Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve is a 61-acre ecological oasis in the heart of San Francisco, just south of UCSF's Parnassus Heights campus. UCSF is committed to maintaining the Reserve as a safe and accessible resource that residents and visitors can enjoy.Courtesy of ucsf.edu

On the slopes of Mount Sutro (see map here), a 900-foot hill in San Francisco California, is a glorious historic forest that is over a hundred years old. It was planted by Adolf Sutro, one of the city’s most colorful characters, and a former Mayor of the city. This 80-acre forest is a remnant of 1100 acres of eucalyptus that once covered most of the western side of the city.Courtesy of mntsutro.com

Visitors will enjoy an abundance of rare and native plants, as well as many species of trees including Monterey Pine, Monterey Cyprus and Blue Gum Eucalyptus. At the summit of Mount Sutro is Rotary Meadow, our native plant garden and demonstration area.Courtesy of ucsf.edu

It is accessible by paved road from Clarendon Avenue through UCSF's Aldea San Miguel housing complex. Most of the garden's plants reach peak bloom in the spring. It is encircled by the Eucalyptus forest, and therefore has no views of the city, as the nearby non-forested Twin Peaks and Tank Hill do. The hill and forest are accessible by hiking trails, many of which are suitable for mountain bikes. Sutro Stewards.org: Map of Mount Sutro [8][9] Another access to the summit is from 7th Avenue on the west side of the mountain, climbing the 355-step public stairway from Warren Drive to Crestmont Drive (named Oakhurst Way on many maps), then turning left/north and entering the forest where Crestmont makes a sharp right/east turn.Courtesy of en.wikipedia.org