How to Celebrate Spring in San Francisco

Located next to the historic McElroy Octagon House at Union and Gough, this fenced-in park is frequented by dog owners and parents with children. It is beautifully landscaped with paths, trees, shrubs, flowers, benches, and grassy areas.

John McLaren Park is a huge park in the heart of San Francisco with a gorgeous view of the city. It is really easy and relaxing to stop by and take a break from the busy streets to appreciate where you are, what you are doing, and live in the moment.

At 312.54 acres, McLaren Park is the third largest park in San Francisco by area, after Golden Gate Park and Presidio. The park is surrounded mostly by the Excelsior, Crocker-Amazon, Visitacion Valley, Portola and University Mound neighborhoods, so it is the perfect spot to stop and experience what San Francisco has to offer!

Famous Park

Victoria Manalo Draves Park in SOMA is a two-acre slice of fun that’s been a local favorite since it opened in October 2006. Nestled on Folsom Street between 6th and 7th, this vibrant park boasts a ball field, basketball court, and even bathrooms for convenience. Kids can enjoy a teepee-style jungle gym and slide, while the whole community can relax in the landscaped area, picnic spots, and the community garden. There’s also plenty of space for play and relaxation, making it the perfect urban oasis!

Starr King Open Space is a mostly sloping, approximately 3.5 acre parcel bounded from 23rd and Carolina to 24th and De Haro with views of the hills to the west, and the Golden Gate Bridge on a sunny and lovely day.

Genesis Imports is a popular stop along the bustling Haight Street where you can find several curated items from all over. The joyful music and friendly crowd will draw you in, and the vintage atmosphere will convince you to stay and browse.

For over ten years, Heliotrope San Francisco has dependably created high-quality, all-natural products – made in Northern California in small batches – using simple, organic ingredients. Founder Jonathan Plotzker-Kelly’s experience in product development and his work with small chemists throughout the Bay Area have brought natural, well-made, and fragrance-free skin care to the market.

Le Bouquet focuses on natural and seasonal flowers and plants for over 30 years. Your support means the world to their lovely local flower shop, and their friendly service will show their appreciation for your presence. Walk-ups are welcome between 10am & 6pm Daily.

Flowers of the Valley is your local source for the freshest cut flowers and bouquets. They purchase products fresh daily and have over 40 years combined experience and specialize in orchids. They are open daily and deliver throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area. They have a great selection of cut flowers to design your own bouquet or choose from their already made arrangements. Visit them today and enjoy natures beauty.

You will fall in love with the colorful floral features of Utsuwa Floral Design, and you’ll be in awe of just how many adorable flowers there are. They have small plants perfect for the desk and large bouquets for those important in your life.

This Golden Gate Park nursery is like a global jungle all in the same greenhouse, and free the first Tuesday of the month.

Book store

Books and Gifts

Book store

Established in 1981 in San Francisco, they specialize in books and ephemeral materials related to the history of Labor and other social movements, including the struggles for Black and Chicano equality, the Gay liberation movement, Feminism, and Asian-American activism, as well as the Far Right. In recent years, Bolerium has expanded into materials in non-western languages, and has also placed more emphasis on ephemera, with tens of thousands of original leaflets, pamphlets, and posters in stock.

Black Bird does a modern take on books by placing them on shelves with the covers facing the front, allowing the observer to get the best first impression of the book and make a connection before a purchase. This is an adorable spot with a cute coffee shop next-door.

The legendary draw of The Sword and Rose are the incenses, oils, and baths (of which there are now over 90) all hand blended in the shop. Each one is ritually made, choosing the best astrological aspects, ingredients, and ceremony for each purpose, deity, and walk of spirituality.

Located in the Mission, the Scarlet Sage Herb Co. is an herbal apothecary and one-stop shop for any witch who is looking to clear negative energy. Since 1995, it’s been providing Bay Area witches and herbalists with rare organic herbs, essential oils, incense, crystals, candles and sometimes spell books. It also offers a variety of spiritual services, such as tarot-card readings, sound healing and crystal card readings.

The Love of Ganesha is hands down one of the best crystal shops. There is a huge collection of crystals ranging from chips to tumbled to raw to sphere to tower to charging plate to cluster to free forms to literally anything you can think of. It is affordable, and all items hold amazing quality.

A warm and beautiful metaphysical center located in the heart of the Castro in San Francisco AND now in the Inner Sunset! They proudly provide a wide variety of amazing high-quality crystals and gemstones from around the world, as well as other products including all-natural crystal jewelry, metaphysical books, all-natural soaps, incense, oils, candles and much more!

This is a beautiful and bright store in the center of the most bustling neighborhood in San Francisco. They host such unique finds in this store, and the people working there are so friendly and make themselves available to questions.