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Friends of Sunset Dunes
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Promoting, activating, and helping decide the future of Sunset Dunes, San Francisco's new coastal park! Learn more and get involved at sunsetdunes.org
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🎊🎄🌊 It’s almost that time of the year - Join us for Jingle on the Way!

🗓️ Saturday, Dec 13, 11am-1pm
📍Judah and Sunset Dunes

Featuring:
🎅Cargo Bike Santa
🚂Miniature train rides
✍️Make your own holiday cards
🎶Holiday carol sing along
Brought to you by Friends of Sunset Dunes JINGLE on the WAY Sat, Dec 13th, 11am -1pm Judah at Sunset Dunes Photos with Cargo Bike Santa Miniature train ride Make your own holiday cards Holiday carol sing-along
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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🌊 Sunset dunes is winning new friends in the neighborhood, @sfstandard.com reports in their Power Play newsletter:
Sunset dunes is winning new friends in the neighborhood "Last month's recall...left some pundits assuming District 4 voters would overwhelmingly support a measure to repeal the park. But new polling obtained by [the Standard] suggests D4 voters are split... Lurie has yet to appoint Engardio's replacement, but the poll could suggest he doesn't have to pick someone with a firm position on overturning Prop. K." Josh Koen in Power Play Let's face it, many of our neighbors weren't sure about Sunset Dunes last year. But now that we're seeing the benefits (and similar levels of traffic), hearts are changing in the Sunset. This new poll shows a 15 percentage point jump in support for the park in the Sunset - that's huge. We've always known a coastal park is best for both the neighborhood and city. The coast belongs to all San Franciscans, but as Sunset residents, we have a special duty to be stewards for the place we call home.
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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🎃👻Come ride the @sfmta.bsky.social Spooky Halloween train to The 5th Annual Great Hauntway.

🚉 A special L train decorated for the occasion will be departing Embarcadero at approximately 12:55pm with arrival to the beach at 1:29pm.

Hop on and enjoy the festivities!
Yellow text on a purple sky that says “The 5th Annual Great Hauntway” The main graphic is a cartoon L Taraval Muni train driving between sandy dunes covered in ghosts and pumpkins and a snowy plover riding a skateboard. Below there is text stay says “Ride Muni’s Halloween train to The Great Hauntway” There is also information stating “If you are riding the train make sure you are following normal safety best practices like sitting or holding onto a handrail while the train is moving” Approximate departure from Embarcadero is 12:55pm with arrival to the beach at 1:29pm.
October 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Hello from the best sunset spot in the city!
People enjoying the sunset at sunset dunes
October 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Sunset Dunes keeps getting better! New benches and picnic tables going in at Noriega right now.
September 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Still beautiful; still one of SF’s most popular parks. Sunset Dunes forever.
September 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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@joelengardio.bsky.social had the courage to let San Franciscans decide the future of our coast. Sunset Dunes is already one of the city’s most popular parks, bringing joy to tens of thousands of people every week.
People enjoying Sunset Dunes on a beautiful day
September 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Another beautiful busy day at SF’s newest park 😍
Lots of people enjoying Sunset Dunes in San Francisco by the Pacific Ocean
September 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Huge news! We’re launching a brand-new Sunset Dunes merch store with @fleetwoodsf.bsky.social!

For the first time, you can bring a little piece of the Dunes home with you. Grab your faves before they sell out!

Sunsetdunes.org/merch
September 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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The spookiest day by the sea returns…

Join us for a frightfully fun day of trick-or-treating and ghoulish games at the 5th Annual Great Hauntway!
🍬 Sunday, October 26
🕐 1–4PM (or until the candy runs out!)
📍 Sunset Dunes, San Francisco
🔗 Sunsetdunes.org/hauntway
Friends of Sunset Dunes presents THE 5TH ANNUAL GREAT HAUNTWAY Save The Date Sunday, October 26 1pm - 4pm
September 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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What it’s all about
August 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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This is your sign to go to the park
August 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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😶‍🌫️ Happy Fogust from us &. @karlthefog.bsky.social 😶‍🌫️
*This Thursday* Aug 21 5-7pm, come to Sunset Dunes and Noriega for our Fogust merch drop & party!

