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Golden Gate National Recreation Area

National Park Service U.S. Department of Interior

Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) Public Affairs Office www.nps.gov/goga [email protected] 415-561-4730

Golden Gate National Recreation Area Announces Revision  of Park Compendium of Public Use

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The 2019 Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) compendium has been posted to the park’s website and is available for public awareness until September 30, 2019. A compendium is a written compilation of the designations, closures, permit requirements and other regulatory restrictions established under a superintendent’s discretionary authority to protect park resources and values and to provide for a quality visitor experience. The compendium for GGNRA also applies to other park areas managed by the park, including Muir Woods National Monument, Fort Point National Historic Site, and Alcatraz Island.  A compendium   guide s  public use  to  protect park resources and provides for a wide variety of recreational opportunities for visitors from local communities and around the globe. In 2018, the annual visitation at Golden Gate National Recreation Area was 17,582,120, which included 957,932 visitors at Muir Woods National Monument and 1,400,491 visitors at Fort Point National Historic Site. This is a 0.03 percent increase at GGNRA from 2017.

Visitors walk on a boardwalk through a grove of tall redwood trees at Muir Woods National Monument. NPS/Alison Taggart-Barone

The 2019 Compendium updates include, but are not limited to:  Correction of trail names to reflect current names. Increased open hours at Muir Beach, Muir Beach Overlook and Stinson Beach by three hours each day. Incorporated the parking reservation requirements at Muir Woods National Monument that were adopted in the Muir Woods Reservation System Environmental Assessment (Finding of No Significant Impact), which has proven very popular with visitors. Clarified and defined parking lot hours to allow for high usage, and address illegal night activity in the largely urban environment of the park. Updated visitor safety guidelines at bird nesting areas to allow for wildlife observation and habitat. Provide a safety corridor at Bonita Cove and 300 feet surrounding Bird Rock to allow for visitor safety in cliff areas and marine mammal and seabird breeding and nesting. Enhanced visitor safety and protection around the Redwood Creek salmon and steelhead trout habitat zone. Provide additional guidance to the 1979 Pet Policy to reduce conflicts between user groups in the most popular areas, expand Voice Control in Crissy Field, and to provide for school group safety around the Fort Funston administrative/park partner area. This will clarify guidance and provide updated maps to assist visitors in planning park visits with their pets. Ensure visitor safety and trail access along Milagra Ridge Road, Milagra Summit Trail and Milagra Battery Trail. (All trails will remain open for hiking.)

Comments will be accepted until September 30 , 2019, via email at “[email protected]. After the 30 day public awareness period the 2019 Compendium will be signed and posted to the park website.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area , situated in and around San Francisco, is the most visited park in the National Park Service, hosting more than 15 million visitors in 2018. A diverse park with abundant recreational opportunities, as well as natural, cultural, and scenic resources, it encompasses more than 82,000 acres across three counties. The park also administers two other NPS areas,  Fort Point National Historic Site , a Civil War era fortress built on the northernmost point of land in San Francisco, and  Muir Woods National Monument , which comprises an impressive stand of old growth coastal redwoods in Marin County.

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