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Golden Gate Park Community Garden

Golden Gate Park Community Garden from directly overhead

Golden Gate Park Community Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Cardiac Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Plot to Grow Art, a garden 0.1 miles away.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.76612, -122.45739

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Plot to Grow Art: 0.1 mi
  • Camellia Gardens: 0.4 mi
  • Conservatory Valley: 0.4 mi
  • California Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Dahlia Dell: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Parks
Attractions
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 5.9 mi
  • Temple: 24.0 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Golden Gate Park Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cardiac HillNW 319°413 m12.0 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE 168°371 m5.6 mi
Richardson EastNNW 339°338.6 m6.3 mi
Peak 1041NNW 330°317.297 m7.1 mi
Mount DavidsonS 173°283 m1.9 mi
Slacker HillNNW 340°282 m5.1 mi
Hawk HillNNW 332°281 m4.9 mi
Mount SutroS 179°278 m0.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525456565860606263625753
Precip in4.44.43.21.60.70.20.00.10.10.92.64.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Dwtn, 2 mi away.

  • Mallard1,967 obs
  • Great Blue Heron1,859 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird1,780 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk1,579 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco1,413 obs
  • Steller's Jay1,339 obs
  • Coyote1,325 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel1,314 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/257183576

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