Must-see park · San Francisco, California
Union Square
Union Square is a park in San Francisco, California.
Union Square: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Union Square
Season: Year-round, evenings.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Union Square — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 37.78794, -122.40755. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Union Square
- Ruth Asawa’s San Francisco Fountain · attraction · San Francisco · ~0 km · Must-see
- Notre Dame Des Victoires Church · church · San Francisco · ~0 km · Must-see
- Dragon Gate · attraction · San Francisco · ~0 km · Must-see
- Top of the Mark · viewpoint · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- "Comfort Women" Column of Strength · church · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Saint Mary's Square · park · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Gallery · museum · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Boeddeker Park · park · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Yerba Buena Gardens · park · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Shaking Man · attraction · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Huntington Falls · waterfall · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · museum · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Kong Chow Temple · church · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Grace Cathedral · church · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Tenderloin Museum · museum · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Tin How Temple · temple · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Goddess of Democracy · attraction · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- International Art Museum of America · museum · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
Other parks near Union Square
- Saint Mary's Square · park · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Boeddeker Park · park · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Yerba Buena Gardens · park · San Francisco · ~1 km · Must-see
- Ina Coolbrith Park · park · San Francisco · ~2 km · Must-see
- Civic Center Plaza · park · San Francisco · ~2 km · Must-see
- Sydney G. Walton Square · park · San Francisco · ~2 km · Must-see
- Sue Bierman Park · park · San Francisco · ~2 km · Must-see
- Embarcadero Plaza · park · San Francisco · ~2 km · Must-see
- Washington Square Park · park · San Francisco · ~2 km · Must-see
- Pioneer Park · park · San Francisco · ~2 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Union Square open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Union Square yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Union Square?
Year-round, evenings. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Union Square?
Nearby: Ruth Asawa’s San Francisco Fountain (attraction, 0 km), Notre Dame Des Victoires Church (church, 0 km), Dragon Gate (attraction, 0 km), Top of the Mark (viewpoint, 1 km), "Comfort Women" Column of Strength (church, 1 km), Saint Mary's Square (park, 1 km).
Is Union Square worth visiting?
Union Square is listed as a must-see park in California on Spotwander.