Wood Line

Located alongside Lovers’ Lane in The Presidio.
Presidio and Pacific.
I learned about Andy Goldsworthy in an Art History class. how nature is his medium. You can walk along the snaking tree on the ground amongst the eucalyptus trees. You can look at it from the paved path of Lovers’ Lane. I think I appreciate it more having been exposed to Andy Goldsworthy. but nonetheless, it’s art made of nature in nature and this is only one of the installations by Andy Goldsworthy in the Presidio.

The second artwork of Andy Goldsworthy in the Presidio was commissioned in 2010.
Located in the Lover’s Lane footpath along the 100 year old Eucalyptus Grove planted by the US Army, the piece consist of eucalyptus branches laid on the ground connected to different branches that weaves through the grove like a snake slithering in the forest.
The artwork looks like it may have been there since the Presidio was under Spanish occupation when it was called El Presidio Real de San Francisco. (Translated: The Royal Fortress of Saint Francis) I like the former better compared to the latter. It just flows from the tongue like Don Juan DeMarco talking romantically to the ladies.
It blends it quite nicely with the surroundings and there’s a piece of Zen and tranquility when visiting the area. Although it’s surrounded by concrete jungle, this little patch of nature feels like a sanctuary for the soul and spirit that revives the mind as you walk through its land and feel everything around you.
Stop
Look
Listen
Feel
The place will speak to you if you ask the right question.

Lover’s Lane! Lover’s Lane!
You can find Andy Goldsworthy’s wood line in Presidio.
It’s basically laid eucalyptus branches on the ground flowing.
It’s pretty interesting and it’s one of my favorite places we checked out in SF.
So many trees! So much shade! Great place to go with your significant other.
Must see when you’re in the area!
Great job, Goldsworthy!

We visited here this past weekend and it amazing. We were doing a photo-​shoot for a fashion blog and the pictures came out really good. It’s a great place to visit with friends/​family for a hike. The trees create different view at different times of the day due to sunlight.

Awesome place to stop if you’re nearby. It’s impressive in person and would probably look better in pictures on a cloudy day as the sun and trees create so many shadows. Truly a great find!
We parked in the nearby neighborhood and walked down to the forest area.

Awesome place to walk around, take an Instagram photo lol, and bring your pets. Dogs seem to really like the soil here for some reason.

So cool. Unique. Fun to walk on the wood. Come with your loved ones. Talk about life. Appreciate trees.

Hmm. what a hidden gem.
I felt like I was in the middle of nowhere but really I was just in the Presidio. Of all places to feel like you’re lost in the woods. Loved every minute spent here :)
Andy Goldsworthy is awesome! Thank you for this!

Absolutely beautiful and a great adventure to take your friends. It was part of my «SF Secrets» adventure for my out of town friends. They loved it! They’ve never seen this let alone heard of it. Its even a romantic pitstop for couples, and coincidentally, it adjacent to Lovers Lane trail.

Wood Line is a very cool sculpture in the Presidio! It is located in the southeast corner of the park in a eucalyptus grove near Lover’s Lane. Kudos to Andy Goldsworthy for his whimsical contribution to the Presidio!