Hellman Hollow Picnic Area — Attraction in San Francisco

Named after Warren Hellman, founder of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass concerts and a great beautiful man. Look for a commemorative plaque on the East End. Used to be Speedway Meadow. Beautiful patch of green grass. A place for a picnic with a large crowd or a rowdy game of kickball (most of the time with beer). This is where the main stages of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass exist during the concert. There's even a public bathroom there. There's a asphalt path on the south side, that has a mild slope that good for young beginning bike riders and skateboarders. Hellman Hollow runs all the way down to the...

The site of many rock concerts in San Francisco's hippie era, then known as Speedway Meadow or to some as Strawberry Fields. One of the most memorable was the Summer Solstice Concert in June of 1967. Two bandstands were set up on the Hollow. One featured the Quicksilver Messenger Service. The main bandstand nearer to the Polo Field had The Grateful Dead followed by the Jefferson Airplane. Two more bandstands were on the Polo Field, with the Ace of Cups at the side of midfield and Big Brother and the Holding Company at the east end. The Diggers served free food of grilled fish...

I guess it was really really congested. I was supposed to attend a job picnic and absolutely no parking. I have never seen so many people out and about like this. I guess it could have been nice if you didn't have to continuously drive around to find parking near the area. The best thing I can say is that is was a nice beautiful sunny day with light winds and thousands of people in attendance that day. Unfortunately I didn't make my job picnic but it was an...