Salesforce Park-San Francisco City Walk
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Location: Salesforce Park is in the Salesforce Transit Center, 425 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94105
Starting Point: Salesforce Park is on the fourth level of the transit center between Mission Street and Howard Street, running lengthwise between Beale Street and 2nd Street. Follow signs for elevators and escalators to get to the park level.
Info links:
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Salesforce Park information link (Salesforce):
https://salesforcetransitcenter.com/salesforce-park/
Free public Salesforce Park activities link (Salesforce):
https://salesforcetransitcenter.com/events/
Distance:
This urban oasis park covers the length of about 4.5 football fields. The walking trail passes through thirteen different botanical garden designs, with informational signs along the way. The park covers 5.4 acres.
Considerations:
• Street parking can be very challenging. The Fifth and Mission Garage is a bit of a walk, but has a large parking capacity.
• There are toilet facilities around the park.
• Dogs are not allowed in this park, except for service dogs.
• Use street smarts for safety.
• There are numerous elevators, referenced by street. Remember which elevator you entered from if you need to return to the same area.
The trail:
I would choose a path on the wild nature side over an urban walk under most circumstances, but cities can offer great outdoor walking options. It doesn’t get much more urban than the Transit Center in the South of Market area of San Francisco, but the Salesforce company designed an urban oasis that covers over five acres, hovering four stories above street level.
We made a note of our parking area and the closest entrance into the transit center, which runs the length of almost four large city blocks. The elevators are noted by the nearby street, which was helpful in remembering when we’d made a full loop around the garden.
Though the mid-distance scenery as you walk around Salesforce Park is mostly tall buildings, the foreground view is filled with a wide variety of plants, designed into 13 different botanical garden themes.
Benches line some paths, there is an unconventional fountain, and there is a fairly large central seating area with tables and chairs. Children can play on playground equipment, and visitors lounge on the grass in front of the amphitheater. The informational signs along the walkway are interesting, whether explaining plant varieties or San Francisco’s fog patterns.
This is a great place to have a walk in a green calming environment if you’re spending time in this more intensely urban part of San Francisco.
(Salesforce Park-San Francisco City Walk Hike Notes were originally paired with the “Rising Above” 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
(scroll to bottom for photo gallery)
Location: Salesforce Park is in the Salesforce Transit Center, 425 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94105
Starting Point: Salesforce Park is on the fourth level of the transit center between Mission Street and Howard Street, running lengthwise between Beale Street and 2nd Street. Follow signs for elevators and escalators to get to the park level.
Info links:
For all web links, if a link doesn’t jump directly, copy and paste into browser. (Information links may change. We do our best to update.)
Salesforce Park information link (Salesforce):
https://salesforcetransitcenter.com/salesforce-park/
Free public Salesforce Park activities link (Salesforce):
https://salesforcetransitcenter.com/events/
Distance:
This urban oasis park covers the length of about 4.5 football fields. The walking trail passes through thirteen different botanical garden designs, with informational signs along the way. The park covers 5.4 acres.
Considerations:
• Street parking can be very challenging. The Fifth and Mission Garage is a bit of a walk, but has a large parking capacity.
• There are toilet facilities around the park.
• Dogs are not allowed in this park, except for service dogs.
• Use street smarts for safety.
• There are numerous elevators, referenced by street. Remember which elevator you entered from if you need to return to the same area.
The trail:
I would choose a path on the wild nature side over an urban walk under most circumstances, but cities can offer great outdoor walking options. It doesn’t get much more urban than the Transit Center in the South of Market area of San Francisco, but the Salesforce company designed an urban oasis that covers over five acres, hovering four stories above street level.
We made a note of our parking area and the closest entrance into the transit center, which runs the length of almost four large city blocks. The elevators are noted by the nearby street, which was helpful in remembering when we’d made a full loop around the garden.
Though the mid-distance scenery as you walk around Salesforce Park is mostly tall buildings, the foreground view is filled with a wide variety of plants, designed into 13 different botanical garden themes.
Benches line some paths, there is an unconventional fountain, and there is a fairly large central seating area with tables and chairs. Children can play on playground equipment, and visitors lounge on the grass in front of the amphitheater. The informational signs along the walkway are interesting, whether explaining plant varieties or San Francisco’s fog patterns.
This is a great place to have a walk in a green calming environment if you’re spending time in this more intensely urban part of San Francisco.
(Salesforce Park-San Francisco City Walk Hike Notes were originally paired with the “Rising Above” 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
