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Balboa Natural Area

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About this place

Balboa Natural Area is a 1.8-acre foredune at Balboa Street and the Great Highway, adjoining Sutro Heights Park and facing Ocean Beach and the Pacific.

Size
1.8 acres
Terrain
Sensitive sandy foredune crossed by an elevated boardwalk

Highlights

  • Foredune habitatThe sandy site preserves one of San Francisco's few foredune communities and the only example within the Recreation and Park Department's Natural Areas System.

Context from Balboa Natural Area — SF Recreation and Parks · Reviewed

Location

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What is listed here

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Gardens and nature

  • Natural Area

Getting here by transit

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Muni bus

  • Cabrillo St & La Playa St0.2 miles away
    • 5
    • 5R
    • 18
    • 31
  • La Playa St & Cabrillo St0.2 miles away
    • 5
    • 5R
    • 18
  • 48th Ave & Point Lobos Ave0.2 miles away
    • 38
    • 38R

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Programs and reservations

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Official information and coverage

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About this page’s coverage

Based on City of San Francisco open data

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Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park, Outer Richmond, Seacliff · Regional Park

0.9 miles away

Source details

This destination combines records published by the City of San Francisco into resident-facing information. Technical identifiers are included for verification.

Contributing San Francisco records

  • Balboa Natural Area — property ID 174

Amenity evidence

  • Natural Area — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified

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