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Golden Gate Park
Sutro
Heights
Park
Sutro
Heights
Park
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1/4 mi
Balboa St.
Balboa St.
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0.25 km
O U T E R R I C H M O N D
OUTER RICHMOND
Cabrillo St.
Cabrillo St.
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Soccer
Fields
Soccer
Fields
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Lincoln Way
Lincoln Way
Lincoln Way
Lincoln Way
6
O U T E R S U N S E T
OUTER SUNSET
Beach Chalet
12
Buffalo Paddock
10
California Academy of Sciences
3
Conservatory of Flowers
1
de Young Museum
4
Dutch Windmill
13
Golden Gate Golf Course
11
Japanese Tea Garden
7
McLaren Memorial
Rhododendron Dell
2
Music Concourse
5
Stow Lake
8
Stow Lake Boathouse
9
The Strybing Arboretum
and Botanical Gardens
6
years constructing a natural wall to pr event erosion from the ocean—transforming the
barren land into a lush urban r etreat. San Franciscans can be spotted doing just about
everything at the par k from playing soccer to sailing model yachts to thr owing family
reunions. On Sundays, when John F. Kennedy Drive is closed to str eet traffic, bicyclists
ride with impunity and in-line skaters conv erge for dance parties.
The once-named “Childr en's P layground,” built in 1887, was the first public kids '
playground in the U.S. R eopened after a major r enovation in May 2007 under the ne w
name
Koret Children's Quarter,
it's among the coolest playgrounds you could take your
kids to. Next door, the beautifully r estored 1912 carousel next to it will be open S atur-
days and Sundays from 10am to 5pm. Another entrance at 9th A venue on Lincoln Way
brings you to the
Strybing Arboretum
and the
Japanese Tea Garden.
Joggers and parents pushing baby strollers make regular use of the path ar ound man-
made
Stow Lake.
It's the perfect place to enjoy a sunny day by renting a paddleboat and
having a picnic. The
Boathouse
(
&
415/752-0347
) also rents bikes and in-line skates
by the hour, half-day, and full day. If you aren't driving, it's a bit of a walk to the Boat-
house, which is w est of the J apanese Tea Garden on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. It's
open daily from 10am to 4pm.
