The largest urban park in the US may also be the gayest
San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, which spans more than 1,000 acres, has its roots with the early environmentalists who wanted to grow trees in sand dunes.
The park separates San Francisco’s Richmond and Sunset Districts, starting near Haight-Ashbury’s iconic Hippy Hill and ending at The Great Highway across from Ocean Beach— that’s one mighty big stretch of greenery!In fact, Golden Gate Park is the largest urban park in the US.
Considering its size, it’s no wonder there’s so much inside for LGBTQ folx to discover. Where else on Earth can you find world-class museums, nightlife, music festivals, a wide range of recreational activities (hiking, mountain biking, boat racing, polo, archery, and football, just to name a few), sprawling forests, picnic-worthy meadows, bucolic lakes, and lush botanical gardens, all ending at the beach?
You could spend an entire day inside this park, and you would just be scratching the surface of what it has to offer. For those who don’t have time to see it all, here’s our list of 11 great things to experience in Golden Gate Park.The de Young houses a permanent collection of artwork by thousands of artists, from ancient and classical, to modern and contemporary.
