Things to do in San Francisco - Salesforce Park #UrbanTrekUSATips #TuesdayTips

This installment of things to do in San Francisco #TuesdayTips as part of #UrbanTrekUSATips features Salesforce Park, a 5.4 acre park seventy feet above the street level in the Transit Center. This section of San Francisco is the new SoMa Financial District where well-known tech companies have offices. Salesforce Park has 600 trees and 16,000 plants forming 13 ecosystems.

If you are around this area - especially on a nice day - it is worth stopping by and maybe bring your lunch and enjoy this green oasis in the midst of a concrete jungle.

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Start at the corner of Mission and Fremont Streets. If the gondola is running, take it to the park. If the gondola is not running, walk inside the Transit Center and take the elevator or escalator. (Note: The gondola only takes people up, not down.)

When you get to the park, my favorite route is taking the north side of the park's walkway first (where the bus fountain is located) and walk west towards 1st and 2nd Streets. There are benches all over the walkway. The picnic area is at the west end where the amphitheater is located. If you want to learn about the plants associated with the thirteen different botanical features, make sure to read the plaques along the walkway. 

For more information on Salesforce Park and when it is open, click here.

For information about the events held at Salesforce Park, click here. Local bands are featured on After Work Music: Wednesday and Lunchbox Music: Friday. 

For future performers, click here if you have Instagram where they might be posting who will be performing.

Click here for an old post (August 17, 2018) I made regarding Salesforce Park when it was newly opened.

Note: For a complete list of other POPOS in San Francisco, click here.

Last updated: July 21, 2023