McLaren Park

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McLaren Park is a 317-acre (1.28 km²) park in the south-east corner of San Francisco, USA. McLaren Park is the second largest park in San Francisco after Golden Gate Park.

The park is surrounded mostly by the Excelsior, Crocker-Amazon, Visitacion Valley, Portola and University Mound neighborhoods. Inside the park are multiple playgrounds, the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, a duck pond, Crocker-Amazon Skate Park, and the Gleneagles International Golf Course. It is named after John McLaren, the superintendent of Golden Gate Park from 1887 to 1943.

[edit] External links

• McLaren Park (unofficial site)
• Video tour of park and amphitheater
• McLaren Park is at coordinates 37°43′05″N 122°25′08″W / 37.718°N 122.419°W / 37.718; -122.419 (McLaren Park)Coordinates: 37°43′05″N 122°25′08″W / 37.718°N 122.419°W / 37.718; -122.419 (McLaren Park)

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