Colorful Stairways in San Francisco – Perfect for Instagram Photos or Exercise
Lately I’ve been really into stair master exercises, but exercising in the gym gets a little boring, so I found some pretty stairways around San Francisco to do my workouts. These staircases used to be filled with trash but neighbors got together to make these staircases prettier for the public’s enjoyment. The designs sure make exercising more enjoyable! If you’re not into exercising, these staircases are also perfect for Instagram photoshoots and tourist photos.
1. 16th Ave Tiled Steps
These are by far the prettiest colorful steps in San Francisco. They’re made with mosaic tiles and the design starts with a sun at the top of the staircase and an ocean at the bottom. There’s 163 steps so it’s perfect for a workout (minus all the people). This mosaic staircase is by far the most popular and prettiest, so it can be quite crowded during the weekends. You can also see quite a nice view of San Francisco from these mosaic stairs.
Location:
Inner Sunset
16th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
On the corner of 16th Ave and Moraga St
2. Hidden Garden Steps
This colorful mosaic staircase is just a few blocks from the 16th Ave Tiled Steps but it’s not as popular so it’s even better for a workout. There are 148 steps of pretty flower mosaic stairs created by the community. There’s shade here too which is nice, but there isn’t much of a view.
Location:
Inner Sunset
1520 16th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
On the corner of 16th Ave & Kirkham St
3. Lincoln Park Steps
This is another pretty mosaic staircase. It’s not as tall as the others above with only 52 steps, but it’s a lot wider which makes it nice to ascend/descend. It also leads to a nice golf course.
Location:
Outer Richmond
32nd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121
On the corner of 32nd Ave & California St
4. Athens Avalon Greenspace
This colorful tiled staircase has a more simple design with the colors starting light at the top of the staircase and gradually getting darker as you descend. There’s 99 steps so also perfect for exercise.
Location:
Excelsior
743 Avalon Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112
5. Tompkins Stairway
This colorful staircase was just newly designed and completed last month! It’s very colorful like the rainbow. There’s 60 steps here with wide sections between the different flight of stairs so it’s probably easiest to start your stair master workout here.
Location:
Bernal Heights
200 Putnam St, San Francisco, CA 94110
On the corner of Putnam St & Tompkins Ave