We’ll have
🎶 Live music and games
🆓 Free posters for the first 100 and a secret vintage gift for the first 25 👀
🧢Merch to buy
🌫️Foggy vibes
August 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Happy Friday! You deserve a sunny day at the park.
People enjoying a sunny day at Sunset Dunes park in San Francisco
August 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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😶‍🌫️ Sure, we’ve seen the sun over the last few days but it’s FOGUST, baby, and it’s a great time to Visit Sunset Dunes™️ with @karlthefog.bsky.social and grab free Sunset Dunes posters (get there early - while supplies last).
Next Thursday, Aug 21 5-7pm at Noriega.
Visit Sunset Dunes. Fogust merch drop & party. Thursday Aug 21 5-7PM at noriega. First 100 get a free Sunset Dunes poster First 25 get a free secret vintage gift Live music, games, merch & foggy delights Presented by Friends of Sunset Dunes + Karl the Fog
August 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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The wind in your fur, the smell of treats in the air! Join us on Saturday, September 6 at Judah for the Dogon’ Bike Ride!
Bring your dog in a bag, basket, bucket, and your bike to ride along.
Details & RSVP at lu.ma/dogonbike
Dogon' bike ride- sunset dunes park & judah. Ride your bike with your dog in a basket, bag, bucket etc! 11-2pm. Dog resources, activities, adoptions & more! 12pm Bike ride start (helmets required)
August 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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From @latimes.com "The cars are gone. Sunset Dunes Park is a 2-mile stretch of seaside highway, reclaimed in April in the name of cyclists, runners, dog-walkers, beach-strollers and their ilk." Read the full piece: www.latimes.com/travel/list/...
Los Angeles Times. Is San Francisco in its comeback era? 
Here are 12 terrific new things to do in the city. Stroll or pedal past cool sculptures in the new, carless Sunset Dunes Park. The cars are gone. Sunset Dunes Park is a 2-mile stretch of seaside highway, reclaimed in April in the name of cyclists, runners, dog-walkers, beach-strollers and their ilk.
August 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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According to @sfgate.com, local businesses in the Outer Sunset are thriving thanks to foot traffic from Sunset Dunes parkgoers!

We humbly suggest that a Black Bird matcha or
Andytown Snowy Plover coffee make the perfect accompaniment for a foggy walk through Sunset Dunes ☕🌁
Business is up in the Outer Sunset, thanks to 
Sunset Dunes parkgoers! “People (young, old, all backgrounds) are here now in numbers I haven’t seen in the 
15 years of living out here,” 
-Kathryn Grantham, 
owner, Black Bird Bookstore “Celia LoBuono González…described seeing a 20% increase in [Other Avenues] sales during the park’s opening week compared with the previous year. That opening month produced some of the store’s highest sales figures ever.” “…for some business owners like Grantham, the optimism is clear. ‘The park is the centerpiece of a western edge revival here in SF,’ she said.”
July 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Join @sfrecpark.bsky.social this Saturday, July 19, from 11 AM to noon at Sunset Dunes and Judah for the first official Sunset Dunes Open House. This event is the beginning of a public engagement process to explore both near-term upgrades and long-term park improvements.
Join SF Rec & Park’s First Sunset Dunes Open House! Today’s park is just the beginning. 
Come share your vision for a new, lasting park for future generations to enjoy. Saturday, July 19, 11am - Noon Sunset Dunes at Judah Stay tuned for more in-person open houses and an online survey.
July 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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🛹 Sloat skate & shred zone is now open! Huge shoutout to @sfrecpark.bsky.social Kanfoush Custom Concrete and Skatable cities for helping make this space a reality!
📸 Kemily visuals
Skaters at a skate park at Sunset Dunes on a sunny day. A skater in the air at a skate park at Sunset Dunes on a sunny day. a child skater at a skate park at Sunset Dunes on a sunny day with the ocean and waves in the background A child skater in the air a skate park at Sunset Dunes on a sunny day.
June 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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There’s a lot going on. You deserve a little dune scrolling.
people and a dog vibing to a DJ at sunset time by the beach Groups of people gathered at a multi-story log bench at the park by the beach on a sunny day A child plays on a large tiled octopus sculpture
June 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Time for some dune scrolling.
a person spinning a rock at the park on a sunny day A person playing a piano at Sunset Dunes with the ocean sunset in the background. Ocean Calling booth with the ocean in the background
June 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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🏘️Most importantly, we’re thrilled that Sunset Dunes has so quickly become a gathering spot for our neighbors, with 35% of visitors from neighborhoods adjacent to the park. San Franciscans make up 62% of visitors, and around half of the rest of those visitors are southern neighbors.
Of all visits to Sunset Dunes, 62% are San Franciscans; 35% (more than half) are from adjacent zip codes (94122, 94116, 94132, 94127) and a pretty even mix of all other zip codes including 3% from 94124 and 94134 (our neighbors in the southeast), 3% from 94112 the Excelsior and 94121 the Richmond, 2% from 94114 the Mission and Noe – refuting the argument that this was just for eastside voters; of the 38% non-SF visits, about half are our neighbors to the south – Daly City, SSF, San Bruno, Pacifica; folks from Berkeley/Oakland/Alameda next, then a smattering of all other Bay Area
May 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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📈The park averages around 7800 daily visits on weekends and 3400 on weekdays. For some context, when Francisco Park opened last year, its first month had an average of 800 weekday visits.
Since opening, Sunset Dunes has had over 150,000 visits. Weekend average: 7800 daily visits. Weekday average: 3400 daily visits.
May 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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🔥Some exciting news from @sfrecpark.bsky.social: Sunset Dunes is already San Francisco’s third-most-visited city park since officially opening last month, with over 150,000 visits! This is an enormous milestone for a city park, and we’re thrilled by how much the community loves it.
Sunset Dunes is SF's third-most visited park
May 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM