Jack Early Park - San Francisco Stair Walk
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Location: North side of Telegraph Hill, eastern side of North Beach, San Francisco
Starting Point: Pfeiffer Street at Grant Avenue, between Francisco and Chestnut.
Info links:
For all web links, if a link doesn’t jump directly, copy and paste into browser.
For online map application searches, input “Jack Early Park.”
For those interested in using this as a stopping spot as part of a Barbary Coast Trail walk:
Barbary Coast Trail map (Google map):
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1x8eublyG2JTT7AfaFvZ2GCsyEHg&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&ll=37.80134367506778%2C-122.40927602881399&z=16
Recommended for those interested in the Barbary Coast Trail:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1x8eublyG2JTT7AfaFvZ2GCsyEHg&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&ll=37.80134367506778%2C-122.40927602881399&z=16
Distance:
There is no considerable distance covered with this walk. Visitors do have to climb quite a few stairs, though. Jack Early Park is a great quick stop for the view, but would also make for a good component on a longer walk around this part of San Francisco. You could use it as a walk exploring North Beach and Telegraph Hill, the Embarcadero, Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf, or as part of exploring the Barbary Coast Trail. A Barbary Coast Trail symbol is embedded in the sidewalk near the stair entrance to Jack Early Park.
Considerations:
• When using nearby street parking, pay careful attention to parking rule signs.
• This is a residential area without public bathrooms specific to this site, but Pier 39 with public facilities is a short walk away.
• This is not a long distance to walk, but be ready to climb stairs.
• This is a residential area with houses lining the stairs to the park. Please be courteous in terms of noise, not leaving behind trash, etc.
• Jack Early Park can be a quick stop for its own sake, or can be included as a site of interest on a longer walk in various directions, as noted above.
The trail:
This part of San Francisco has its own special charm, with Telegraph Hill, the North Beach neighborhood, and the Embarcadero, piers and wharf all nearby, making it a great component of longer walks. It also works as a quick stop of its own if you want a good view.
Pfeiffer Street is a short street between Stockton and Grant that has its own tree-lined tunnel feeling. Walking uphill facing the stair entrance to Jack Early Park at the intersection of Pfeiffer and Grant, one remembers that San Francisco is a city of hills. Once at Grant, we are reminded again looking uphill as well as back down where the bay is in view.
A Barbary Coast Trail marker adorns the sidewalk near the stair entrance. Aesthetically suited signs noting the founding of Jack Early Park in 1962, and the fact that this is a dead end stair with no outlet, mark the starting end of the stair ascent.
One gets a bit of a European city hill walk vibe walking past houses with classic architectural details, red roof tiles adding to the charm.
As far as San Francisco stair walks go, this is one of the shortest, with a small number of landings on the way up the longer stretches of stairs to the top. Trees block the view in part, but there is a great view of the Bay Bridge, historic vessels, red and white ferries, sailboats, Alcatraz, and Mount Tamalpais in the distance.
The refreshing view is a nice payoff for climbing a steep set of stairs, and this makes for a great quick-stop component of any number of great walks in this part of San Francisco.
(Jack Early Park – San Francisco Stair Walk Hike Notes were originally paired with the “View from on High” Insights post.)
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(scroll to bottom for photo gallery)
Location: North side of Telegraph Hill, eastern side of North Beach, San Francisco
Starting Point: Pfeiffer Street at Grant Avenue, between Francisco and Chestnut.
Info links:
For all web links, if a link doesn’t jump directly, copy and paste into browser.
For online map application searches, input “Jack Early Park.”
For those interested in using this as a stopping spot as part of a Barbary Coast Trail walk:
Barbary Coast Trail map (Google map):
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1x8eublyG2JTT7AfaFvZ2GCsyEHg&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&ll=37.80134367506778%2C-122.40927602881399&z=16
Recommended for those interested in the Barbary Coast Trail:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1x8eublyG2JTT7AfaFvZ2GCsyEHg&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&ll=37.80134367506778%2C-122.40927602881399&z=16
Distance:
There is no considerable distance covered with this walk. Visitors do have to climb quite a few stairs, though. Jack Early Park is a great quick stop for the view, but would also make for a good component on a longer walk around this part of San Francisco. You could use it as a walk exploring North Beach and Telegraph Hill, the Embarcadero, Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf, or as part of exploring the Barbary Coast Trail. A Barbary Coast Trail symbol is embedded in the sidewalk near the stair entrance to Jack Early Park.
Considerations:
• When using nearby street parking, pay careful attention to parking rule signs.
• This is a residential area without public bathrooms specific to this site, but Pier 39 with public facilities is a short walk away.
• This is not a long distance to walk, but be ready to climb stairs.
• This is a residential area with houses lining the stairs to the park. Please be courteous in terms of noise, not leaving behind trash, etc.
• Jack Early Park can be a quick stop for its own sake, or can be included as a site of interest on a longer walk in various directions, as noted above.
The trail:
This part of San Francisco has its own special charm, with Telegraph Hill, the North Beach neighborhood, and the Embarcadero, piers and wharf all nearby, making it a great component of longer walks. It also works as a quick stop of its own if you want a good view.
Pfeiffer Street is a short street between Stockton and Grant that has its own tree-lined tunnel feeling. Walking uphill facing the stair entrance to Jack Early Park at the intersection of Pfeiffer and Grant, one remembers that San Francisco is a city of hills. Once at Grant, we are reminded again looking uphill as well as back down where the bay is in view.
A Barbary Coast Trail marker adorns the sidewalk near the stair entrance. Aesthetically suited signs noting the founding of Jack Early Park in 1962, and the fact that this is a dead end stair with no outlet, mark the starting end of the stair ascent.
One gets a bit of a European city hill walk vibe walking past houses with classic architectural details, red roof tiles adding to the charm.
As far as San Francisco stair walks go, this is one of the shortest, with a small number of landings on the way up the longer stretches of stairs to the top. Trees block the view in part, but there is a great view of the Bay Bridge, historic vessels, red and white ferries, sailboats, Alcatraz, and Mount Tamalpais in the distance.
The refreshing view is a nice payoff for climbing a steep set of stairs, and this makes for a great quick-stop component of any number of great walks in this part of San Francisco.
(Jack Early Park – San Francisco Stair Walk Hike Notes were originally paired with the “View from on High” 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