If you want the best views of San Francisco, take a hike to Twin Peaks. These famous grassy peaks rise 922 feet in elevation, making them the second highest point in the city (after Mount Davidson).

A date has been set for the opening of a controversial park along San Francisco’s Great Highway. On Saturday, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced the park will open on ...

Eureka Valley, named for one of the Twin Peaks (the other was called Noe), began as sparsely populated ranchos that belonged to Mexican land barons like Jose Castro and Jose de Jesus Noe. In the 1880s ...

A stretch of land along San Francisco's Ocean Beach is about to be transformed into a new park, which means the Great Highway will be closed to cars. Starting March 14, the two-mile stretch ...

Golden Gate Heights Park is seven acres of San Francisco contradictions. It rests on a 725-foot peak in the notoriously flat Sunset District. It has the artsy vibes of a counterculture commune, in ...

A minimalist stack of boxes has sprung from an ordinary yet neglected single-family San Francisco home. The project was designed by Michael Hennessey Architects and involved the transformation of the ...

It’s April, with warmer temperatures, wildflower blooms and clear skies. Spring beckons visitors and those who simply want to spend time outdoors in some of San Francisco’s great recreation areas.

Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Presidio Tunnel Tops is the nation’s newest national park space and reconnects the city to the bay. The 14-acre park, which was designed by ...

San Fran's biggest music festival is set. Outside Lands returns to Golden Gate Park in August, bringing the best artists in the industry to hundreds of thousands of music-lovers (250,000 to be exact).