Balboa Park | |
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![]() Balboa Park Playground entrance, Jan 2021 | |
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Type | Public park |
Location | San Francisco, California |
Coordinates | 37°43′30″N 122°26′42″W / 37.72500°N 122.44500°W |
Established | 1909 |
Operated by | San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department |
Balboa Park is a public park in the Mission Terrace neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It was originally dedicated in 1909 when the park included the land now used by City College of San Francisco Ocean Campus west of I-280 Freeway.[1][2][3] The park is located in the Outer Mission neighborhood group,[4] and is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Cayuga, Ingleside, Oceanview, and Sunnyside. The park covers about 25 acres and includes among its facilities: Balboa Park Swimming Pool, Balboa Park Playground, Matthew J. Boxer Stadium (soccer), Sweeney Field (baseball), Balboa Skate Park, an off-leash dog area, a picnic area, tennis courts, and a basketball court.
Balboa Park is bounded on the north by Havelock Street, on the east by San Jose Avenue, on the west side by the I-280 Freeway, and on the south by Ocean Avenue. Located at the center of the park on the west side is the Ingleside Police Station, built about the same time the park was dedicated.[5]