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Glen Canyon Park

70 Elk St

Illustration of a landscaped hillside park with a curving path, trees, benches, and bay water under coastal fog.

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About this place

Glen Canyon Park encompasses a distinctive urban canyon, with its recreation center and field facilities located at the park's southern entrance.

Natural area
Approximately 60 acres
Setting
Recreation center and fields at the park's southern entrance

Highlights

  • Urban canyonBeyond the recreation facilities, Glen Canyon includes chert rock formations, grassland and scrub slopes, creekside vegetation, and wildlife habitat.
  • Islais CreekThe canyon contains Islais Creek, one of the few remaining free-flowing creeks in San Francisco.
  • Trails and wildflowersA network of trails crosses creekside habitat and the canyon's steep eastern slope, where wildflowers appear in spring.

History

The recreation center reopened in 2017 following a major renovation. Its climbing wall was introduced as San Francisco's first public climbing wall.

Context from Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center — SF Recreation and Parks · Reviewed

Location

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What is listed here

Counts are shown only when verified on an official page.

Playgrounds and kids

  • Children's Play Area
  • Play Structure

Picnic

  • Picnic Area
  • Table

Sports

  • Ball Field
  • Baseball Field
  • Basketball Court
  • Pickleball (Indoor)
  • Ping Pong
  • Softball Field
  • Tennis Court

Fitness

  • 1 climbing wall

Recreation facilities

  • Clubhouse
  • Community Rooms
  • Indoor Recreation Area
  • Recreation Center

Gardens and nature

  • Natural Area

Visitor services

  • Bench
  • Drinking Fountain
  • Restrooms

Places within this destination

  • Glen Canyon Park (property)
  • Glen Canyon Rec Center (facility)

Getting here by transit

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Muni bus

  • O'Shaughnessy Blvd & Malta Dr0.1 miles away
    • 44
  • Bosworth St & Elk St0.1 miles away
    • 44
  • Diamond St (South)/Diamond Hts0.2 miles away
    • 52

Muni rail and streetcar

  • San Jose Ave/Glen Park Station0.5 miles away
    • J
  • San Jose Ave & Santa Rosa Ave0.6 miles away
    • J

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Official services

Programs and reservations

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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

  • Glen Canyon Park — property ID 1
  • Glen Canyon Rec Center — facility ID 576

Other source names

  • Glen Canyon Rec Center

Amenity evidence

  • Climbing Wall — Quantity verified on an official page
  • Natural Area — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Picnic Area — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Table — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Children's Play Area — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Play Structure — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Clubhouse — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Community Rooms — Listed without a quantity
  • Indoor Recreation Area — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Recreation Center — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Ball Field — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Baseball Field — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Basketball Court — Listed without a quantity
  • Pickleball (Indoor) — Listed without a quantity
  • Ping Pong — Listed without a quantity
  • Softball Field — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Tennis Court — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Bench — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Drinking Fountain — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Restrooms — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified

DataSF datasets

Reviewed official pages

Presentation decision

Presents Glen Canyon Park as the encompassing destination and retains Glen Canyon Rec Center as its principal facility and searchable subplace.