Pine Lake Park is a

park A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. ...

in the southwest corner of

San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17t ...

which encompasses Pine Lake.

History

Following their move from Maine to San Francisco in 1847, the Greene family purchased a large property which included

Stern Grove Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove, locally called Stern Grove, is a recreational site in the Sunset District, San Francisco, California. It is administered by the city's Recreation and Parks Department and is the concert setting for the Stern Grove ...

and Pine Lake. In 1887, a lawsuit forced the family to give up most of the property and allowed them to retain only the portion which today comprises the park and adjacent Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove. The family planted the

eucalyptus trees ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including ''Corymbia'', they are commonly known as eu ...

that continue to surround the lake. The land and lake was purchased by the City of San Francisco in the five years following the opening of the adjoining Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove in 1932.

Geography

Pine Lark Park is located in the southwest corner of San Francisco and occupies . The park encompasses Pine Lake and is adjacent to Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove.

Ecology

Migratory birds along the

Pacific Flyway The Pacific Flyway is a major north-south flyway for migratory birds in the Americas, extending from Alaska to Patagonia. Every year, migratory birds travel some or all of this distance both in spring and in fall, following food sources, heading ...

stop to feed, rest, or inhabit the surrounding area.

Features

A trail encircles the lake and connects to a larger trail network through

and a segment of the

Bay Area Ridge Trail The Bay Area Ridge Trail (Ridge Trail) is a planned multi-use trail along the hill and mountain ridgelines ringing the San Francisco Bay Area, in Northern California. Currently, have been established. When complete, the trail will connect ov ...

. The park includes a dog play area.

Operations

The park is operated by the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. It is open all year from 6am to 10pm.

References

External links

* {{San Francisco Parks in San Francisco