There is definitely no shortage of fun and interesting things to do in the Bay Area; here's the San Francisco Bucket List that Rachel and I have been working on since we moved to San Francisco in 2012.  I am very active and love the outdoors, so this list skews towards that as compared to similar lists loaded mostly with restaurants and bars.

San Francisco Bucket List (in no particular order)

  • SF Art Institute - Complete
  • Fort Funston Coastal Park - Complete
  • San Lorenzo swimming hole (near Santa Cruz) - Complete
  • Bernal Heights - Complete
  • Off the Grid: Fort Mason Center - Friday night street food - Complete
  • Marin Headlands - Complete
  • Angel Island - Complete
  • Mortified at DNA Lounge - Complete
  • Giants baseball game (hopefully against the Boston Red Sox) - Complete
  • Amoeba Music - giant record store on Haight St. - Complete
  • NightLife at The California Academy of Sciences - Complete
  • Fox Theater for a concert - Complete
  • SOMA StrEat Food Park - Complete
  • Stinson Beach - Complete
  • Muir Beach Coastal Trail hike - Complete, absolutely gorgeous hike
  • Golf at Lincoln Park (overlooking Pacific) - Complete
  • Sea Cliffs run - Complete
  • Bike ride through the Presidio - Complete
  • Corona Heights - Complete
  • Buena Vista Park - Complete
  • Alta Plaza Park - Complete
  • Hike at Muir Woods - Complete
  • Grand View Park (15th and Funston) - Complete
  • Camp at Big Basin - Complete
  • Hike amongst the Red Wood Trees - Complete (Samuel Taylor, Big Basin, Muir Woods)
  • Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival - Complete
  • Campfire on Ocean Beach - Complete
  • Union Square for the Christmas Tree lighting - Complete
  • Alcatraz Tour - Complete
  • Southern Pacific Brewery - Complete
  • Visit the Tea Garden at Golden Gate Park - Complete
  • Visit the “Painted Ladies” (Alamo Park) - Complete
  • Spend a weekend in Tahoe during the winter - Complete
  • Explore Coit Tower - Complete
  • Kayak at Half Moon Bay - Complete
  • Run the San Francisco Marathon - Complete
  • Run across the Golden Gate Bridge - Complete
  • Check out Santa Cruz - Complete
  • Go to the San Francisco Symphony - Complete
  • Visit Healdsburg - Complete
  • Visit the bison of Golden Gate Park - Complete
  • Drive along Skyline Blvd - Complete
  • Bike on Sunday at Cañada Road in Redwood City when it is closed to cars - Complete
  • Golden Gate Park Disc Golf Course - Complete
  • Golf at TPC Harding Park - Complete, SF Resident Card makes this an affordable $61 instead of $175
  • Point Reyes Tomales Point hike - Complete, one of the best hikes I've ever done, Elk were everywhere!  Also a great trail run.
  • SF Botanical Gardens - Complete, one of my favorite spots in the city
  • Lands End hiking - Complete
  • Lagunitas Brewery tour in Marin County - Complete
  • Concert at Cafe du Nord - Complete
  • Hike the Coastal Trail in and around Rodeo Beach - Complete
  • Kayak and camp on Tomales Bay - Complete, one of my favorite Bay Area adventures
  • Pick some wild raspberries in The Presidio - Complete.  Disappointing, very small and prickly
  • 16th Ave tiled steps (at Noriaga) - Complete
  • Urban Putt - Mini Golf in the Mission - Complete - such a cool place
  • Oakland A's game (hopefully against the Boston Red Sox) - Complete, Sox lost
  • Run Bay to Breakers Race - Complete
  • Arena-Stornetta Public Lands (130 miles N of SF) and explore the wildlife at B Bryan Preserve - Complete.  Beautiful!
  • Bike/Run to Sausalito and take the ferry back - Completed during marathon training
  • Camp at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park (http://www.seemonterey.com/blog/post/2011/13/Camping-at-Julia-Pfeiffer-Burns-State-Park-Roughing-It/1643/) - Complete, absolutely AMAZING
  • Check out the view from Twin Peaks - Complete, awesome especially at night
  • Movie night in the park (http://sfntf.squarespace.com/filmnight/) - Complete
  • Climb the Filbert Street and Greenwich Street steps - Complete
  • Hear some music at The Freight (http://www.thefreight.org/) - Complete, such great sound here
  • Try some $4 toast - Complete, and just as disappointing as I expected it to be
  • Lassen Volcanic National Park - Complete.  Really cool.
  • Stern Grove (concert?) - Complete, although not for a concert
  • Hear some music at Bottom of the Hill (http://www.bottomofthehill.com/) - Complete, great Venue!
  • Movies with a sofa: http://www.thenewparkway.com/index.php - Complete, such a cool place
  • Treasure Island - flea market, Clipper Cove Beach and Fat Grape Winery - Complete
  • Coffee at Philz, Sightglass, Four Barrel - Complete, part of a neat self-guided SF Coffee Tour
  • Anchor steam brewery - Complete, one of the best brewery tours I've ever done
  • Mount Sutra hike - Complete, great running spot as well if you like hills
  • Visit Yosemite - Complete, amazing as always
  • Ski at Squaw Valley (Olympic Park) - Complete, even caught 2' of powder!

Still to do: