 - children, so passed on this garden to see the lakes and the botanical gardens.
The Japanese garden is known as a wet walking garden, although it has a Zen garden, and a dry garden area as well. The Japanese Tea Garden was first developed as the Japanese Village at the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition, or World's Fair. It’s the oldest public Japanese Tea Garden in the United States. Probably should have stood in line to see it..next time.
Besides the Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens to see, there is the California Academy of Science building. Leave a Comment
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 by smschley
In 1871, William Hall Civil engineer was hired as superintendent of the park to convert the sand dunes into forested parkland. Innovative sand reclamation techniques were used and a dike was built to protect the park from the sea. In 1887 nature lover, John McLaren succeeded William Hall, and during the next 56 years he planted thousands of trees and converted the area into the park as we know it today.
Today the park is popular for its sports facilities which include tennis, pétanque, golf, fly-fishing, biking, inline skating, archery, handball and horseback riding. On weekends, the meadows in the park are used by many visitors as picnic grounds. Attracting more than 12 million visitors yearly, Golden Gate Park is a great place to feel far away from the hustle & bustle of the city. I have fond memories of breaking out the Frisbee and tossing it with friends. Of course the hair is just a fond memory also.
Nature lover? Wander through jungle-like rhododendron dells, trickling waterfalls and a million trees. Music lover? Catch a concert at the outdoor bandstand or join the everlasting drum circle on what locals call Hippie Hill. Just a lover? Rent a rowboat on Stow Lake or get married at the Shakespeare garden.
While the park also houses main attractions (Conservatory of Flowers; M.H. De Young Museum; Japanese Tea Garden, Buffalo paddock, Morrison Planetarium, Asian Art Museum, Steinhart Aquarium and the Strybing arboretum.), I don’t think of them as really part of the park. See info on them on separate entries. Leave a Comment
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For a low cost, relaxing day in San Francisco, take a bus out to Golden Gate Park in the western suburbs. This surprisingly extensive park is home to a beautiful Japanese garden with a popular tea-house that you have to queue for if you want to sit and sip tea in a picture postcard setting, while tourists gawk and take photos of you. To enter the Japanese garden you must pay a small fee of about US$3.50 from memory. The Strybing Arbouretum is located in the park too, and makes a really interesting stroll. There is a section of the arbouretum dedicated to trees from New Zealand. Watching squirrels play in a pohutukawa tree is a strange experience!
Take a picnic lunch and enjoy a sunny day in the peaceful surrounds of Golden Gate Park. Leave a Comment Directions: Buses #5, 7, 71 and 21 will get you to Golden Gate Park from the downtown area.
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 by heryanta
I like this park because unlike the most famous park in the US, the Central park, when you are inside you cannot see the skyscrapers and buildings in the city. Thus you can totally relax and detach from the chaos and the hectic modern living.
There are a lot to do at the park: you can of course jog, picnic and do the usual park-things but there are also attractions worth seeing including the Japanese garden, the conservatory, and de Young museum of fine arts.
I spent half a day at the park but if you like nature you can spend the whole day - a truly great way to relax and detach.
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Since I work in the financial district most of the time during the day it had been a while, but last week I finally got a chance to go back and enjoy one of my favorite parks anywhere, Golden Gate Park.
I have so many fond memories and there are so many different and beautiful parts to see it would take at least one travelogue to even come close (maybe someday).
For now here's a pic I took last week in Shakespeare Garden. Leave a Comment
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 Conservatory of Flowers, San
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 Flower conservatory by canbalci
Golden Gate is a really nice park in the city where you can go for a picnic, a jog, or just to have a lazy day snoozing on the green fields.
Some places you can visit in the park are the Sharon Meadows (listen to the drummers on Saturdays and Sundays!), Japanese Gardens, Botanical Garden, and Shakespeare Garden. Leave a Comment
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 view from Sutro Park by canbalci
http://www.cityhikes.com/ch07land.html
http://www.sealrockinn.com/sutropark.html
One word of caution: A friend of mine said that Sutro Park might not be so safe after dark, and I've also read it on a website. It is totally safe during the day so that was weird to me, but I'll warn you anyway. Just don't go there at night. Leave a Comment Directions: Up the hill from the intersection of Pt. Lobos and 48th Ave., east of the Cliff House.
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