Buena Vista Park

Buena Vista Park, in San Francisco

Buena Vista Park is the oldest official park of San Francisco, perched on a wooded hill. The San Francisco audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this setting of greenery, which offers fine views over the city and the bay.

The oldest park of the city

Laid out at the end of the nineteenth century, Buena Vista Park is the oldest official park of San Francisco. Perched on a wooded hill, near Haight-Ashbury, it deploys shaded paths winding through a dense vegetation of eucalyptus, cypresses and pines. From its heights, it offers superb viewpoints over the roofs of the city, the bay and the bridges. A haven of greenery and tranquillity, away from the bustle, it is a pleasant place of promenade prized by the inhabitants.

What to see

Here you walk along the shaded paths through eucalyptus, cypresses and pines, with superb viewpoints over the roofs of the city, the bay and the bridges, in the oldest park of San Francisco. Buena Vista Park is a haven of greenery near Haight-Ashbury. It is a pleasant stop for promenade and panoramas.

Practical information

Buena Vista Park lies on a hill near Haight-Ashbury, in San Francisco, reachable on foot by a climb. It is a freely accessible public park, whose paths wind through the woods. It is best to bring good shoes and to enjoy the viewpoints on a clear day.

What is Buena Vista Park in San Francisco?

The oldest official park of San Francisco, perched on a wooded hill near Haight-Ashbury, with shaded paths and superb views over the city and the bay.

Where is Buena Vista Park?

On a hill near Haight-Ashbury, in San Francisco, in California.