San Francisco Four Peaks Tour

San Francisco Four Peaks Tour

In the late 19th century, the area known as the Castro marked the end of town. Officially called Eureka Valley, this is where Market Street stopped and cows grazed. A cable car line officially linked it with downtown in 1887 and Irish immigrants built a church and a small community. With the "white flight" of urbanites moving to the suburbs in the 1950s and 60s, the neighborhood fell into disrepair. Over the sixties and seventies, the gay community started to move into the neighborhood and fix up the homes, eventually claiming the neighborhood as their own. We will cover the rich history of this vibrant and colorful neighborhood and climb to four of the surrounding hills of the Eureka Valley. Secret staircases, hidden concrete slides and gardens, the geographical center, and four of the best vistas in the City, will be some of the sites on this walk. Lots of uphills and steep staircases make this a challenging but very rewarding and fun adventure.

Itinerary
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Stop At: The Castro, Castro and Market Sts., San Francisco, CA 94114

Four Surrounding Hills of The Eureka Valley

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Tank Hill, Twin Peaks Boulevard, San Francisco, CA

Best views of the city!

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Corona Heights, Roosevelt Way and Castro Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

Corona Heights neighborhood, which stretches between Buena Vista Park and Eureka Valley of San Francisco. The streets within Corona Heights were literally cut out of the large hill that once encompassed all of Buena Vista Park and extended all the way down to Market Street.

Duration: 40 minutes