Tank Hill

Small park with panoramic views east across the city to Oakland and Mt. Diablo on a clear day, and north across the city to the Golden Gate Bridge and the Headlands. It only has one or two benches, but there are also not usually more than a handful of people there. You can reach it by taking stairs that lead up from Twin Peaks Blvd, or by starting in Cole Valley and climbing south into the hills and then looking for a staircase where the streets end. Either way it's a pretty good climb.

A lovely spot for a dog walk, picnic, morning run place to watch the sunset and think. It's very peaceful and generally quite safe although I've never been there alone late at night.