Playgrounds & Parks

Lafayette Park

💰Free Activity👶Baby Age Range🧒Toddler Age Range
Pacific Heights
A palm tree, lawns, and a city view at sunset from Lafayette Park

Photo: Lafayette Park Sunset view by VoViaN (CC BY-SA 4.0) — Photographed in 2014; displayed with a crop.

About this spot

A hilltop Pacific Heights park with lawns, views, a children’s play area, picnic space, and tennis courts. Rec & Park lists accessible play and picnic facilities and restrooms; the park also includes an off-leash dog area.

What to expect

💝Free Entry
🌳Outdoor Area

Planning notes

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Plan a daytime visit and allow for hills on the approach. The official page gives an ambiguous closing time, so check posted signs rather than relying on an assumed evening closing.

Gough St & Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Restrooms: 8 AM–8 PM in spring/summer; 8 AM–5:30 PM in fall/winter.
Updated Sep 2026
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Quick details

Hours

Daily opening hours need confirmation; follow posted park signs.

Neighborhood

Pacific Heights

Category

Playgrounds & Parks

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