John McLaren Park

John McLaren Park


Top: 2011 aerial. McLaren Park is the forested area in the left-middle. Other landmarks include Bayview Park and Candlestick Park in the center foreground, Sutro Tower in the center background, and the Golden Gate Bridge in the right background.
Bottom: 2024 aerial of John McLaren Park
Interactive map of John McLaren Park
TypeMunicipal (San Francisco)
LocationSan Francisco
Coordinates37°43′05″N 122°25′09″W / 37.7180842°N 122.4190721°W / 37.7180842; -122.4190721
Area313.7 acres (126.9 ha; 0.4902 mi2; 1.269 km2)
Created1926
StatusOpen all year, 5 A.M. to midnight
(Restrooms open 8 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.)
Public transit access 29, 54, 56, 8X, 8BX
Websitesfrecpark.org/destination/john-mclaren-park/

John McLaren Park is a park in southeastern San Francisco. At 313.7 acres (126.9 ha), McLaren Park is the fourth largest park in San Francisco by area, after Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, and Lake Merced Park. The park is surrounded mostly by the Excelsior, Crocker-Amazon, Visitacion Valley, Portola and University Mound neighborhoods.