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Looking onto Buena Vista Park, the large, forested knoll in center, from Twin Peaks.
Buena Vista Park's south entrance.
Buena Vista Park.
The summit knoll in Buena Vista Park.
Anise swallowtail butterfly (Papilio zelicaon) in Buena Vista Park.
Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarp).
As it's name suggests, Buena Vista offers excellent views of San Francisco.
Buena Vista Park.
Buena Vista Park.
A tennis court is tucked away on the park's north slope.
Buena Vista's Point De Arts.
Trails thread through the forest on Buena Vista's slopes.
Buena Vista's tree diversity includes a small grove of redwoods.
Buena Vista Park.
Buena Vista Park.
Buena Vista Park.
Buena Vista Park.
Vista terrace looking northwest.
The Panhandle and NoPa neigborhood view from Buena Vista Park.
Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans) in Buena Vista Park.
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) in Buena Vista Park.