For 30 or 40 years, the Chain of Lakes at the western end of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park has been missing its crucial center link. Called simply Middle Lake, it is part of the three-lake ...

Golden Gate Park has several other natural and artificial lakes, the largest of which is Blue Heron Lake (formerly known as Stow Lake). At the Blue Heron Boathouse, you can rent a rowboat or pedal ...

"Golden Gate Park is beautiful no matter the time of year," says Jose Lopez, chief concierge at the Palace Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel. "Rent bicycles, or row boats on Stow Lake. And don't ...