Glen Canyon Park - San Francisco, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
N 37° 44.177 W 122° 26.407
10S E 549332 N 4176702
A large park in San Francisco, CA.
Waymark Code: WM14189
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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"Glen Canyon Park is a 66.6-acre recreation area located off of Elk Street and O'Shaughessy Boulevards in the Glen Park District. Rich with a history that spans back to the 1850s, Glen Canyon Park has seen a myriad of uses ranging from Adolph Sutro's personal "Gum Tree Ranch"; to the Crocker Real Estate Company's mini-amusement park and picnic site; to an earthquake refugee camp. Not until 1992 did the park come into its current state as an official public recreation site operated and maintained by the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.

Today, the park is valued by local residents as a wild refuge in the City and it also offers local residents:

A 17,600' recreation center, including a gymnasium, auditorium, and offices
Hiking trails and open space
A playground
Two baseball fields
Two tennis courts
A two-story Silver Tree Day Camp building
The canyon itself, one of the City's "Significant Natural Resource Areas", has naturally forested slopes, native chert outcroppings, and wild flower growths including important native San Francisco species." (visit link)
Name: Glen Canyon Park

Street Location: Elk Street and O'Shaughessy Boulevards

Local Municipality: San Francisco

State/Province, etc.: CA

Country: USA

Web Site: [Web Link]

Picnic Facilities: Tables

Recreational Facilities:
Trails Basketball Tennis playground


Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed

Date Established: Not listed

Monuments/Statues: Not listed

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed

Fountains: Not listed

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed

Special Events: Not listed

Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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