Golden Gate Park in San Francisco is an expansive area ideal for biking, offering routes that avoid city traffic. JFK Way and Overlook Way provide a scenic seven-mile round trip, perfectly balancing ease and challenge. The JFK Promenade is a notable 1.5-mile section that has been closed to vehicles since 2020, allowing cyclists to experience art installations, gardens, and various outdoor activities. The local community has embraced this car-free environment, voting to keep it permanently open for recreational use.
With so much ground to cover, choosing the right route makes all the difference. I've spent countless rides figuring out the best ways to see it all without missing a beat.
JFK Way and the Overlook Way both stretch across the park at seven miles round trip, offering an effortless coast west to the ocean and a gentle but steady climb back east.
Once you cross Kezar Drive, take a deep breath and let the city noise fade away - you're officially on the JFK Promenade, a glorious 1.5-mile car-free stretch that's been blissfully vehicle-free since 2020.
No wonder San Franciscans voted in 2022 to keep this road permanently closed to cars - it's too much fun to give back.
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