Golden Gate Park 1.2.2

Golden Gate Park, spanning 1,017 acres, offers a diverse landscape enriched with gardens, playgrounds, lakes, picnic groves, trails, and monuments. Additionally, the park presents various cultural venues and activities. This comprehensive app highlights over a hundred points of interest, enabling visitors to plan their exploration effectively. An interactive map provides real-time location tracking within the park, while also offering insightful details about nearby attractions and amenities, allowing for a personalized experience.

• Engage with the park through an interactive 3D map.
• The location-aware feature activates relevant points of interest as you navigate.
• Discover over 100 categorized points of interest throughout the park.
• Access contact information and follow park updates via social media.

About San Francisco Recreation and Park:

The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department is dedicated to delivering enriching recreational activities, maintaining the city's beautiful parks, and preserving the environment for the diverse community it serves. The department oversees more than 220 parks, playgrounds, and open spaces, including two located outside the city limits. This extensive system comprises 25 recreation centers, nine swimming pools, five golf courses, along with numerous sports facilities such as tennis courts and soccer fields. Significant sites under its purview include the Marina Yacht Harbor, San Francisco Zoo, and Lake Merced Complex.

About the Author:

Chris Pollock has authored three notable publications related to Golden Gate Park: "San Francisco's Golden Gate Park: A Thousand and Seventeen Acres of Stories" (Graphic Arts/Westwinds, 2001), which chronicles the park's diverse features; "Golden Gate Park: San Francisco's Urban Oasis" (Arcadia, 2003), showcasing historic postcard illustrations; and "Reel San Francisco Stories: An Annotated Filmography of the Bay Area" (Castor & Pollux P., 2013), which serves as a definitive reference for films made in or about the Bay Area. As the official park historian, he frequently speaks at events and conducts tours for both local and visiting audiences. His expertise has been showcased on television and radio programs, including a recent feature on KPIX TV related to the 200-year anniversary of Fort McHenry’s shelling. A former interior architect who shifted his focus to historic preservation and research, Chris is originally from Connecticut and currently resides in San Francisco.

Note: Continuous use of GPS in the background may significantly reduce battery life. This app is designed to optimize battery conservation while in use.