The best spot to start your Corono Heights walk is the Castro Street MUNI Station, from where you’ll make your way to the opposite side of 173 States Street.

The entrance is here. Closeby you’ll find a children’s park and the Randall Museum (a museum on birds). Both are worth quickly checking out. Beyond the museum a stairway will lead you up to ever windier heights. Follow the signs all the way to the top, to what is arguably the best view of San Francisco. The city lies spread out 360 degrees around and below you.

The park is home to many native animals, reptiles and plants, so keep a camera around to click pictures of the wildlife. Birdies especially will have a great time at the park.

• Be careful of the itch-inducing poison oak that grows here.

• Bus 37 stop Roosevelt Way & Museum Way
• Bus 24 stop Castro St & 16th St
• Bus 24, 35, 37 stop Castro Street MUNI Metro Station
• K-Owl and L-Owl stop Castro Street MUNI Metro Station

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