Enhancing Access, Safety & Sustainability
April 2025
Twin Peaks is one of San Francisco’s most visited natural destinations, offering sweeping 360-degree views of the city and the Bay Area. To protect its fragile habitat and enhance the visitor experience, the Twin Peaks Trail Improvement and Promenade Project is making significant updates to the trail system, including a key section of the Bay Area Ridge Trail.
Recent and upcoming work on Twin Peaks includes the replacement and installation of steps to improve accessibility, as well as plant restoration of the coastal grassland habitat. The project also involves planning and installing wayfinding and interpretive signage to help visitors navigate the area and learn more about its unique natural features. These improvements are designed to preserve the surrounding environment and create a safer and more enjoyable experience for everyone who visits.
The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council has been a long-time partner in this effort, working alongside the City of San Francisco, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, and other local partners for over 35 years. The Ridge Trail runs for more than 14 miles through San Francisco, with 1.2 of those miles crossing directly over Eureka and Noe Peaks in Twin Peaks Open Space — a spectacular stretch that offers some of the best panoramic views of San Francisco and the Bay Area..
The project has received strong funding support from several sources, including most recently the 2022 Priority Conservation Area Grant through the State Coastal Conservancy, the 2022 California State Parks Regional Program under Proposition 68, and a 2024 Recreation Trails Program (RTP) Grant. In addition, the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council has contributed $37,000 to the Twin Peaks Promenade improvements. Of this, $25,000 from the Ridge Trail Action Fund is dedicated to new interpretive and wayfinding signage, while $12,000 from the Lucas Horan Memorial Fund will support the installation of a memorial bench in Lucas’s honor along the promenade.
This project represents a significant step toward preserving the natural beauty of Twin Peaks while making it safer and more accessible for generations to come.
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San Francisco Stern Grove to the Presidio Trail Map
Twin Peaks Curated Adventure
Previous Project Updates
From Pilot to Permanent: Twin Peaks joins the Ridge Trail!
May 2020
After a four year pilot project to close Twin Peaks Boulevard to cars, in May 2020 the SFMTA announced that eastern portion of Twin Peaks Boulevard would become a permanent ‘Slow Street’. Previously, the trail followed neighborhood sidewalks and bypassed the more dangerous roadway to Twin Peaks. The permanent closure to cars was the result of years of advocacy for safer bicycle and pedestrian access to Twin Peaks Boulevard.
This section is a key link in the San Francisco Reroute, a long term project to shift the Ridge Trail from city streets to scenic parks and open spaces. Volunteers and partners at SFMTA, San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department, San Francisco Public Works, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, Walk SF, and SF Urban Riders all worked together to close this gap.
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