See a new side of SF.
look for a unique advantage point of San Francisco , we lace up our shoes and manoeuvre for thePresidio Tunnel whirligig : 14 acres of car park acres built on top of a set of highway tunnel that go to the Golden Gate Bridge , known as the Presidio Parkway tunnel . ( The other part of the highway burrow has the six - acreBattery Bluff , which open in April 2022 . )
turn up in a forest - like wilderness with coastal beaches and 25 international mile of hike and cycle trail , Presidio Tunnel Tops relate the plaza of the Presidio toCrissy Field waterfront , a former military airfield .
The $ 118 million project features tract flank by lush landscape and manicured lawn opened in July 2022 . It was designed with input from 10,000 community member and funded whole by aphilanthropic campaignthrough theGolden Gate National Parks Conservancy .
Photo by Paul Myers
Before you go
The Presidio Tunnel Tops has 1.8 mile of pathway dress within a monolithic garden with 200,000 plants that is part of the 1,491 - Akko Presidio . Admission is free .
" The Presidio is a national park land site [ and ] part of theGolden Gate National Recreation Area , with the iconic attributes of a national parking area , but within an urban city , ” say Lisa Petrie , Senior Public Relations Manager at the Presidio Trust . “ No other location in San Francisco has the opinion of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay , historic buildings and open space . ”
The Presidio Tunnel Tops are open 24/7 , but the Outpost playscape and indoor spaces , like the Field Station and the Presidio Visitor Center , open at specific times .
Photo by Paul Myers
Biking is prohibited on the Presidio Tunnel Tops , but there are bike paths that environ the site . click are allowed everywhere except in vacation spot , include the Outpost play blank . Only serving animal are allowed inside indoor facilities .
you may come by public transportation via Muni Metro43 Masonicor the freePresidio Godowntown shuttle .
What you can see
In addition to the stunning city skyline and Golden Gate Bridge , you may see San Francisco Bay , Alcatraz and the Marin Headlands .
What to do
you’re able to take the air in from any pointedness , including Mason Street at Crissy Field , but we evoke starting at the Presidio Visitor Center . Staffed by National Park Service Park Rangers , they can allow for you with maps and a digital guide . The meat also has exhibits on the commons ’s history and merch . It ’s best to come on the weekday as it ’s less crowded . rest until it gets dark or come at dark to see the nontextual matter benches get off from below … they look like they are float .
Presidio Tunnel Tops is a various destination . you could barbeque or picnic , take a stroll , chill on an artsy judiciary and work sports on massive lawn ( here ’s a single-valued function ) .
Highlights include :
Photo by Rachel Styer
Where to eat and drink
gratefully , you’re able to avoid getting hangry good manners of aPresidio Pop Up : a rotating who ’s who of San Francisco ’s mobile food scene . Food truck and go-cart sell everything from coffee to cocktails , matcha to trim Methedrine , plus Indonesian street intellectual nourishment like bakso ( a traditional beef cattle meatball soup ) , El Salvadoran pupusas , and halal Algerian ras el hanout marinated lamb baguette sandwiches . Presidio Pop Up is on a special winter schedule , so until April , come Thursday through Sunday for the most food choices . A fresh café at the Presidio Transit Center will open in late saltation .
Photo by Rachel Styer
