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Why is it called Hippie Hill?

A popular meeting spot during the 1960s (hence the name), Hippie Hill is often full of people taking part in drum circles, smoking, and lazing around with friends, a book, or a frisbee.



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Hippie Hill has been a part of San Francisco's history, namely the Summer of Love, in 1967, a large counterculture movement that partially took place on the hill. With its close proximity to Haight Street, the main site of the Summer of Love, the movement often overflowed onto the hill.

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There are signs of new times at the intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets, the San Francisco neighborhood that was the epicenter of the hippie movement in the 1960s.

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It's worth noting that public consumption is illegal in California, so smoking on or anywhere near the Hill would be done at your own risk.

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San Francisco - Golden Gate Park: Hippie Hill - Janis Joplin Tree.

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Hippie Hill is found on the eastern end of Golden Gate Park. Head for the hill located in between the Conservatory of Flowers and Haight Street.

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