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. Just download the Sulu app, enter the access code for your chosen tour, and head to the starting point with your mobile device. From there, GPS will guide you along the route, and audio will play automatically as you arrive at each stop.

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Step Into Golden Gate Park, The Heart of San Francisco, with our Free GPS Guided Audio Tour

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Golden Gate Park isn’t just a park—it’s San Francisco’s great escape. Larger than New York’s Central Park, this 1,000-acre wonder stretches three miles from the edge of Haight-Ashbury to the Pacific Ocean. Along the way, it weaves together lakes, meadows, gardens, museums, trails, and even herds of bison.

But what makes Golden Gate Park truly extraordinary is its history. Before the first tree was planted, this was a windswept sea of sand dunes known as the “Outside Lands.” Many believed it was impossible to tame. Yet in the 1870s, city leaders called on engineer William Hammond Hall and gardener John McLaren to make the impossible real. Over decades of planting, irrigation, and design, they transformed barren dunes into forests, gardens, and cultural landmarks. McLaren, who oversaw the park for decades, once vowed it should be “all trees and grass, with as little brick and mortar as possible.”

Now, you can discover it all for yourself with a free GPS-guided Golden Gate Park walking tour. Over 5 miles and 15+ stops, this comprehensive tour is an end to end journey - reaching from Haight Ashbury to the Pacific at Ocean Beach. You’ll explore San Francisco’s most iconic green space while listening to stories of its history, design, and unforgettable landmarks—playing automatically as you arrive at each site.

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Our Free Tour of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Covers 5 Miles and 15+ Historic Locations

This free self-guided walking tour is the best way to explore San Francisco's Golden Gate Park - at your own pace, on foot, with discoveries waiting around every bend. The full route covers about 5 miles, takes 3–4 hours, and includes 15+ legendary stops. (Want to skip all the mileage? Check out our free Highlights of Golden Gate Park Walking Tour!)

You’ll wander from drum circles on Hippie Hill to Victorian glasshouses filled with orchids, through serene Japanese gardens, past hidden waterfalls, roaming bison, and finally out to the Pacific Ocean. Whether you spend an hour sampling the highlights or devote a whole day, you’ll experience how Golden Gate Park captures the soul of San Francisco: wild, creative, resilient, and full of surprises.

What Makes This Golden Gate Park Tour Different - and Why is it Free?

Unlike group walking tours, this one is completely self-guided. Go at your own pace, day or night, with GPS that guides you and audio that plays automatically as you arrive at each haunted stop. All you need is the free Sulu app - no credit card, no bookings, no crowds.

‍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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What you need to know

This is a comprehensive tour of Golden Gate Park, spanning 5 miles, from Haight Ashbury to Ocean Beach. If you're short on time (or energy), stay tuned for our Highlights of Golden Gate Park Tour - a shorter route that covers the parks must-see's.

Tour Type: Free self-guided GPS audio walking tour‍

Length: ~5 miles | 3–4 hours

Stops: 16 historic locations

Starting Point: Near Haight-Ashbury (exact location provided after download)

Best For: Nature lovers, history buffs, families, and first-time visitors

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

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Golden Gate Park Tour highlights

Here are just a few of the unforgettable locations you’ll see along the way:

Hippie Hill
Once the heartbeat of San Francisco’s counterculture, this grassy slope still echoes with the music, protests, and free-spirited gatherings of the 1960s.

Conservatory of Flowers
A gleaming Victorian glasshouse filled with rare orchids, giant water lilies, and plants that look like they’ve been pulled from another world.

Stow Lake & Strawberry Hill
Circle the shimmering lake, cross stone bridges, and climb to the summit for waterfalls and sweeping views of the city and Golden Gate Bridge.

Bison Paddock
Yes, real American bison still roam here - a tradition dating back to the 1890s that adds a touch of the wild to this urban oasis.
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And that’s just the beginning. From the Japanese Tea Garden to the Dutch Windmill and tulip fields, every stop tells a story.

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Download Your Free GPS Guided Audio Tour of Golden Gate Park

Want to explore the Golden Gate Park like never before? Just click this link and get instant access our GPS -guided walking tour, including 15 stops, and the stories and history that bring the the park to life. While we're in Beta the our is 100% free - no credit card required!

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Here's how it works

1. Click this link
2. Using your mobile device, enter your phone number or email address, to receive your tour access code and instructions (we'll never spam you!)
3. Head your starting location and start exploring! The app will guide you through the tour, and audio will automatically play as you arrive at each location

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At Sulu, we create cultural and niche GPS-guided tours that let you walk or bike through the cities you love while hearing the stories, history, and hidden highlights unfold around you.

Have More Time in San Francisco? Continue exploring The City with more of our free self-guided walking tours!  

• Murals & History of the Mission District
• Ghosts of San Francisco: Haunted Downtown Walking Tour
• Historic Haight Ashbury and the Summer of Love
• Psychedelic San Francisco: 1960s Citywide Tour

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Get Your Free GPS Guided Audio Tour of Golden Gate Park

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