SF BAY AREA DAY TRIP ADVENTURE

Hike Down To Stern Grove, Walk Around Pine Lake, And Play At The Jet Playground

Steps away from the typically busy 19th avenue is a grotto of solitude that feels miles away from the city.

This is part of a series of family-oriented day trip outings around the San Francisco Bay Area I look forward to enjoying once social distancing isn’t the norm any longer.

Trocadero Clubhouse by Matt Biddulph from UK / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

Destination: San Francisco

1. Hike down to Stern Grove
2. Walk around Pine Lake
3. Play at the Larsen Jet Playground

Stern Grove

• https://www.sterngrove.org/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Stern_Recreation_Grove
• http://www.outsidelands.org/stern-grove.php

Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

Stern Grove is a popular spot for weekend concerts during the summer, but my main memory of it was having Cub Scout day camp down here during the foggy summers. I was always amazed at how you can make it a few steps from…