Public BBQ areas in San Francisco
40 public barbecues are mapped in San Francisco. 33 of them sit in 14 named parks — here they are, biggest first.
| Lake Merced Park | 6 grills | See this place | |
| Presidio Tunnel Tops | 5 grills | See this place | |
| John McLaren Park | 4 grills | See this place | |
| Adam Rodgers Park | 3 grills | See this place | |
| Marchbank Park | 3 grills | Fuel: charcoal | See this place |
| Holly Park | 2 grills | Fuel: charcoal | See this place |
| Pine Lake Park | 2 grills | See this place | |
| Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove | 2 grills | See this place | |
| Bayfront Park | 1 grill | Fuel: charcoal | See this place |
| Brooks Park | 1 grill | See this place | |
| Frankfort Park | 1 grill | Fuel: charcoal | See this place |
| Golden Gate Park | 1 grill | See this place | |
| Memphis Minnie's BBQ Joint | 1 grill | 1 step-free | See this place |
| Presidio of San Francisco | 1 grill | Fuel: wood | See this place |
A further 7 are mapped outside any named park — along foreshores, on reserves and in places OpenStreetMap has not named. They are counted in the total above but cannot be listed by name.
Public grills in North America and Europe are usually charcoal: a steel firebox on a post, with a grate you cannot adjust and no fuel provided. You bring charcoal, a lighter, tongs and a way to carry the ashes out.
They rust, they warp, and the grate is often missing. Bring a small grill grate of your own if you are cooking anything that could fall through, and give yourself forty-five minutes for coals to be ready rather than the twenty a chimney starter promises in a windless yard.
Check whether open flames are permitted before you go. Fire bans in dry months apply to charcoal in a park exactly as they do to a campfire, and the sign at the gate is the authority, not the map.
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Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Facilities change; check locally before you plan a meal around one. openstreetmap.org/copyright · 40 of them are mapped in OpenStreetMap as of 2026-08-23.