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This guy (found via Mission Mission) got a ticket for bringing a portable BBQ to Dolores Park. Which parks let you use a portable BBQ?

According to the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, none; you can only barbecue if a grill is already installed. Here’s a list of parks with grills:

Holly Park
Bocana Street & Highland Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94110
(650) 991-8263

John McLaren Park
2100 Sunnydale Ave
San Francisco, CA 94134
(415) 587-2425?

Portrero Hill Recreation Center
801 Arkansas Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 695-5009

You can also barbecue at multiple locations within Golden Gate Park; call (415) 831-5500 to reserve a picnic site.

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