Sunset Dunes
Sunset Dunes is a 2 mi long public urban park next to Ocean Beach on the West Side of San Francisco, California. The park is located on a former location of the Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard.Photo: BriefEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: urban park in San Francisco, California
- Also known as: “Great Highway Park” and “Ocean Beach Park”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King Philip and San Francisco Zoo.
King Philip
Disaster remains
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King Philip was a 19th-century clipper ship launched in 1856 and wrecked in 1878. The wreck of this ship is only rarely visible; very infrequently the timbers can be seen protruding from the sands of Ocean Beach, on the Pacific Ocean coast of San Francisco, California. King Philip is situated 780 feet northwest of Sunset Dunes.
San Francisco Zoo
Zoo
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The San Francisco Zoo and Gardens is a 100-acre zoo located on the West Side of San Francisco, in the southwestern corner of the city between Lake Merced and the Pacific Ocean along the Great Highway. San Francisco Zoo is situated 1¼ miles south of Sunset Dunes.
Ortega Branch Library
Library
Photo: Michael Fraley, CC BY 2.0.
Ortega Branch Library is situated 3,000 feet east of Sunset Dunes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunset District and Parkside.
Sunset District
Suburb
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The Sunset District is a neighborhood located on the West Side of San Francisco, California, United States. It is the most populous neighborhood in the city.
Parkside
Neighborhood
Photo: Blackguard SF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parkside is a neighborhood on the West Side of San Francisco, California. It is located in the southern part of the Avenues south of Quintara and north of Sloat Boulevard.
The Avenues
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lush Golden Gate Park, foggy Sunset, hilly Richmond, and the steep cliffs of Lands End make up The Avenues of western San Francisco. A mostly residential area, this is where you will find one of the most ethnically-diverse populations of the city, San…
Sunset Dunes
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.74977° or 37° 44′ 59″ northLongitude
-122.50837° or 122° 30′ 30″ westOperator
San Francisco Rec and ParkOpen location code
849VPFXR+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 609650218OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q134087867
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In Other Languages
“Sunset Dunes” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Dunes da ke faɗuwar rana”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center and Hope Evangelical Free Church.
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