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The flagship: 1,017 acres of meadows, lakes, and trails from the Haight to the sea.

1,500 acres of forest and bluff trails, a national park reachable without a car.

A wild creek-cut canyon with hawks and dirt trails hidden in the middle of the city.

SF's second-largest park: 312 sprawling acres of trails, a lake, and an amphitheater.

A misty 61-acre eucalyptus cloud forest laced with quiet walking trails.

The city's grassy backyard, a sunny hillside to sprawl on when the rest of SF is fogged in.

Paddleboats, a waterfall, and a pavilion ring the most peaceful corner of the park.

The city's oldest park, a steep wooded hill of quiet cypress trails above the Haight.

The city's highest point, a eucalyptus-cloaked summit with a real hike to the top.

Sandy bluffs where dogs run wild and hang gliders launch over big Pacific skies.

Flat shoreline park and lawn with joggers, dogs, and the bridge dead ahead.

New lawns and overlooks decking the tunnels, linking Presidio forest to the shore.

Cliffside trail through cypress groves where the city meets the open Pacific.

A freshwater lake ringed by a 4.5-mile loop trail for running and rowing.

A grassy off-leash summit with dirt paths and far fewer tourists than the marquee hills.

A hidden 30-acre wooded park around one of SF's last natural lakes.

A reclaimed industrial spit turned wild tidal wetland and birding paradise.

California's first urban state park: breezy bayside trails, marsh, and fishing piers.

A shady fern-and-eucalyptus trail network on the lower slopes of Mount Sutro.

A leafy neighborhood park around a restored natural lake on the Presidio's edge.

A clifftop park wrapping a golf course with ocean trails and headland greenery.

A grassy knob with a rope swing, a local picnic hill golden at sunset.

A rugged coastal cliff trail past historic gun batteries above the surf.

Cliffside estate park with statues and parapets above the city's western edge.

A revitalized waterfront park on a quiet stretch of the southeast bay shore.

A wooded island summit in Stow Lake with a waterfall and quiet overlooks.

A grassy Golden Gate Park slope where an open drum circle has gathered since the '60s.

A flat waterfront lawn for kite-flyers and joggers along the bayfront.

A craggy red outcrop with a dog park and a scramble far above the Castro.