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Esmeralda Stairs

Bernal Heights

Climb three blocks of garden-lined stairs to panoramic city views, then take the 40-foot slides for a joyful ride back down. This playful Bernal Heights staircase has been a neighborhood labor of love since the 1970s.

40-foot slides
community gardens
Bernal Hill views
mosaic compass

Tips

🛝"Best stairs in the city! Must go"
🌿"exhilarating return trip" (SF Travel)
🪑bring cardboard for max slide speed

Esmeralda Stairs

101 Coleridge St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA

Upcoming at Esmeralda Stairs

Tuesday, Jun 16
Upper Esmeralda Garden Stairway- Community Workdays

Upper Esmeralda Garden Stairway- Community Workdays

June 16 at 10:30am

Two 40-foot slides are hidden in this three-block stairway on Bernal Hill. Join monthly workdays to help keep the greenery thriving and the slides ready for adventure.

Saturday, Jun 20
Upper Esmeralda Garden Stairway - Community Workdays

Upper Esmeralda Garden Stairway - Community Workdays

June 20 at 10:30am

Join neighbors to weed, plant, and tend this hidden garden stairway with peek-a-boo city views. It's hands-in-dirt community care that leaves you with dirt under your nails and a little more connected to the neighborhood.

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