Roving Ranger – mobile van as visitor information center

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by Kathleen Knighton, Golden Gate National Park Conservancy

Roving Ranger in the Marine Headlands in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area © Ben Fash

The Roving Ranger is designed to serve as a visitor contact and information center both within the Golden Gate National Parks and outside the park in local communities. National Park Service, Parks Conservancy, and Presidio Trust employees staff the vehicle to provide information about park sites, internship opportunities, park events, volunteer programs, and more.

Last update: 17 Jul 2019

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Context

Challenges addressed

Lack of public and decision maker’s awareness

Scale of implementation

Local

Ecosystems

Coastal forest

Theme

Outreach & communications

Location

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA, United States

North America

Impacts

The truck includes a walk-up window, work space, mini-library, and sound system. Once used as bread truck, the Roving Ranger demonstrates sustainability and recycling. Recycled and second-hand materials from a variety park sites were used to build all the interior fixtures and to provide an opportunity for visitors to learn more about park resources. The Roving Ranger has met 15,000 people and counting since it first hit the road in 2013.