Corona Heights Park facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Corona Heights Park |
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Street view of Corona Heights Park
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| Type | Municipal (San Francisco) |
| Location | San Francisco |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Open | All year |
Corona Heights Park is a cool park located in the Castro and Corona Heights areas of San Francisco, California. It's a great spot to visit in the United States. You can find it just south of Buena Vista Park. The park is bordered by Flint Street, Roosevelt Way, and 16th Street.
The bottom of the hill is about 300 feet (91 meters) high. The very top reaches 520 feet (158 meters) above sea level! Inside Corona Heights Park, you'll find the Corona Heights Playground and the Randall Museum. The whole hill is made of a special type of rock called chert. At the top, you can clearly see this reddish-brown rock. The path to the peak can be windy, but it offers amazing views of San Francisco. You can see everything from downtown to the Twin Peaks.
Animals and Plants of Corona Heights Park
Corona Heights Park is home to many different plants and animals. Some parts of the park have native plants that are protected. Other areas have plants that are not originally from here.
You might spot some cool reptiles in the park. These include northern and southern alligator lizards. You might also see garter snakes.
Look out for colorful butterflies flying around! You could see anise swallowtails, red admirals, and cabbage white butterflies.
Birds are also common here. Red-tailed hawks and common ravens often fly overhead. Many other birds live or nest in the park too. These include California scrub jays, mourning doves, and downy woodpeckers. You might also see chestnut-backed chickadees, pygmy nuthatches, and bushtits. American robins, California towhees, white-crowned sparrows, dark-eyed juncos, American goldfinches, and house finches are also residents.
History of Corona Heights Park
This area was once known by other names like Rocky Hill or Rock Hill. People also called it "The Fist" because of the tall, rocky chert boulders at its peak.
Back in the 1800s, Rock Hill was not a park. It was a place where people dug for rocks and made bricks. This quarry and brick factory closed down by the 1920s.
In 1928, a woman named Josephine Dows Randall had a great idea. She was in charge of recreation for the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department. She suggested that the city should buy the 16 acres of Rock Hill. She wanted it to be a place for people to relax and play.
Finally, in 1941, the city bought the land for $27,333. That's when it officially became known as Corona Heights Park.
Images for kids
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View of the park from Roosevelt Way
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Steps leading up to the top of the hill
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View from the hill
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View downtown from the hill
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View from the hill
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View from the hill
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Franciscan chert dominates the barren hill
