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BAYS Memorial Garden

205 Conservatory Drive West
San Francisco, CA 94117

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Park Hours 5 a.m. to Midnight

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BAYS Memorial Garden

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The Bay Area Young Survivors (BAYS) Breast Cancer Memorial Garden in Golden Gate Park is the first permanent memorial of its kind in the United States dedicated to lives lost to breast cancer. The memorial honors the strength and spirit of those who died and the community of survivors that continue to carry their legacy forward.

Located at the junction of Arguello Boulevard and Conservatory Drive, this meaningful new space is the result of an 11-year collaboration between Rec and Park and BAYS, a volunteer-led nonprofit that supports individuals diagnosed with breast cancer aged 45 and under.

Thoughtfully designed to be a sanctuary of remembrance, reflection, and resilience, the garden features a serene seating area nestled among native plants and oak woodlands, with sweeping views of Conservatory Valley and Sutro Tower. Stone walkways—etched with powerful words from BAYS members living with breast cancer—wind through the memorial, while a graceful metal frame wraps around the space bearing the names of more than 100 BAYS members who died of metastatic breast cancer—a moving tribute to their strength, spirit, and legacy.

The approximately $800,000 memorial was fully funded through donations raised by BAYS. Construction began in November 2024, with acclaimed landscape and architecture firm InsideOut Design leading the project.

Taking inspiration from the AIDS Memorial Grove, which opened in Golden Gate Park in 1991, the BAYS Memorial Garden is not only the nation’s first permanent breast cancer memorial but also the first new memorial in the park in over three decades.

https://bayareayoungsurvivors.org/

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