Skip to main content
Currently Reading
Here s what it s like to spend the night in the Presidio at one of San Francisco s only campgrounds
FacebookTwitterEmail
1of18
The Army built Rob Hill Campground in the 1940s just after World War II, and for more than 70 years it was the city’s only campground.Grant Marek/SFGATEShow MoreShow Less
2of18
3of18
4of18
One of the highlights of six miles of hiking was the National Cemetery overlook.Grant Marek/SFGATEShow MoreShow Less
5of18
6of18
8of18
9of18
10of18
A look at one of the many cool old military buildings in the Presidio.Grant Marek/SFGATEShow MoreShow Less
I went to all the parks in the Bayview. Here s what it was like.
FacebookTwitterEmail
A walker climbs the hill in Bayview Park in San Francisco on March 8, 2021.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE
As soon as I crest the grassy 425-foot peak and take a moment to enjoy the sprawling vista, it hits me. Where is everybody?
Sure, it’s a Tuesday, but I somehow have the 44-acre Bayview Park almost entirely to myself on a sunny afternoon. Aside from one woman and her dog, and a few city workers I saw driving to the radio tower, the trails are empty, and the 360-degree view that includes the bay, the downtown skyline, and the Bay Bridge is unobstructed. Birds are chirping loudly, towering eucalyptus trees sway in the breeze and the distant sound of Highway 101 hums in the background.
Bay Area campgrounds reopening after being closed for most of the past year
FacebookTwitterEmail
1of5
Deer graze off Shoreline Trail in recently reopened China Camp State Park in San Rafael.Photos by Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
2of5
Gina Puopolo and Aaron Drahmann take a work break for a picnic at China Camp State Park in San Rafael. The park was one of many in the Bay Area that recently reopened.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
3of5
Visitors walk along China Camp Beach at China Camp State Park in San Rafael.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
4of5