Panhandle park

The Panhandle, in San Francisco

The Panhandle is a narrow green strip that extends Golden Gate Park, in San Francisco. The San Francisco audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this pleasant tree-lined corridor, a place of promenade and memory of the counterculture.

The green corridor of Golden Gate Park

The Panhandle, whose name evokes the handle of a pan, is a long and narrow green strip that extends Golden Gate Park towards the east, to the north of the NoPa district and near Haight-Ashbury. Lined with great trees, among the oldest of the park, it offers shaded paths for promenade, running and cycling. In the 1960s, it was the scene of open-air concerts linked to the hippie movement. It is today a pleasant corridor of greenery prized by the inhabitants.

What to see

Here you enjoy the shaded paths lined with great old trees, for promenade, running or cycling, in this green corridor that extends Golden Gate Park. The Panhandle was the scene of hippie concerts in the 1960s. It is a pleasant stop for promenade, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Panhandle extends Golden Gate Park, to the north of NoPa and near Haight-Ashbury, in San Francisco, reachable on foot. It is a freely accessible public park, whose paths suit promenade, running and cycling. The place is particularly pleasant in the shade of the great trees.

What is the Panhandle in San Francisco?

A long and narrow green strip that extends Golden Gate Park towards the east, lined with great old trees, the scene of hippie concerts in the 1960s.

Where is the Panhandle?

At the extension of Golden Gate Park, near Haight-Ashbury, in San Francisco, in California.