San Francisco

8 near San Francisco, each checked against the operator or agency that runs it.

• Fisherman's WharfPublic spaceSan Francisco

  Hours

  District, not a gated site; Port pages give no hours.

  Admission

  Port pages give no fee or free statement for the district.

  Season

  Only charter fishing is described as seasonal; nothing on visiting the district.

  Fisherman's Wharf is a working harbor, home to Northern California's commercial and sport fishing fleets; charter boats tie up at the Jefferson Street lagoon and Hyde Street Harbor. Pier 45 processes more than 21 million pounds of fish a year.

  • Port page states Pier 45 is the West Coast's largest concentration of fish processors (operator superlative, not used in note)
  • Official URL is a Port fishing page, not a district visitor page; the Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District site (fishermanswharf.org) exists but was not used as a source
  • Pier 45 redevelopment was proposed in news coverage; status not checked against a primary source

  Run by Port of San Francisco (waterfront and harbor)

• Golden Gate ParkPublic spaceSan Francisco

  Hours

  Park pages fetched give no general park hours (only a link to carousel hours). Individual attractions inside the park have their own hours.

  Admission

  No general entry fee or 'free' statement found for the park; the fly-casting pools are stated as free of charge.

  Season

  No season stated for the park; tulip garden blooms are described as typically early spring.

  Golden Gate Park covers 1,017 acres laid out on former sand dunes, and a small herd of American bison grazes in a meadow at its western end. The Koret Children's Quarter has a climbing wall, historic concrete slides and a 1914 carousel with 62 hand-painted animals.

  • Operator pages use superlatives ('iconic', 'as fantastic as they say'; playground 'thought to be the nation's first')
  • Bison start year differs between city pages (1891 on history page, 1892 on points-of-interest page); not used
  • No general park hours found; contains separately run attractions (Japanese Tea Garden is its own row)
  • Some park roads are car-free (city page link 'car-free roads')

  Run by San Francisco Recreation and Park Department

• Haight-AshburyPublic spaceSan Francisco

  Hours

  Neighborhood; no hours apply and the city page states none.

  Admission

  City page states nothing on fees.

  Season

  City page states nothing on season.

  Haight-Ashbury is a residential neighborhood with a shopping street along Haight Street; the city's planning department describes it as an international tourist destination.

  • Only city page is a completed planning-project page, not a visitor page
  • The neighborhood's 1960s counterculture history is not covered by any primary source found; not used
  • Plan-area boundaries (Oak, Center, Frederick, Stanyan) are the plan's study area, not an official neighborhood boundary

• Japanese Tea GardenSan Francisco

  Hours

  Open Daily at 9am-Last Entry Last entry is 30 minutes before closing. Last entry changes seasonally. source

  Admission

  Japanese Tea Garden: Free admission from 9am – 10am on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays source

  Season

  Spring - Summer Last Entry March - October: 5:30pm Fall - Winter Last Entry November - February: 4:30pm source

  This Japanese garden in Golden Gate Park has an arched drum bridge, stone lanterns, stepping-stone paths, koi ponds and a pagoda first built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. A tea house on the pond serves tea and Japanese refreshments, and cherry trees bloom in March and April.

  • Strollers, food and drink, and pets (except service animals) not allowed inside
  • Operator says most of the historic landscape is not wheelchair accessible
  • Operator calls it the oldest operating public Japanese garden in North America (superlative, not used in note)
  • Paid ticket prices not captured
  • Free hour Mon/Wed/Fri 9-10 am

  Run by Gardens of Golden Gate Park

• Lombard Street "Crooked Street" (block between Hyde and Leavenworth)Public spaceSan Francisco

  Hours

  Public street; no hours stated.

  Admission

  A paid reservation system was studied but, per the page, the enabling state bill was vetoed in 2019; the page does not state that any fee is in effect.

  Season

  No season stated.

  The 'crooked' block of Lombard Street, between Hyde and Leavenworth, is a residential street that draws about 2 million visitors a year. The county transportation authority reports car congestion around it for up to 10 hours a day.

  • Residential street: residents live on the block
  • Reservation/pricing system studied; state bill vetoed 2019; page's latest status entry is 2020 (no-fee reservation legislation being sought) - check for current rules before publishing
  • Operator page calls it one of the most popular tourist destinations in San Francisco

  Run by City street; access studies by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (no designated management agency per that page)

• Mission Dolores ParkPublic spaceSan Francisco

  Hours

  Park Hours 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Restroom Hours: Spring/Summer 8 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Fall/Winter 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. source

  Admission

  City page states no entry fee and does not say 'free'.

  Season

  Park hours not seasonal; only restroom hours vary by season.

  This nearly 16-acre city park has lawns under palm trees, a playground, tennis and basketball courts, two off-leash dog areas and views of the city skyline. In 1906 it held a refugee camp for more than 1,600 people left homeless by the earthquake and fire.

  • Operator page says it is one of San Francisco's most popular parks; city says it can no longer accommodate new special events due to congestion
  • Bounded by Church, Dolores, 18th and 20th streets; Muni J-Church runs along the west edge

  Run by San Francisco Recreation and Park Department

• Nob Hill (Huntington Park at its summit)Public spaceSan Francisco

  Hours

  Park hours: 5 a.m. to 12 a.m. source

  Admission

  City page states no fee and does not say 'free'.

  Season

  No season stated.

  At the top of Nob Hill, Huntington Park is a 1.3-acre city park beside Grace Cathedral and the Fairmont and Mark Hopkins hotels, with lawns, a children's playground and a copy of an Italian fountain called the Fountain of the Turtles.

  • Neighborhood resolved to Huntington Park as the stop; no city page for Nob Hill itself
  • Operator page uses "iconic" for the neighboring buildings

  Run by San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (Huntington Park)

• Painted Ladies of Postcard Row (viewed from Alamo Square park)Outside onlySan Francisco

  Hours

  Park Hours 5 a.m. to Midnight source

  Admission

  City page states no fee and does not say 'free'.

  Season

  Park hours given without a season; only restroom hours vary by season.

  The 'Painted Ladies' of Postcard Row are seen from Alamo Square, a hilltop city park that has appeared in TV and film, including the sitcom Full House. The park has a two-level playground, lawns, walking trails, a picnic area and an off-leash dog area.

  • Exterior view only: the houses are not part of the park and the official page does not say whether they are open (generally understood to be private homes; not confirmed from a primary source)
  • Official page uses 'famous' and 'quintessential'
  • Accessible entrance is at the southeast corner (Hayes and Scott) per the city page
  • Name resolved to the viewing spot; consider whether this belongs as its own row or under Alamo Square

  Run by San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (Alamo Square park, the viewing spot)

This is a list of what is near you, not a recommendation of any of it. Opening times and prices here are quoted from each operator’s own page on the date we read it, and both change without notice. Where this list says an operator does not publish their hours or their price, that is what we found on their page — 4 of these publish no hours and 7 state no price. A blank is not “free” and not “always open”, so ring ahead where it matters. Every name above links to that page.