Candlestick State Recreation Area

Description

Candlestick State Recreation Area is a 170 acre park located next to Candlestick Park, (home of the SF 49ers, and formerly known as Monster Park) at Jamestown Ave and Harney Way off US Highway 101 in San Francisco.

Key Features and Facilities

Picnic Tables, Grill, Fishing Piers, Trails, Fitness Course, Bike Path, restroom, Community Garden.

For Park hours, and to reserve picnic sites, contact the Ranger at: 415-671-0145.

History of Candlestick State Recreation Area

It started life as landfill to be used by the US Navy in World War II as a shipyard. Then, abandoned as the war ended, it became a garbage dump. But in nearby Bayview Hunters Point, a group of residents led by Claude Everhart, administrative assistant to Assemblyman Art Agnos, viewed it as open space for a park. They took their proposal for a state park to Assemblyman Willie Brown, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, and won his approval in 1973. Brown put a $10 million park bond into the budget to acquire the site’s 170 not-so-green acres.

To read a history of this park by Jeanne Alexander, click here.

Map

Upcoming Events

There are no scheduled events for this park

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RPD Info About This Park

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Volunteer Opportunities

Join the Friends of Candlestick State Recreation Area. Contact Claude Everhart: ctevrhrt@aol.com

Help improve YOUR Neighborhood Park as a Park Scanner! Monitor your Park's condition once a week to ensure it is clean, green, and safe. Report broken swings, benches, or other large maintenance issues to the Recreation and Park Department via the web.

Visit www.ParkScan.org for more information or to submit an oberservation.

Contact Matt Silva for more information on Volunteering, at msilva@sfnpc.org or 415-621-3260.

Park Kiosks