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The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is home to many unique and beautiful landscapes that are ideal venues for a variety of special activities such as cultural programs, picnics, wedding ceremonies, festivals, athletic events, and film and photography projects.
Do you need a permit? Picnics with fewer than 50 people, athletic events with fewer than 30 people and beach fires with fewer than 25 people do NOT need a permit. Picnic tables and beach fire rings are first-come, first-served and are not reservable. Individuals taking still photos in public areas without props, sets or models do NOT need a permit.
Please click on the links to the right for more detailed information.
To obtain a permit, please fill out one of the forms located here: Permit Application Forms and Brochures/Information
Click here for: Park Maps
Click here for: Calendar of Events in the Park
Click here for: Permit Cost Estimates
Please note that the information on these pages is for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, part of the National Park Service. To get a permit in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, you can call 415-831-5500 or visit the park's website. GGNRA does not issue permits for the Presidio Trust, Mt. Tamalpias, Vista Point, Marina Green, Angel Island, or Fort Mason Center.
For more information, please explore the links on this page. If your question is still not answered, you can contact the staff below. Please note that we write over 1000 permits a year, and are usually quite busy. Filling out the application form and sending it in is the fastest way to begin planning your event. If your event or film shoot covers more than one location you need only write to one permit specialist.
Email is the best way to reach anyone in the office. Please click on the email link below and be sure to include the size of your event, date requested and location requested. Thank you.
Ceremonies anywhere within the park and other Event or Film permits South of the Golden Gate Bridge
James Sword—(415) 561-4373 or e-mail us
Picnics and Beach Fires
James Marks—(415) 561-4374 or e-mail us
Fort Mason Officer's Club
Managed by Next Course. Contact Pat Swan at (415) 441-7700
Large Event and Film Permits on Alcatraz Island or areas North of the Golden Gate Bridge
Alexandra Picavet—(415) 561-4301 or e-mail us
Chief of the Office of Special Park Uses
Noémi Margaret Robinson —(415) 561-4371 or e-mail us
Budget Assistant to the Office of Special Park Uses
Janet Szwed—(415) 561-4372 or e-mail us
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