The Ultimate Weekend in San Francisco, California for a Sports Fan

Your ultimate sports fans’ guide to San Francisco—from the Warriors or Valkyries at Chase Center to the Giants down the street at Oracle Park and everything in between.

For a " big city , " San Francisco is incredibly small .

For hard-nosed purposes , that imply it ’s highly walkable ( or bikeable ! ) , and public transportation and ride share services carry a lot of weight in get you from almost any point A to any pointedness B within SF ’s seven square miles in 10 - 30 minutes . This bodes well for sports buff bring down the city because the flash of professional sports in San Francisco is in a fairly concentrated area . Better yet , the surrounding neighborhoods around both theChase CenterandOracle Parkare develop into earth - class entertainment districts . In effect , you’re able to take in the primest views of the Golden Gate Bridge or rent a bike in Golden Gate Park on one side of the metropolis , and still be back on the other end of town for a game in no metre .

So whether you ’re head into town to catch the Warriors or Valkyries at Chase Center , the Giants down the street at Oracle Park , hear to head up down south to Santa Clara for a 49ers home plot , or even shoot the breeze the favorable confines of USF ’s War Memorial gymnasium for some college hoops , there ’s a method to the rabidness and so much to see and do in between — both indoors and out . Here , we ’ve got your ultimate sport fan ’ guide to San Francisco .

San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge

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Who I am : I’m Adrian Spinelli , and I ’ve been a free lance arts and culture reporter in San Francisco for more than a decade . When I first moved here in 2009 , it was to get my Masters in Sport Management at the University of San Francisco and a lasting passion for sports and culture has fueled my time in the Bay . I spent my former days wreak for an agency represent client like the ( then Oakland - based)RaidersandCal sportsand write gigs have since taken me from theSan Francisco Chronicleto Eater to Bleacher Report . Heck I met my wife covering the curtain raising of an SF Giants pre - game beer garden . If there ’s a home to be in or around a sporting consequence here , I ’m totally there .

Before You Go

Book ahead of time : If you ’re look to go to aWarriorsgame at Chase Center , book your tickets well in advance . They ’ve trade out every rest home game since moving to San Francisco in 2019 and secondary market pricing surges importantly . Also , if you ’re looking for the ultimate pre - game experience , be sure to set aside a table at theSplash Sports Barnext door to the stadium . With its 840 - straightforward - foot curved LED picture screen and 75 additional television , it ’s the premier sports bar in the city and a killer way to start your gameday .

Mind the forecast : With itstrademark “ check ” summertime , San Francisco is perfect for visiting from May all the way to October , when the moderate mood hovers from the in high spirits 50s to eminent sixty . And with double the amount of home game and more than twice the capacity of Chase Center , Giants tickets at Oracle Parkaren’t as competitive , but it ’s still a good idea to buy early as well .

Where to stay

Two Days in San Francisco

Day One

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Day 2

If you have three days

All of the above, but add….

Go to a 49ers plot atLevi ’s Stadium . While the team still bears the name of the city it ’s originally from , Levi ’s Stadium is about an hour to the south of San Francisco in Santa Clara , CA . Given this trip time , a 49ers game is an all Clarence Day affair and you ’ve got a few options to direct down there for a biz from August to January :

Take the Caltrainand then a quick transference to get on a VTA promiscuous rail train for the final reach ( you ’re allowed to bring your own intellectual nourishment and drinks on CalTrain , so some travel beer are in society . ) drive is the easiest and immediate manner to get to Levi ’s Stadium and parking is bountiful . you could also take a shuttle fromM Ridethat has pickup truck in San Francisco in both North Beach and the Marina .