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San Francisco

3 Days in San Francisco

9Stops1UNESCO Site+16Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumPresidio

Golden Gate Bridge

Walk or cycle across the bridge.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    2 h

    Walk or bike the Golden Gate Bridge

    Golden Gate Bridge

  3. 18:30
    1.5 h

    Sunset at Lands End

    Lands End

Day 2Day TripFullYosemite Valley

Yosemite

Granite cliffs and waterfalls; about 4 hours each way.

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Day 3City DayFullAlcatraz

Alcatraz · Cable Cars and Fisherman's Wharf

The island prison and its audio tour. A cable car ride down to the sea lions and chowder.

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Day Trip

Napa and Sonoma

Vineyard tastings an hour north.

Day Trip

Muir Woods and Sausalito

Redwoods, then the waterfront town.

Half Day

Chinatown and North Beach

The oldest Chinatown in North America and the Beat-era cafés.

Half Day

Golden Gate Park

The de Young museum and the Japanese Tea Garden.

Half Day

Mission District

Murals on Balmy Alley and a Mission burrito.

Half Day

Painted Ladies and Twin Peaks

The Victorian row, then the city view from the top.

When to Go

This version is for Jun–Jul, Sep–Oct. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Dec (125 mm), driest Aug (6 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER