Our Partners

 

Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) partners with many different organizations in order to provide visitors with programs, services and experiences that enable them to enjoy outdoor recreation and learn about environmental and cultural resources. The park strives to nurture, extend and perfect its collaborations in order to enhance visitor opportunities. As a result, GGNRA is home to some of the most interesting and effective partner programs in the National Park Service (NPS). Scroll down to learn more about our programmatic partners and commercial services.

 

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy works in tandem with the NPS at GGNRA to provide public programs and services. Established in 1981, the Parks Conservancy is the nonprofit membership organization created to preserve the Golden Gate National Parks, enhance the experiences of park visitors and build a community dedicated to conserving the parks for the future.The Parks Conservancy accomplishes its work by facilitating generous contributions from individuals, corporations and philanthropic foundations as well as generating earned income from operating park bookstores and cafes, producing interpretive items and providing park tours. Visit the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy website for more information about activiites, programs and volunteer opportunities.

 

Programmatic Partners

In addition to programs offered by the National Park Service, park visitors can enjoy a diverse array of activities provided by the following nonprofit organizations in National Park facilities throughout Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties.

 

A Home Away from Homelessness
Home Away provides safe and supportive spaces for homeless and formerly homeless youth. It helps build confidence by providing educational, social, and recreational opportunities. www.homeaway.org

 

Aim High: Reach for a Dream
Headlands Environmental Home - Bringing future stewards of nature into the Golden Gate National Parks to learn, explore and restore.www.aimhigh.org

 

Bay Area Discovery Museum
6 month to 8 year olds play, discover and create at this one-of-a-kind indoor and outdoor children's museum at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. www.baykidsmuseum.org

 

Concrete Preservation Institute (CPI)
The Concrete Preservation Institute helps service members transition to civilian life by teaching construction and restoration skills. CPI members lead maintenance projects in national parks to preserve the structural integrity of important park landmarks. http://www.cpi-foundation.org/

 

Conservation Corps North Bay
Conservation Corps North Bay engages and empowers local youth by teaching corpsmembers masonry, trail construction, and other marketable skills through environmental service projects. www.ccnorthbay.org

 

Fellow Feathers of Fort Funston Hang Gliding Club

Fellow Feathers promotes the sport of Hang Gliding, administers Pilot Safety and Mentoring programs, and preserves the Fort Funston flying site. www.flyfunston.org

 

Fort Mason Community Gardens
San Francisco's best kept secret nestled high on the bluffs inside of Fort Mason awaits your discovery. www.fortmasoncommunitygarden.com

 

Fort Mason Center
Fort Mason Center combines, as perhaps no other place in the country, a magnificent setting in the heart of a great city with cultural, educational, and recreational activities for people of every social and economic background. www.fortmason.org

 

Golden Gate Raptor Observatory

The Golden Gate Raptor Observatory studies migrating birds of prey along the Pacific coast, promotes preservation of raptors, and involves the community in wildlife research. www.ggro.org

 

Gulf of the Farallones
To protect the marine life, habitats and cultural heritage of the waters beyond the Golden Gate through research, conservation, education and stewardship. www.farallones.noaa.gov

 

Headlands Center for the Arts
Through artists' residencies and public programs, Headlands Center for the Arts offers opportunities for reflection, dialogue and exchanges that build understanding and appreciation for the role of art in society. www.headlands.org

 

The Marine Mammal Center
The Marine Mammal Center's mission is to advance global conservation through marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation, scientific research, and education. www.marinemammalcenter.org

 

Miwok Stables Center for Preservation and Public Program

Miwok Stables Center is an equestrian center providing public trail rides, lessons, summer camps, clinics, boarding, open houses and outreach programs in GGNRA's historic ranch in Tennessee Valley.www.miwokstablescenter.org

 

NatureBridge

NatureBridge fosters environmental literacy to sustain our planet. Through hands-on environmental science programs in national parks, we connect students to the wonder and science of nature and inspire the stewards of tomorrow. www.naturebridge.org/golden-gate

 

Ocean Riders of Marin

Ocean Riders preserves history and honors legacy by offering sustainable horse boarding, preserving park lands, and educating people about land and watershed stewardship. www.oceanridersofmarin.org

 

Presidio Riding Club

Presidio Riding Club, a non-profit co-operative equestrian organization, provides environmentally sound horse care, preserves the National Historic Landmark stables, and assists public interface with horses. PRC welcomes GGNRA equine visitors to stay in our 'horse hotel'. www.marinhorsecouncil.org/resources.htm

 

San Francisco Unified School District's Environmental Science Center (SFUSD ESC)

The San Francisco Unified School District Environmental Science Center is a SFUSD teacher resource center and site for student science programming. The center is used for both day and overnight programs for public SFUSD classes. http://www.sfusdscience.org/environmental-science-center.html

 

Slide Ranch
Slide Ranch inspires change in the choices people make about food, health, and the environment through hands-on educational activities and independent exploration of its farm and coastal wild lands. www.slideranch.org

 

Commercial Services

GGNRA also has several excellent service providers that offer food, lodging, retail sales and transportation services to park visitors.

 

Alcatraz City Cruises
Alcatraz City Cruises is the official source for service to Alcatraz Island providing round-trip ferry transportation and an award-winning audio headset tour (available in 10 languages). Experience "the Rock" today! www.alcatrazcruises.com

 

Camera Obscura Giant Camera
The camera obscura is a rare device, based on a 15th century design by Leonardo da Vinci. It produces 360 degrees of spectacular Live Images of the Seal Rock Area. www.giantcamera.com

 

Cavallo Point - the Lodge at the Golden Gate
Nature, Nurture, Culture, Adventure. Cavallo Point Cavallo Point offers unique historic and contemporary lodging options. www.cavallopoint.com

 

Hostelling International
A nonprofit organization providing affordable lodging at historic Fort Mason (San Francisco).

 

Muir Woods Trading Company
Responsible retailing and sustainable food service. www.muirwoodstradingcompany.com

 

Siren Canteen & Cafe
The view from your table includes the Pacific Ocean, the Beach, Duxbury Reef, and on a clear day, the Farallon Islands.

 

Sutros at Lands End
Sutros at Lands End has signed a 20-year lease with NPS and will be renovating the former restaurant at 1090 Point Lobos Ave. in San Francisco. We look forward to the reopening of the public site. www.cliffhousefuture.com