People walk on the Upper Great Highway past a giant giraffe sculpture at the Sunset Dunes in the Sunset district on Nov. 14, 2025 in San Francisco.

A rainy day last Sunday forced the rescheduling of Ploverfest, a celebration of the first anniversary of the official opening of Sunset Dunes; however, it didn’t dampen what’s been a good year for San Francisco’s newest park.

From April 12 of last year through March, more than 1.7 million people have visited Sunset Dunes, nearly 40,000 per week, making it one of San Francisco’s most popular parks, according to the city’s Recreation and Parks Department.

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These days, most people visiting the park are enjoying the ocean views and probably aren’t thinking much about the dissension surrounding its creation. 

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A reminder: Sunset Dunes is the result of Proposition K, a 2024 ballot measure that closed the 2 miles of the Upper Great Highway to car traffic for........

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