Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, San Francisco

Name: Candlestick Point State Recreation Area
Address: San Francisco, United States

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Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, San Francisco

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Candlestick Point State Recreation Area is a state park unit of California, United States, providing an urban protected area on San Francisco Bay. The park is located at the southeastern tip of San Francisco immediately south of Hunters Point and 2 miles north of Sierra Point in Brisbane. This 170-acre landfilled area was intended to be used during World War II as a shipyard by the United States Navy. However it was abandoned as the war ended. Without government controls, the area was used by nearby residences as a garbage dump. In 1973 the California State Legislature purchased the land with US$10 million and in 1977 voted to turn this area into a California State Park. After the designation Candlestick became the first urban recreation area in the state. To this day Candlestick remains as a major recreation area in San Francisco, offering a wide view of the bay. The park features various picnic areas, two fishing piers, fitness courses as well as hiking trails. This park is also a popular area for windsurfing due to strong and regular winds. ()

Established: 1972 (52 years ago)Elevation: 10 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°42'59"N, 122°22'55"W

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Southeast San Francisco (Candlestick Point State Recreation Area)San Francisco United States

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Candlestick Point State Recreation Area – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bayview Park, Bayview–Hunters Point, Silver Terrace, Little Hollywood.

0.6 miW
Park
Bayview Park, San Francisco
16 min walk • Bayview Park is a 46.63-acre park in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood of southeast San Francisco. The park's land is mainly occupied by a large hill named either Bayview Hill or Candlestick Hill, west of the former site of Candlestick Park and east of the Bayshore Freeway; it is prominently visible from both.
0.8 miNW
Neighbourhood
Bayview–Hunters Point, San Francisco
21 min walk • Bayview–Hunters Point is the San Francisco, California, neighborhood combining the Bayview and Hunters Point neighborhoods in the southeastern corner of the city. The decommissioned Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is located within its boundaries and Candlestick Park, which was demolished in 2015, was on the southern edge.
1.6 miNW
Neighbourhood
Silver Terrace, San Francisco
40 min walk • Silver Terrace is a neighborhood in the south eastern corner of San Francisco, between the Bayview and Portola neighborhoods. It is roughly bordered by Third Street to the east, Palou Avenue and Silver Avenue to the north, Williams Avenue to the south and Bayshore Boulevard and U.S.
1 miW
Neighbourhood
Little Hollywood, San Francisco
25 min walk • Little Hollywood is a small neighborhood in the southeastern edge of San Francisco. It is centered around Blanken Avenue between Bayshore Boulevard and U.S. Route 101.
1 miW
Neighbourhood
Visitacion Valley, San Francisco
26 min walk • Visitacion Valley, colloquially referred to as Viz Valley, is a neighborhood located in the southeastern quadrant of San Francisco, California.