Picture a 3.5-mile stretch of white beach with few tourists and no highrises. It’s just you and the waves and the seabirds at Ocean Beach, on the westernmost border of San Francisco, adjacent to Golden Gate Park. Great for strolling and flying kites, but the water is frigid and the currents hazardous for all but the most experienced surfers.

Ocean Beach Fire Program

In 2016, the National Park Service (NPS) updated the Ocean Beach Fire Program to extend fire curfew to 9:30 p.m., expand the number of available fire rings from 12 to 16, and does not require permits for groups of fewer than 25 people. For more information visit the project website: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/OBfireprogram