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| Holly Park in Bernal Heights (Picture from maplive.com) |
Holly Park, San Francisco’s mecca of serenity
Holly Park, located at the Southern edge of San Francisco’s Bernal Heights, is a peaceful destination for San Franciscans who yearn to escape the city’s chaos without having to leave the city.
Holly Park is located on the corner of Bocana and Newman Streets in the center of Holly Circle. The park sits on a hill, above the cottage style homes that make up Bernal Heights, overlooking San Francisco and the San Francisco Bay.
The serene location invites dog walkers, park bench readers and families for fresh air outings
from within Bernal Heights as well as neighboring districts.
“It’s a true example of public space, all neighborhoods in the area use this space,” said Andrew Rothman, 25, who has lived in Bernal Heights his entire life.
Rothman faces the parks North view of downtown and Bernal Hill with his yoga mat, he practices meditation and yoga here daily.
Amongst the parks native Eucalyptus trees, visitors can find that the park offers a baseball field, tennis and basketball courts, picnic areas, and a playground.
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Jairo Monar Zuluaga, 52, sits on a park bench reading a book entitled “Visualizacion Creativa,” Creative Visualization, occasionally peering up to admire the ambitious hikers climbing to the top of Bernal Hill in the distance.
Zuluaga walks from his home in the Mission district to enjoy the park’s 360 degree view of the city; the park allows him to gain inspiration to get through the week, he said.
“I come here for 20 years,” he said, “ it has always treated me the same,” said Zuluaga.
To visit Holly Park in Bernal Heights take the 24 Muni line towards Divisadero and get off at the corner of Cortland Avenue and Bocana Street.
