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Free things to do in San Francisco

4 free picks, mapped — plus cheap eats and a Saturday plan that costs nothing.

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Outdoors · 3 free picks

Golden Gate Bridge Walk

Walk or bike the 1.7-mile span — best from Crissy Field side.

Golden Gate Park

1,000+ acres with bison, windmills, the de Young and free Sunday roads.

Lands End Trail

Cliffside coastal walk past Sutro Baths ruins to the Bridge view.

Food & Drink · 1 free pick

Ferry Building Marketplace

Saturday farmers market with the bay's best oysters and bread.

Cheap eats · $ · 1

La Taqueria

Mexican · Mission

James Beard winner — order the carnitas burrito 'dorado'.

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Want it all sequenced into a weekend?

The budget plan turns these picks into a Friday–Sunday itinerary.

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