5M is a brand new neighborhood space with a public park, outdoor performance space, restored historic buildings, and much more.[from 5m website]

Agua Vista is a small landscaped park and fishing pier on the east side of Terry A. Francois Boulevard in the heart of Mission Bay, near boat clubs and Kelly's Mission Rock restaurant. It has fascinating views of adjacent ship repair operations. This park has picnic benches and public art on display for all to enjoy. Come here for a tranquil lunch on the waterfront.[from parks alliance website]

Alamo Square Park, the neighborhood's focal point and namesake, consists of four city blocks at the top of a hill overlooking much of downtown San Francisco,[from wikipedia]

Established in 1888 and located at 3301 Lyon Street

Between Fishermans Wharf and the Presidio

Bay Front Mariposa Park is actually two triangular-shaped parks that are connected by a living bioswale full of flowering and naturalized plants.[from missionbayparks]

Pier 36 was torn down to make way for a new park called Brannan Street Wharf.

Trailfrom the Golden Gate Bridge to the Cliff House

A mini park built with a spectacular view

The park's name refers to the presence on the waterfront of two historic cranes, called Nick and Nora after the characters in the "Thin Man" films of the '30s and '40s.[from wikipedia]

A former military airfield

A small park in a new Mission Bay neighborhood, sandwiched between 16th Street and 7th Street,and between Hubbell Street and Daggett Street. It is also partly covered by the 280 Freeway.

Mission Dolores Park, often abbreviated to Dolores Park, is a Leave No Trace[3] city park in San Francisco, California. It is located two blocks south of Mission Dolores at the western edge of the Mission District. Dolores Park is bounded by 18th Street on the north, 20th Street on the south, Dolores Street on the east and Church Street on the west. The northern end of Dolores Park is located directly across the street from Mission High School. On its eastern, southern and western sides, the park is surrounded by residential buildings of two to four stories, in various architectural styles.[from wikipedia]

Located at the top of the Dubose triangle

Borders the Dogpatch at 20th Street and Tennessee.

This unique park project is a public-private partnership between the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and the Francisco Park Conservancy, a non-profit community organization. In 2014, the Recreation and Park Department acquired the land for use as a park and the Conservancy committed to funding design, construction, and maintenance costs.[from francisco park website]

Named after the poet George Sterling

Extends from Stanyan to Ocean Beach.

Glen Canyon Park is a city park in San Francisco, California. It occupies about 70 acres (28 ha) along a deep canyon adjacent to the Glen Park, Diamond Heights, and Miraloma Park neighborhoods.[from wikipedia]

Located in San Francisco's Sunset District

In the middleof Lake MercedSan Francisco

Established in 1870

Named for Ruth Huffaker and built byThe Mission Creek Conservancy

Located atop Nob Hill

Ina Donna Coolbrith (born Josephine Donna Smith; March 10, 1841 - February 29, 1928) was an American poet, writer, librarian, and a prominent figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary community. Called the "Sweet Singer of California", she was the first California Poet Laureate and the first poet laureate of any American state.[from wikipedia]

Friends of Jackson Park believe open space strengthens communities. We are concerned about the availability of green space and parkland to accommodate our changing community. Our objective is to ensure that Jackson Park remains an asset for everyone who lives here.[from friends of jackson park]

Established in 1864 and fought over for 70 years

The Legion of Honor was the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, wife of the sugar magnate and thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder Adolph B. Spreckels.[from wikipedia]

The Legion of Honor was the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, wife of the sugar magnate and thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder Adolph B. Spreckels.[from wikipedia]

Broadway to Green along side the Presidio grounds.

The Marina District is a neighborhood located in San Francisco, California. The neighborhood sits on the site of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, staged after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to celebrate the reemergence of the city. Aside from the Palace of Fine Arts (POFA), all other buildings were demolished to make the current neighborhood. The Marina currently has the highest non-Hispanic white resident percentage of any recognized neighborhood in San Francisco. [from wikipedia]

We come here because we live in the neighborhood. But if you had to come here because you're visiting someone at UCSF, then at least you have a nice area to get some fresh air and walk around in.[from tina f on yelp]

This is actually War Memorial Court and is home to samples of ground from the major WWI battlefields. It is also quite beautiful and well cared for.[from jane shaffer on foursquare]

On 4th Street between China Basin Street and Pierpont Lane

Mission Creek Park is truly a featured gem in the Mission Bay Parks system. It's the perfect place to experience open spaces and green places, right on the edge of the SF bay.[from missioncreek website]

Ocean Beach is a beach on the west coast of San Francisco, California, United States, bordering the Pacific Ocean. It is adjacent to Golden Gate Park, the Richmond District, and the Sunset District. The Great Highway runs alongside the beach, and the Cliff House and the site of the former Sutro Baths sit at the northern end. The beach is a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which is administered by the National Park Service. [from wikipedia]

The Panhandle is a public park in San Francisco, California, so named because it forms a panhandle with Golden Gate Park. It is long and narrow, being three-quarters of a mile (eight blocks) long and just one block wide.[from wikipedia]

A small parked was created by removing a parking lot. Sometime in the future a high rise building will occupy this location.

Established in 1894

Where Folsom hits The Embarcadero

New in 2011 and located at the corner of Bryant and Beale Streets.

Beginning in the mid-1800s, in attempts to make this area suitable for building, Mission Bay, like most of the shoreline of the city of San Francisco, was used as a convenient place to deposit refuse from building projects and debris from the 1906 earthquake. As the marsh stabilized with the weight of the infill, the area quickly became an industrial district.[from wikipedia]

A modest park behind the Embarcadero Center

Located at Jackson and Front Streets

Presidio Tunnel Tops is easy for everyone to enjoy. It's built on top of the Presidio Parkway tunnels, with amazing Golden Gate views. It has places to be in nature, picnic sites, lawns and gathering spaces, and an incredible nature play space for kids.[from presidiotunneltops.gov]

A San Francisco park behind the Metreon

The San Francisco Zoo is a 100-acre (40 ha) zoo located in the southwestern corner of San Francisco, California, between Lake Merced and the Pacific Ocean along the Great Highway. The zoo's main entrance, once located on the north side across Sloat Boulevard and one block south of the Muni Metro L Taraval line, is now to the west on the ocean side of the zoo off of the Great Highway.[from wikipedia]