Experience the Highlights of Golden Gate Park with a Free GPS Guided Audio Tour

Golden Gate Park is more than just green space — it’s the beating heart of San Francisco. Stretching over 1,000 acres from Haight Street to the Pacific, the park is larger than New York’s Central Park and packed with stories, surprises, and landmarks that reflect the city’s spirit. From Victorian greenhouses to hidden waterfalls, drum circles to memorial groves, Golden Gate Park is where San Francisco gathers to play, dream, and remember.

Our Golden Gate Park Highlights Tour is the perfect way to experience the best of the park in just a few of hours. Guided by GPS and enhanced with audio storytelling, you’ll explore the park’s most iconic locations. It’s perfect for visitors short on time or locals who want to rediscover the park’s most iconic landmarks.

If you’re up for a bigger adventure, there’s also a full end-to-end Golden Gate Park Walking Tour covering 5 miles and 15+ stops, from Haight Street all the way to Ocean Beach!

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What You Need to Know

Cost: Free while we’re in beta!

Type: GPS guided, audio, walking tour

Length: ~2 hours

Stops: 12 iconic locations, from Hippie Hill to the Portals of the Past

Starting Point: Haight & Stanyan

Best For: First-time visitors, families and nature lovers

What You’ll Need: Comfortable shoes, phone, headphones, and a sense of adventure

Download the Golden Gate park Highlights Tour!

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What Makes This Golden Gate Park Tour Different — and Why Is It Free?

Unlike traditional group tours, this one is completely GPS-guided. That means no set schedules, no crowded groups, and no rushing to keep up. Instead, you move at your own pace, day or night, with GPS guiding you through the park. As you arrive at each landmark, audio stories play automatically - bringing Golden Gate Park’s history, culture, and hidden gems to life.

‍At Sulu, we create GPS-guided audio tours that bring each city to life with storytelling, history, and local culture. We’re currently in Beta, which means every tour is completely free to enjoy - no credit card required.

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Experience 12 of Golden Gate Park’s Most Iconic Locations

Golden Gate Park may stretch for miles, but you don’t need a whole day to feel its magic. Our free 2-hour self-guided walking tour takes you straight to the highlights - from the gateway at Haight-Ashbury through lush gardens, open meadows, and cultural landmarks. It’s a perfect loop for anyone who wants to experience the heart of the park in just an hour, without tackling the full five-mile journey. A few of the tours highlights include:
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The Conservatory of Flowers

A gleaming Victorian glasshouse filled with rare orchids, giant water lilies, and plants that look like they belong on another planet.

The Music Concourse

A grand plaza built for the 1894 Midwinter Fair, home to the Spreckels Bandshell, the California Academy of Sciences, and the de Young Museum.

The Japanese Tea Garden

The oldest Japanese garden in the United States, with pagodas, koi ponds, and a tea house where you can pause for a cup of green tea.

Stow Lake and Portals of the Past

Circle the shimmering lake, cross stone bridges, visit waterfalls and see the remnants of a mansion destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire.

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How It Works

Getting started is easy!

1. Click this link to access the Golden Gate Park Highlights tour San Francisco tour.

2. Enter your email or phone number to receive your tour access code and all the instructions you’ll need to get started (we’ll never spam you!)

3. Head to the tour’s starting point and begin! GPS will guide you, and audio stories will play as you arrive at each location.
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It’s that easy - walk, listen, and experience the beauty of Golden Gate Park

And if you’d like to go even deeper, be sure to check out our Free Ultimate Tour of Golden Gate Park, where you’ll wander the full five miles from Haight Street to the Pacific Ocean. Along the way, you’ll encounter hidden waterfalls, roaming bison, quiet memorial groves, and the grand Dutch Windmill surrounded by tulips. It’s the most comprehensive way to experience the park’s beauty and history, from its Victorian beginnings to its wild coastal edge.

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Pair It With Our Free Haight-Ashbury Walking Tour

Since this tour begins right at Haight and Stanyan, why not start your adventure with our free Haight-Ashbury GPS guided walking tour? You’ll trace the steps of the counterculture, visiting sites connected to the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, and the Summer of Love. It’s the perfect companion to your Golden Gate Park visit, connecting the neighborhood’s 1960s spirit directly to the park’s legendary meadows and music-filled hills.

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Want More Free San Francisco Tours?

At Sulu, we create cultural and niche GPS-guided tours that bring cities to life through storytelling, history, and local secrets. Walk or bike at your own pace, and listen as the city’s stories unfold around you. While we’re in beta, the following tours are 100% free!

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Experience the Highlights of Golden Gate Park With a Free GPS-Guided Walking Tour

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Golden Gate Park's Iconic Highlights: A Free GPS Guided Walking Tour