Francisco Park
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| Francisco Park | |
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,_July_2023.jpg) Francisco Park in July 2023 | |
 Interactive map of Francisco Park | |
| Location | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°48′14″N 122°25′16″W / 37.8039°N 122.4210°W |
| Area | 4.9 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Established | April 27, 2022 |
| Operated by | San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department |
Francisco Park is a 4.9-acre (2.0 ha) public park in the Russian Hill neighborhood in San Francisco, California, on the site of a former reservoir.[1] The accessible park has a large lawn, a community garden, a playground, and a dog run. It opened in 2022. It has sweeping views of the San Francisco Bay.
The Francisco Reservoir, the first in San Francisco, was established on the site in 1860 and was decommissioned in 1940 following the establishment of the Lombard Street reservoir, and shut down in 1966.[2][3] The property then sat unused until 2014, when the city Board of Supervisors voted to hand over the property from the utility district to the city's Recreation and Parks Department. The park was then built by Francisco Park Conservancy, a nonprofit organization supported by the donations from the neighbors and community, and finally gifted to the City in 2022. It opened on April 27, 2022, and was the largest public park opened in the city since 1983.[2][4][5]
