Registration for Spring classes at the Glen Park Recreation center opens March 2, 2019. Take a look at the offerings and see if you want to take Hatha Yoga or sign your children up for Karate or Petite Bakers! The complete class list and registration information can be found here: Glen Park Spring Recreation Listings
SF Recreation and Parks Department
SF’s first city-run high ropes course slated for John McLaren Park
(Editor’s note: Because this will be a unique recreational facility in the City, we are reprinting this story from Hoodline by Teresa Hammerl.) San Francisco is getting its first city-run ropes challenge course, the Recreation and Park Department announced this week. The plan, which will transform parts of John McLaren Park in Visitacion Valley, was approved by […]
Do you know the name of Glen Park’s baseball diamond? Read this and you’ll never forget it.
Two Little League teams faced off on the Thelma Williams Baseball Diamond in Glen Canyon Park on a warm Saturday afternoon in April. The players were six years old, maybe seven. Parents watched from behind a backstop and along the base paths. A father, the pitcher, knelt halfway between home plate and the batter’s box. […]
Comment on Twin Peaks Redesign
Interested in giving feedback on the Twin Peaks Promenade Concept Design but couldn’t make the May 8 meeting? Visit the project webpage to see the concept boards that were presented there: http://sfrecpark.org/call-for-input-twin-peaks-promenade-concept-design/ and send in your comments by May 17. Details on the webpage.
Walter Haas Dog Play Area Renovation Begins May 9
Information from Betsy Eddy of Diamond Heights Community Association: The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department has scheduled construction renovations at the Walter Haas Dog Play Area to start on Wednesday, May 9th. Completion is planned during the summer. The DHCA thanks Senator Scott Wiener and Supervisor Jeff Sheehy for their efforts to fund the […]
May 8 Open House for Twin Peaks Figure 8 Concept Design
Forwarded from the SF Recreation and Parks Department: Save the date and join us for an Open House to review and collect input on proposed designs for the eastern half of the Twin Peaks Boulevard “Figure 8”: Tuesday, May 8, 2018, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Midtown Terrace Clubhouse Clarendon Ave + Olympia Way Rec and […]
Park Closures
If the image doesn’t come through, here are the details: Glen Canyon Park temporary detour September 5 to 13, 2017 Rec center courtyard closed Exterior restrooms closed Use west entrance ramp to access building Playground open Questions? Please contact SF Rec Park Project Manager Brett Desmarais at 415-575-5601
Temp Trail Closures: Glen Canyon park
Forwarded from SF Rec and Park’s Project Manager Brett Desmarais: There will be a temporary trail detour around the construction of the new trash enclosure in the rear of the Rec Center. I will be posting this notice on the project blog as well as throughout the park. [Editor’s note: I can’t get the image […]
Inside the new Glen Canyon Rec Center
The big news at the last Glen Park Association General Assembly meeting was that our 1930s-era recreation center building is set to re-open Monday, June 5, following a $14 million renovation. Missed the meeting? You can get a sneak preview of the inside of the building by clicking here to see pictures supplied by Project […]
Former Neighborhood Projects page
Glen Park village traffic pattern changes Updates will be posted on our blog’s home page. You can learn more, see detailed documents and sign up to receive email updates and alerts from the SFMTA on the project website. Why no pedestrian scramble? Click here, tap “Details” and scroll down. Greenway linking the village and park The Glen […]