Ocean Beach Master Plan

“San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, as a recreational amenity, has a longer and quite different pattern of use than that usually associated with the general image of the “San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, as a recreational amenity, has a longer and quite urban American ‘going to the beach’ — an image that involves visions of different pattern of use than that usually associated with the general image of the summertime, picnics, bathing, overexposure to ultraviolet radiation... Some of these urban American ‘going to the beach’ — an image that involves visions of elements have of course sometimes been present in use of the Ocean Beach, but a summertime, picnics, bathing, overexposure to ultraviolet radiation... Some of these particular historical characteristic of the use of the beach from the Cliff House to elements have of course sometimes been present in use of the Ocean Beach, but a Lake Merced has been movement — the beach walk, the beach ride, the beach particular historical characteristic of the use of the beach from the Cliff House to drive, the excursion to and along the beach.”

Lake Merced has been movement — the beach walk, the beach ride, the beach drive, the excursion to and along the beach.”

—Olmsted and Olmsted, Ocean Beach Study, 1979 —Olmsted and Olmsted, Ocean Beach Study, 1979