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TRIP 2 Golden Gate Park: Stow Lake

Distance 2.4 miles, Semi-loop Hiking Time 1 to 2 hours Difficulty Easy Trail Use Leashed dogs, Good for kids Best Times All year Agency SFR&PD Recommended Map Map: Map & Guide to Golden Gate Park (Friends of Recreation and Parks)

HIGHLIGHTS Walking this charming semi-loop — which visits Stow Lake and also introduces you to the Rose Garden, the Japanese Tea Garden, and the Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens — it’s hard to imagine San Francisco’s premier park as a bleak area of sand dunes, far removed from the city’s population center, but that’s what civil engineer William H. Hall had to work with when the park was created in the 1870s.

DIRECTIONS Parking around Golden Gate Park is often hard to find, especially on week ends. Also, there are road closures within the park on weekends and most holidays. If possible, use public transportation. San Francisco Muni bus lines 5 and 28 serve the trailhead at Presidio Blvd. and Fulton St. For more information, call SF Muni: (415) 673-6864.