Buena Vista Park Stroll
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Location: Buena Vista and Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
Starting Point: Buena Vista Park can be accessed from various locations on its surrounding streets, Haight Street, Buena Vista Ave West and Buena Vista Ave East, but our walk started from the main entrance on Haight near Central Ave and Buena Vista Ave West.
Info links:
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Buena Vista Park info link (San Francisco Parks Alliance):
https://www.sfparksalliance.org/our-parks/parks/buena-vista-park
Buena Vista Park info link (Golden Gate Park):
https://goldengatepark.com/buena-vista-park.html
Map app: Search for Buena Vista Park, San Francisco
Distance:
Buena Vista Park covers 36 acres with many tree covered trails and walkways. It would be possible to take either a short stroll or make a longer walk by looping around, or get a good cardio workout by going up and down the many stairs and slopes.
Considerations:
• If going by car, read street parking signs carefully to avoid getting a ticket.
• Though I see restrooms noted as a park amenity on one information site, I was not able to find them on our visit.
• There is a dog run space in Buena Vista Park. Great for dog walkers, but might require a little calming for dog-skittish family members if dogs are off leash.
• Close to Haight Street, which is a fun place to amble before or after a park walk, but sometimes also means people use the park as an outdoor home space.
• The park features tennis courts and a playground site.
The trail:
Buena Vista Park is 36 acres of greenery, live oak, and hilly trails that offer great views of San Francisco in several directions.
There is a playground, tennis courts, a special dog play area, and many trails to walk. On our visit, we noticed numerous small wooden side stairways, some with quite a bit of grass grown over, that looked like they would make for a fun adventure.
We took the main paved walkways, some lined with stone walls, and enjoyed the pretty stone steps that lead up to the top vista area.
The views of the city are stunning in several directions. This is a fairly centrally located park, and offers a surprising amount of greenery, including lovely oak trees, to walk through.
Buena Vista Park is San Francisco’s oldest park, known as Hill Park in 1867 and named Buena Vista Park from 1894.
Buena Vista Park is located near Haight Street with its lively collection of shops, restaurants and other businesses to check out. Being in a big city does not mean greenery and wildlife are out of reach!
(Buena Vista Park Stroll Hike Notes were originally paired with the “Slow Motion at Lightning Speed” Insights post.)
Click Insights/Hike Update News for inspiring reflections. Browse hikes on the main Hikes page or on the Hike Search by Area page. Check out selected articles and interviews under Media. Click World Walks to see or share favorite family-friendly walks! Stay in touch with Lisa Louis and HikingAutism via Contact. See products with inspiring designs that support the efforts of HikingAutism under Support/Shop. The Links page lists a loose collection of helpful information links.
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(scroll to bottom for photo gallery)
Location: Buena Vista and Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
Starting Point: Buena Vista Park can be accessed from various locations on its surrounding streets, Haight Street, Buena Vista Ave West and Buena Vista Ave East, but our walk started from the main entrance on Haight near Central Ave and Buena Vista Ave West.
Info links:
For all web links, if a link doesn’t jump directly, copy and paste into browser.
Buena Vista Park info link (San Francisco Parks Alliance):
https://www.sfparksalliance.org/our-parks/parks/buena-vista-park
Buena Vista Park info link (Golden Gate Park):
https://goldengatepark.com/buena-vista-park.html
Map app: Search for Buena Vista Park, San Francisco
Distance:
Buena Vista Park covers 36 acres with many tree covered trails and walkways. It would be possible to take either a short stroll or make a longer walk by looping around, or get a good cardio workout by going up and down the many stairs and slopes.
Considerations:
• If going by car, read street parking signs carefully to avoid getting a ticket.
• Though I see restrooms noted as a park amenity on one information site, I was not able to find them on our visit.
• There is a dog run space in Buena Vista Park. Great for dog walkers, but might require a little calming for dog-skittish family members if dogs are off leash.
• Close to Haight Street, which is a fun place to amble before or after a park walk, but sometimes also means people use the park as an outdoor home space.
• The park features tennis courts and a playground site.
The trail:
Buena Vista Park is 36 acres of greenery, live oak, and hilly trails that offer great views of San Francisco in several directions.
There is a playground, tennis courts, a special dog play area, and many trails to walk. On our visit, we noticed numerous small wooden side stairways, some with quite a bit of grass grown over, that looked like they would make for a fun adventure.
We took the main paved walkways, some lined with stone walls, and enjoyed the pretty stone steps that lead up to the top vista area.
The views of the city are stunning in several directions. This is a fairly centrally located park, and offers a surprising amount of greenery, including lovely oak trees, to walk through.
Buena Vista Park is San Francisco’s oldest park, known as Hill Park in 1867 and named Buena Vista Park from 1894.
Buena Vista Park is located near Haight Street with its lively collection of shops, restaurants and other businesses to check out. Being in a big city does not mean greenery and wildlife are out of reach!
(Buena Vista Park Stroll Hike Notes were originally paired with the “Slow Motion at Lightning Speed” Insights post.)
Click Insights/Hike Update News for inspiring reflections. Browse hikes on the main Hikes page or on the Hike Search by Area page. Check out selected articles and interviews under Media. Click World Walks to see or share favorite family-friendly walks! Stay in touch with Lisa Louis and HikingAutism via Contact. See products with inspiring designs that support the efforts of HikingAutism under Support/Shop. The Links page lists a loose collection of helpful information links.
Check the Home page for the broader background story. If you’re not able to take one of these Northern California hikes, hopefully you can enjoy the photo galleries at the bottom of each hike page! Feel free to share and follow on Facebook at HikingAutism, follow on Twitter at @HikingAutism and Instagram at lisalouis777
