Your "Virtual" Golden Gate

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You are invited to find your park as the National Park Service continues into its second century.

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You are also invited to find your virtual park and stay connected wherever you are in the world.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area [GGNRA] offers extraordinary experiences, but it’s not always possible to get to a park in person. Fortunately we have ways to connect with GGNRA from a distance through digital opportunities and activities to do in your own home or neighborhood. Check back for more additions!

GGNRA partners also have interesting ways to stay connected with the park. Check out the Park's Conservancy suggestions for Online Resources To Visit The Park From Home. Find some suggestions below to engage with parks remotely and check for additional opportunities on park and NPS program websites.

 

 

Social Media

It’s not just pretty pictures (although we have plenty of those!). Join the conversation and connect with a national park anytime on social media. Share stories, photos, trip ideas, park experiences, and more with park staff and fellow park enthusiasts. Take a virtual tour, talk to a ranger, or participate in a live presentation. Use #FindYourPark / #EncuentraTuParque.

Many parks and programs have their own accounts to follow and don’t forget to follow the national NPS accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, and YouTube.  

• Facebook (@GoldenGateNPS): Receive updates, news releases, photos, videos, events, and live streams from the park and other park programs.

  • Muir Woods National Monument

  • Fort Point National Historic Site

  • Alcatraz Island

• Instagram: Follow us to get your daily inspiration of photos, videos, and live stories from Golden Gate NPS.

• Twitter (@GoldenGateNPS): Receive park updates, news releases, photos, and videos. Also check-out @GGNRANPSAlerts for park alerts and local news.

  • Muir Woods National Monument

  • Fort Point National Historic Site

  • Alcatraz Island

• YouTube: Explore videos about wildlife, history, events, trip planning, and more.

Policies

Golden Gate NPS social media accounts are a place where fans feel comfortable sharing information and experiences about GGNRA with one another. While our social platforms are an open forum, they are also family friendly, so please keep your comments and wall posts clean. Please be considerate of other fan's opinions. In addition to keeping it family friendly, we ask that you follow our posting guidelines here. If you do not comply, your message will be removed.

We do not allow graphic, obscene, explicit or racial comments or submissions, nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful or intended to defame anyone or any organization.

We do not allow solicitations or advertisements. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency. Such posts and/or links are subject to deletion. People who continue to post such content and/or links may be subject to page participation restrictions and/or removal from the page.

We do not allow attempts to defame or defraud any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency.

We do not allow comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity.
You participate at your own risk, taking personal responsibility for your comments, your username and any information provided.

Posting of external links on this site that are intended as advertising (or to drive traffic to websites unrelated to GGNRA), or do not contribute to dialog and discussions about GGNRA may be deleted. People who continue to post such links may be subject to page participation restrictions and/or removal from the page. External links do not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the U.S. National Park Service or the U.S. Department of Interior.

 

Sights and Sounds

Explore national parks from the comfort of anywhere in the world through online galleries of photos, videos, webcams, podcasts, and sound recordings.

 

 

Virtual Tours & Programs

Visit national parks and join ranger programs via virtual tours offered by parks and NPS partners on websites and social media channels. Check individual park and partner sites for more virtual tours. Here are a few to get started.

Featured Live Broadcasts & Events

• Visit our Youtube channel for Live broadcasts in partnership with San Francisco Public Library

Featured Video and Photo Tours

• Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Nuclear Reactions: Nike Tour
• Golden Gate Parks Conservancy: @Large: Ai Wei Wei on Alcatraz In a Virtual 3-D Space
• Fort Point National Historic Site: Virtual Tour Playlist
• Alcatraz Island: Fly-Through Animation of The Citadel at Alcatraz Island
• Alcatraz Island: Red Power on Alcatraz: Perspectives 50 Years Later
• Alcatraz Island: "The People's House"

Featured Podcasts and Audio Programs

• Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Park Postcards Podcast
• Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Climate Update Podcast
• Golden Gate Parks Conservancy: Listens to the Sounds of Environmental Justice in San Francisco, 2019
• National Park Service Voices of Science series
• Arches National Park Tiny Forests in the Woods

Featured Partner Virtual Resources

• Golden Gate Parks Conservancy
• Presidio Trust
• YMCA
• Discovery Museum
• NASA: Space Tech Junior Ranger
• OneTam

 

Download Golden Gate App

 

Activities

Stay engaged with learning, exploring, and caring for our nation's natural and cultural heritage with family-friendly activities that can be done at home or in your community.