WHEN:                 Saturday, July 18, 2026, at 10:00 am

WHERE:               Golden Gate Park 1000 Great Hwy. SF, CA 94121 (Parking available in front of Beach Chalet Restaurant.

READ DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY

DIRECTIONS:       We will gather at North/Dutch Windmill, Princess Wilhelmina Tulip Garden in proximity to the Beach Chalet and walk on Kennedy Drive. 

CAREFUL–there are TWO windmills. 

Cell contact: Chris Hyde, 831-345-1101.

Did you know?

• Golden Gate Park in San Francisco consists of over one thousand acres of public land.
• The park was modeled after New York’s Central Park.
• Golden Gate Park is the 5th most visited park in the U.S.
• The park is named after nearby Golden Gate Strait, not the Golden Gate Bridge, which was erected 67 years later.
• The park was carved out of unpromising sand and shore dunes.
• 50,000 trees had been planted by 1875.
• The Dutch-style windmills are working structures which pump water throughout the park.
• Many San Franciscans took refuge in the park following the 1906 earthquake.
• Some park structures were built for the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894.
• The Academy of Sciences museum is one of the ten largest natural history museums in the world.
• The Beach Chalet opened in 1925 and later expanded with the addition of the Park Chalet (our dog-friendly lunch destination).
• Chris Hyde’s favorite attraction is the Japanese Tea Garden, where she would go with her grandmother to feed the ducks.

Join CATC’s July 18 walk to personally experience the beauty, nature, and culture that this storied park has to offer!