Stow Lake Pagoda

I love coming here. It is very relaxing and soothing to walk around here. It is very peaceful and there are several benches in the area where you can sit and just take in the scenery and appreciate nature. Lots of trees, birds, bugs, and ducks in the area. This is just a really nice treasure to find when roaming in the Golden Gate Park. I highly recommend coming here if in the park.
You can lay out on the grass and have a meal with a YO LADY or significant other. Generally there are families walking around in the area. A good place to walk your dog (s) because their are trails and paths in the area. Just another beautiful part of the park.

I love site lake. I run and walk twice a week here and always enjoying the quitter site of GGP. It well manicured and maintained.
It’s easy walk and close to 19^th Ave and Lincoln.

A pretty place to view the lake, take tourist photos, observe the ducks, people watch, sit down, rest, and get plenty of shade from the sun. It’s a lovely structure and irresistable to not take a look at and take pics.

The Stow Lake Pavilion served as the perfect venue for our June wedding in Golden Gate Park. We had the ceremony with 46 guests in the Pagoda, and then enjoyed a cocktail hour just outside of it. The photos were absolutely stunning, with both the fantastic lakeside location, and intricate detailing of the pagoda itself. Site rentals (done through SF parks and rec) are easy to make, and very affordable by SF wedding standards. Fantastic!

My fiancé took pictures here for her 30^th birthday three years ago. We came here for a date one year ago and returned again recently for our engagement photos. A calm and serene setting in the heart of SF. It’s amazingly clean and well kept. If I lived closer, I’d run this park daily. Great place for events, groups, a romantic afternoon or whatever else you want to do.

This is the only round Chinese pagoda I know of in San Francisco. It came to us as a gift from Taipei as a «sister city» around 1980. What a wonderful gesture back then! It’s nicely set right by Stow Lake on the island and near the man-​made waterfall. It has a stone table, stone seats, and benches to sit and relax, and possibly have a picnic lunch.

Beautiful area.

What a nice surprise! So pretty and well done! Very picturesque!

The pagoda is a cute place to have a picnic. Grab subs from yellow sub or make your own goodies… Then come here to play chess or backgammon or card games like scopa or belot. sometimes I like pretending I’m an old person :)
Bring a disposable table cloth or at least newspaper as some people seem to leave a mess there occasionally.
Stow Lake is quite nostalgic for me, since we used to feed the duckies when we were little tykes. When the pagoda and waterfall were created, we seriously thought stow lake was huge. Then you grow up and realize it’s all perspective.
Now it’s a haven for kids after dark, but during the day, it’s pretty chill.
I’ve practiced yoga outdoors here after looping a few times and must say, it’s a versatile little spot in GGpark worth checking out.

A beautiful, lake-​side spot that is frequented not only by locals and tourists but the ballsy birds and squirrels scavenging in the fog.

A beautiful pagoda in a serene setting by the lake.

Nothing special and kind of on the dirty side. Believe homeless people use this as a shelter at times.

Lucky 8.
Love finding all these hidden gems in the City, and the Park.
It’s fun trying to find your way out to the pagoda, and once you get there, the view is really terrific.

I find this place rather pretty and tranquil. Very nice place for taking wedding pictures.

A cute Pagoda that I found by accident while walking around Stowe Lake. It’s a bit hidden and, as a result, is a great spot to take a break and not have to worry about lots of tourists.

There’s something magical about chancing on a peace pagoda while perambulating an island called Strawberry Hill in the middle of a (fake) lake in the middle of a park in the middle of a metropolis.
OK, so I’ve only found this pagoda by chance once, and my attempts to wow out-​of-​town visitors by walking up to this thing and feigning surprise never work, but it is really cool. For some reason, I always expect old Chinese guys to be playing a game on the table in here, but they never are. I always read the plaque and wonder who made a worse mayor of San Francisco: Dianne Feinstein (then) or Gavin Newsom (now). It’s a tossup, although I really cannot stand Newsom. But then I loathe Feinstein. But Newsom’s – well, you get the idea.
There’s a fake waterfall near here, but it’s cheesy, whereas the pagoda is awesome!

What a beautiful spot! I wandered up here with a friend and discovered a beautiful little lake, surrounded by nature. I came up at about 5pm during the week, and nobody was there, except the geese and ducks. A beautiful walk it is around the lake and across the bridge to the island.

I love this place. I used to come here all the time as a kid and eat lunch and feed the ducks. It’s truly a unique place in the park.
Sadly, on recent visits of the place it’s looking a little worn down and has more graffiti than I remember. Hopefully they’ll clean it up, but even as it is, it’s still a great place for a picnic on both nice days but most especially on rainy days.

A simple but beautiful pagoda right on the water at Stowe Lake in Golden Gate Park.
It’s a perfect place for a picnic with friends. Be warned, though — if you have your picnic after dark, you may get chased away by the police. Apparently fun is illegal after dark.