Welcome to Picnic Place! Here you can enjoy an outdoor meal with your friends and family at our reservable community picnic tables and barbeque grills. Bring your own food to grill or buy prepared meals at one of the rotating cast of mobile food vendors . Fire-up the grill, laugh, tell stories, and share in your favorite food traditions, circled by amazing views. The tables range in length from 16 to 23 feet, are wheelchair accessible, and are shaded by torrey pines. In the evening, bistro lights brighten the scene. Picnic Place is part of the Presidio Tunnel Tops , a new attraction within the Presidio of San Francisco. The Presidio Tunnel Tops are built on top of the Presidio Parkway tunnels, with amazing Golden Gate views you can't find anywhere else in San Francisco. This new destination connects the historic center of the Presidio to the park's Crissy Field waterfront.
Please note that events happening elsewhere in the Presidio may impact traffic and parking around the Tunnel Tops. To find out more about events happening in the Presidio, visit our Presidio Events Calendar .
Please note that the East Meadow, lawn that is adjacent to Picnic Place, is not included with Picnic Place reservations and is not guaranteed to be available. The East Meadow may be rented for private events and is open to use on a first-come, first-served basis when it is not in use for an event. To check if the lawn has been rented on a specific date, please email us at [email protected].
To see the current food truck schedule for the Presidio, visit the Presidio Pop-Up page .
Limit one (1) reservation per party, per day. If there are multiple reservations made by the same party for the same day, Presidio Trust Picnic Place reserves the right to keep the Security Deposit for all reservations by that party for the same day.
The East Meadow Lawn will be in use for public events on Saturday, May 24 and Saturday, July 7, and a private event on Friday, July 18. Please be aware.
Picnic Place permit reservations made through Recreation.gov are subject to the Presidio Trust’s Terms and Conditions of Use for Picnic Place (“Terms and Conditions”). You have read and agree to the provisions for Express Prohibitions, No Temporary Residence, Assumption of Risk, Indemnity, and Waiver in the Terms and Conditions.
1750 Lincoln Boulevard San Francisco CA 94129
(415) 561-5083